Last day on the road!
Trip Start
Jul 17, 2008
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Trip End
Aug 17, 2008
Ottawa,
Ontario,
Canada
Saturday, August 16, 2008
August 16, 2008
We spent the night in Greenfield which is just East of Indianapolis.
This was it, our final day of travel before returning home. We set a mileage record today-drove close to 800 miles. We departed our hotel by 7AM and drove through Indiana and entered Ohio around 9:30. We are back in our own time zone now. From Ohio, we crossed into Pennsylvania. We only drove through Pennsylvania for a short time and then we entered our final state, New York State. By this point we were all looking forward to sleeping in our own beds. Jenn was a little sore and weak today but the meds helped her sleep for much of the drive home. She wanted nothing to do with stopping tonight-just get me home to my own bed! That worked for the rest of us. Erin passed the time watching 6 hours of episodes of One Tree Hill! We arrived home at 10:30 Saturday night after a very long day.
When we look back on this trip we are amazed at how much we have been able to see and do in just over a month. We began planning this trip over 2 yrs ago and really can't believe we've actually completed it. There are a few things we couldn't have done without- the GPS, Sirius Satellite, DVD player, several movies including 3 seasons of One Tree Hill, the laptop and access to the Internet. Except for Jenn's surgery glitch we saw and did everything we planned and were able to see many unexpected sites along the way. We added up the number of states we had been through on this trip - total 18. The only states we drove through twice were Illinois, Indiana and Nevada. This made the trip even more interesting as it provided us with new scenery on a daily basis.
Some Closing Comments:
Erin
Erin is grateful for the experience and is so glad she had the opportunity to "try" to improve upon her singing!
Highlights: Having to take a detour around a herd of Buffalo, The LA tour, Redwood Trees, Hills in San Francisco and the excitement of Las Vegas.
Erin's quote: This was an amazing experience and I'd love to do it again someday.
Jennifer: Jennifer is grateful she got her cellular service straightened out by San Diego!
Highlights: warm weather and beaches in Malibu, shopping in San Francisco, the pool in Vegas. She is also most grateful to have received top quality care in Cox Hospital in Springfield, Missouri.
Jennifer's quote: Amazing experience-Mom, Dad you're great and you too, Erin! I had so much fun.
Albert: Albert is grateful that he didn't have to go to a mall in Missouri!
Highlights: Going to Alcatraz, Seeing the Badlands for the first time, hanging out with his family for a whole month and of course, The Cadillac Ranch.
Albert's quote: To sum up my trip it would be many changes in scenery, many great campfires, thousands of miles and smiles! This was one incredible experience.
Kim: Kim is grateful for seeing both LA and Tijuana and not feeling the need to ever return!
Highlights: Spending time with her family, The amazing stars and beach campfire in Santa Cruz, Driving through the Sierra-Nevada Mountains region, Beaches in Santa Monica, Morning trips to Starbucks, The buffalo and the Badlands in South Dakota and the opportunity to see so much of a beautiful country.
Kim's quote: I will have incredible memories from this great travel experience and I will always be so appreciative for having spent this time with 3 incredible people whom I love very much.
We also want to thank everyone who shared in our trip by reading the blogs.
We appreciated all the news we received from home and the great comments you shared with us along the way.
