Monday 6 August 2018

Home sweet home


Well, after a final stop at my parents place near London to pick up our beloved Blaze and enjoy the long weekend we finally arrived home. Its been an amazing journey. I don't fully understand how everyone has gotten along so well. I could sleep over here tonight and then head back up to Barrie tomorrow and start all over again quite happily. Except that the bank account says $237. Yikes! Gotta say, we should have left checking the mail and the bank account until tomorrow. The speeding camera ticket from Edson, Alberta that was waiting in the stack of mail should neatly take up the remaining few dollars in the account, so it's back to work tomorrow to try and save up enough for the next adventure!

Here's how it stacked up by the numbers...

Kilometers Driven - 14,354
Provinces and States visited - 13
Days On The Road - 60
Parks Visited (National, Provincial, State) - 20
T-shirts and hats bought - 21
Campsites (Campgrounds, driveways etc) - 24
State Licence Plates Spotted - all 50!!!!
Planes built from scratch by Brendan on his tablet during endless hours on the road (plane building simulation game) - 23
Total Gas Bill - $3310 (mixed US andCdn funds, I don't want to think about exchange)
Cost of making memories... Priceless.

Chicago

We did our final sightseeing of the great Out West road trip in Chicago. We camped in a great woodsy campground right in the middle of the suburbs, so random feeling! We spent the day in the Adler Planetarium learning all about stars and planets and I got to touch a real chunk of Mars!!! Then we rode our bikes along the waterfront to Michigan Avenue and took a architectural river cruise. We hadn't counted on the crowds - it turned out we were biking right past Lollapalooza. I think I heard Camilla Cabello. Minus one point for travel planning shortfalls to not know about that!

Wednesday 1 August 2018

Camping at Walmart

Camping at Walmart last night, something I've always wanted to try. Kids said it was their favourite campsite. Sigh.


Todays entertainment- the largest truck stop in the world! Brendan is in his element!!