One last post about vacation. Hope you aren't all sick of this!
Miles traveled: 2750
States traveled through: 10 + Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania.
Cost of gas for entire trip: $349.15
Lowest price seen for gas: $2.53, somewhere between Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina
Highest price seen for gas: $2.89, somewhere in Ohio
Awful odors smelled: 2 - one in Ohio, one in Charleston. Laura thought she wouldn't survive it!
Wildlife seen : Dolphins, alligators, lizards, eels, egrets, turtles and 1 palmetto bug!
New food tasted: fried okra and collard greens. (Sorry Leslie - we never had a chance to try boiled peanuts)
Injuries sustained: One twisted foot when I lost my sandal while stepping off a curb, One scrape to Laura's foot, when I ran over it with a piece of luggage.
Oceans visited: the Atlantic
Military bases visited: Fort Jackson and Fort Eustis
Time spent laughing: too much to count
Blogging buddies met: 1 - Dena, in Summerville!
Most horrible hour: the hour we spent driving around Washington DC, in 6 lanes of non-stop traffic!
Number of crying females when we met Andy again after 9 weeks: 3
Number of crying females when saying good bye to Andy: 3
Sundays spent away from our churches: 2 - we were blessed on those days by traveling through the Smokies on the first one, and the Appalachians on the 2nd. We were able to listen to sermons on tape and worship music. Truly a time to say - "How Great Thou Art"
Hotels stayed at : Comfort Inn, Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn Express. Holiday Inn Express won our vote as the best.
Amount of rainfall : 3 drops
Time spent held up in traffic by construction or accidents: None
Mechanical problems: None
Crabby family members and arguing: None
Number of steps we climbed on the Yorktown: Don't know, but it was too many!
Blessings on this trip: too many to count.
Time spent with family: priceless!
Wow, what a trip. Thanks for sharing, puts it all in perspective! Oh I have nominated you for an award.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great trip!!! I'm glad you were able to see the beautiful state that I live in, and I think that I am the one who told you to try boiled peanuts. Oh well, next time. Maybe if you and your sisters get to visit all of us in South Carolina?
ReplyDelete"Hope you aren't all sick of this!" Are you kiding? It's like going on vacation without leaving home. (A whole lot cheaper, not near as much fun though)
ReplyDeleteCute way to post your trip. I love boiled peanuts. Glad you made it home
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome trip!!! Thanks for letting us "experience" it with you!!!!
ReplyDeleteWe loved all the pictures and that we could share it with you. I love how you summed it all up.
ReplyDeleteSo not sick of hearing about it - Y'all seemed to be having a BLAST together which is awesome! I am soo happy that your big adventure took you right past me so I could be on your list of things! It was a highlight of my year!!! You guys did a TON of stuff - I may have you plan my next adventure!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the final tally! And I'm glad you admitted to running over my foot with the luggage - although you failed to mention that the reason you ran it over is that you were trying to drag it upside down - with the wheels on the top!
ReplyDeleteawesome! it was so good to hear about your trip and see pictures of it while you were gone!
ReplyDeleteI loved following your trip!!!
ReplyDeleteIt was fun "being there" with you!!
I am so glad you had a great time! I really enjoyed all your pictures!
ReplyDeleteWhat a trip of a lifetime! You did really good on the gas!
ReplyDeleteGlad to have you back home though.
No construction hold ups on your trip! Next time, I am vacationing with you! Or perhaps I should have you come vacationing with us!
ReplyDeleteI am sooo glad that you had a wonderful time!
Blessings!
Renee
Wow that is neat....I've loved hearing all about your vacation, I don't know about the others but I'm not sick of it at all :)
ReplyDeleteAs far as you comment on my post... I hadn't thought about it but I bet that is why he hunts so much wouldn't that force you out of the house?!?!? It sure makes me run for the hills (notice not "Hill's") at times. LOL! That was too funny!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun time it was to follow you on your trip. I'm loving getting to know your family. I think we may need to have coffee sometime :)
ReplyDeleteYou daughter's comment made me LOL. You sound just like me. I would be the one hauling the suitcase upside down, hehe.
You guys were so blessed on this trip! It is one you will never forget.
i'm so glad that you had such a wonderful family time ... a time of celebration together! :o)
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool, Mari! What an amazing trip. It sounds like you all had so much fun!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the posts on the trip and I really enjoyed all the pictures but this post was my FAVORITE!!! Great job---loved it!! :)
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