We finished our trip a few days ago with 16,070 miles logged on the car. I look back on all the different Sundays and different churches we attended over that time; it was wonderful. Each church worships one Savior, teaches from one Bible but the different people and different leaders in the churches make each place a different worship experience. I personally enjoyed the variety and getting the chance to join with so many fellow-believers each Sunday.
Of course we did not get to see everyone we would have liked to see. If you had told me at the beginning of the trip that I would not get to visit with certain individuals, I would have told you that you were crazy! But alas, time simply will not stretch itself.
By the first of December we, as a family, were ready to be done travelling as you can well imagine. So, when we pointed our car west/north we all felt a building excitement. We did stop off at the Creation Museum just across from Cincinnati, Ohio and we arranged our return route so that we could see Mt. Rushmore along the way. Both were certainly worth the effort to see.
A few statistics if you are interested:
- Longest day of driving (timewise) - the day we went from Charlotte, NC to Ocala, FL - 7am til 11pm
- Longest day of driving (mileagewise) - the day we went from Gilette, WY to Lethbridge, AB - 746 mi
- Worst weather for driving - pick any day we were driving in Canada on our way home
- Worst road for driving - Haines highway, yes, the last 30 miles took forever as we drove barely 25 mph
- Car breakdowns - only one! in Wisconsin
- Longest stay in any one location - 10 days in Vermont
- Number of teeth lost by our children - 6! three for Seth and three for Carina
- Wild animals we saw along the way - moose, caribou, foxes, coyotes, bison, antelope, deer, swans, bears, mountain goats, a wolf, and many, many birds
Ok, that is it for now. I promise...it won't be another month before I write again!
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