Isobel was up again last night - she decided she didn't want to go back to sleep in spite of my coaxing. Andy's magic touch worked again ... apparently she wanted to play for a little while, then gave a little giggle and fell asleep on his lap! He managed to put her back in the cot without protest, and she then slept through again til about 8am.

The drive today was only about three hours all up, so we had a pretty relaxed trip. We did a bit of a drive around the historic area in uptown Butte before heading out on the highway again - very quiet on a Sunday morning. Isobel had a bit of a nap in the morning, and we made it to West Yellowstone by early afternoon.

Check-in at the hotel wasn't until 4pm, so after a quick lunch we headed into Yellowstone to have a look around. We drove up to Old Faithful and caught a show without having to wait too long - Isobel giggled away once the water started to shoot up in the air. Andy received lots of compliments from random strangers on the backpack carrier - for some reason people seem to think Isobel's a boy, even when all decked out in pink!! We even managed to see a few bison and elk on the way out of the park, with a bit of luck Andy's photos have turned out - handholding a big lens in strong winds has a pretty high difficulty rating .

We found the hotel, and were pleasantly surprised to find we've been upgraded to an even nicer room - we just wanted a 2 bedroom suite so we could put Isobel in her own room, and we've ended up with a wet bar and a dining table for six!! Very nice indeed. An early night for us tonight, the driving is starting to catch up - at least my laptop can see the wifi hotspot from our room here, so we don't have to skulk out to the lobby to catch up on email .

We'll be spending the next couple of days here, and hope to get around to see a few of the geysers and waterfalls if the weather permits. The forecast looks good so far ... here's hoping!