Day 40 (Friday, July 15, 2016)

We are home.  :)

We were up very early as we wanted to get home shortly after lunch.  We breakfasted at the hotel and hit the road.  We did about six hours up the 55, then the 57, then headed east on the 64.  We loaded up for fuel for the last time in Missouri-it was the cheapest gas yet on our trip ($1.75 per gallon!).  The highest we paid was in British Columbia right after Fort Nelson, and although they did not have it posted, with the exchange rate and price per liter, we paid close to $7 per gallon, definitely a little gouging going on there!! Maybe.  California was actually in the $2 to $3 dollar range as was Alaska.

We made a quick stop in Spencer County at a rest area, just for the heck of it.  Actually, we had to make a pit stop for a restroom break!!   We couldn’t make it home!  We probably hadn’t stopped there since it first opened in 1978!

We hit the driveway of home at 1:30 PM, same time on the clock we left 40 days before! 

If you are interested, here are some some stats for June 6-July 15.

*40 days and 40 nights

*12,862 miles of driving (254 hours of windshield time = 10 ½ days at the wheel)

*~2,000 miles on the ferry

*23 states (four new ones for Cheryl and two for Andrew) and three provinces in Canada

*26 nights on the ground in a tent (air mattress!)

*+1 night on the air mattress in Max’s apartment (Urbana, IL)

*Four nights on the ferry (Inner passage between Haines, Alaska and Bellingham, Washington)

*Two nights in worker’s dorm/camps (Coldfoot and Deadhorse, both in Alaska)

*One night at the Begle residence (Houston, Texas)

*Five nights in hotels using points (Anchorage, Alaska, Portland, Oregon, Oakdale, California, Colorado Springs, Colorado, and West Memphis, Arkansas)

*And our final night, back home again in Kyana.

*We had some great hikes, bikes, and kayaks.

The majority of our time we were about 4’ apart from each other, driving, sleeping, and sightseeing.  We did spread out a bit when hiking, biking, and kayaking, but not by much or not for long. 

FINIS.

And we could and will do it again, in a heartbeat. :)  Soulmates on a journey that only strengthened the bonds.  :)  Really.