We made it home today! A short 700 mile drive from West Wendover Nevada to Fresno and the grand adventure comes to an end. It was a mixture of emotions. Sad that we are done, but happy to be back home. Nice to be able to all fit around the table!Well, it turned out to be a full 12 weeks, just short of 3 calendar months. By the stats: 12,429 RV miles, 35 states, 2 other countries (Mexico and Canada), plus Washington DC. California to Florida, to Maine. We stayed in 66 different spots over the 84 nights. (12 times we spent more than one night in a spot (about once a week). Gas prices from over $3 a gallon in California to $2.41 a gallon in Ohio. Topics covered everything from early American Indian, to the Revolution, Civil War, western expansion, geology, natural sciences, social issues and politics. Over 100 National Parks, museums and tours. Nearly 75 bird and mammals identifiied and entered into our nature log. 2,728 useable pictures (more than 13GB/the equivilent of 76 rolls of film!). 64 blog posts. And now it comes to an end.
For those who have followed us, we hope you have enjoyed it as much as we have! We were thankful for the opportunity, and glad we took advantage of it.
We made it home in time to celebrate Luke's birthday on June 6!Now we settle back in, try to dig through all the mail and other issues.
Was it worth it? Oh Yeah! We are still married, and still can account for the 3 kids! Family jokes for the rest of our lives.
What's next? Back to real life. Lord willing we would like to take a much shorter trip with possibly a trailer through the Pacific Northwest in the next few years.
Greg for the Smiths
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