White Cliff Cruise

Details:
Your customized tour begins at Virgelle (pronounced Vir-jill), Montana, a remote homestead-era Ghost Town along the Wild and Scenic Missouri River, just 75 miles from Great Falls. You enjoy a warm Montana welcome at the Virgelle Mercantile Bed & Breakfast where you settle into turn-of-the-20th century style accommodations, and relax on the north porch as the sun sets in the Big Sky.

Or choose an authentically restored Homesteader's cabin, where you watch the sunset from your own private porch. Either way, you find a welcome basket of refreshments at your disposal. In the morning, awake to a hearty breakfast like Baked Stuffed French Toast with Chokecherry Syrup, Fresh Fruit Salad, Bacon, Juice and Coffee at the Mercantile. After a leisurely breakfast, we take you 1 mile to Coal Banks Landing where your boat and its captain await. After a brief orientation of the craft, you find yourself on the wide Missouri for a 48-mile cruise through the White Cliffs to Judith Landing. Along the way, you are treated to a riverside lunch, guided hiking, and a wealth of information about the early days in the area from the captain. At Judith Landing, you can enjoy the local charm of a country store while the watercraft is secured. The Judith Landing Store is headquartered in a log cabin, built on-site around the turn-of-the-20th century, and managed by folks who have lived in the area all their lives. Then it's off to Virgelle.

The drive from Judith Landing to Virgelle has a fascination of its own. The road leading out of the Missouri Breaks at Judith Landing is a portal for spectacular scenery and breath-taking vistas. You'll marvel at the wildlife, geologic formations and the rural lifestyle of the local residents. Back at Virgelle, you are once again greeted with a smile and a comfortable space to relax and enjoy the evening. Experience a home-cooked supper, prepared just for you at the Mercantile like Whiskey-Glazed Ribs, Lemon-Roasted Potatoes, Strawberry spinach salad and Corn-on-the-cob. Complete your meal with a special dessert and a cup of freshly ground coffee...

In the morning, wake up to another hot, homemade breakfast cooked-up especially for you. Enjoy the company of friends around the table as the Mercantile crew serves you with style. Take your time and soak up the sunrise before you ride out on your next Montana touring adventure.

Includes:
-48-mile Guided River Cruise
-2 nights lodging at Virgelle Mercantile
-All meals (2 breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 1 Supper, and Refreshment Basket)
-Transportation to and from the river
-All arrangements for a hassle-free adventure.

Price: $450/Person (4-person minimum)

(Note: Persons wishing to participate in this river cruise can click on the hotlink at the bottom of the page to submit their request for reservations on one of the dates presently listed, or to request a new listing for a different date.)

As of today, we are looking to fill these dates with ShareRide partners:

June 8-9, 2008: On-river June 9; A retired couple from Oregon seek two others to join them on a White Cliffs Cruise. This is our premium option and includes 2 nights in the Virgelle B&B, all meals, river cruise, overland shuttle, and guide. The following is from the keyboard of these future passengers on our boat:

My wife, Christiane is a German native from Berlin, who I somehow convinced to join me in the U.S. in 1966. I was raised in Washington state before serving in Germany as a totally incompetent specialized mechanic for the Army. Christiane and I are now both retired school teachers, in our early sixties. She taught High School Language Arts, German, and French, and I taught middle school American Studies for most of my 35 year career. In the last decade I morphed into our schools "computer guy", eventually becoming the IT manager for our school system. Two daughters, one son-in-law, four grandchildren, and one old and increasingly grumpy Dachshund named Max complete our immediate family.

We retired nearly 6 years ago, and have enjoyed it immensely! As our reservation noted, we will be arriving at Virgelle on our friend Harley Davidson. During the past five years we have ridden nearly 40,000 miles from one end of the U.S. to the other. Rides include the complete Alaska Highway in 2006, and Oregon to the Mississippi River in Wisconsin, and then down the river to Mississippi, and then home again in 2007. We love the rides, the opportunity to see this great nation, and to meet the people along the way.

We are not typical outdoorsy types, we do not hunt or fish, but we love seeing new sights and meeting new people. We hope our "tip over the canoe" adventure on a small river in northern Germany some years ago was our last ship wreck,... but we will be happy to help haul the jet boat from the sandbar if needed!

If anyone would be interested in learning more about us and our adventures, we would invite them to visit http://www.sbk-family.us and click on the Archives link near the bottom of the page to meet us and share some of our biking adventures. [This is our extended family website which I "maintain"...]
This trip is full.

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www.missouribreaksriverco.com

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