Sunday, March 29, 2009

Thirteenth Stop - San Francisco, CA

San Francisco, CA - Home sweet home. At least for a few weeks. After driving 2,200 miles literally through ice and snow and beautiful landscape in Nebraska and Wyoming NOT, we made it back to San Francisco.

Some important trip statistics:
Miles driven: 8,473
Average gas mileage: 22
Car breakdowns: 0
Nights spent at hotels: 37
Favorite hotel: Tuscany Suites & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Least favorite hotel: Budget Inn Motel, Childress, TX (we didn't actually stay there)
Money lost gambling: $54 (mostly Martin's fault)
Number of McDonald's coffees: 43
Best restaurant meal: La Boca, Santa Fe, NM
Worst restaurant meal: Renegate Cafe, Rock Springs, WY
Favorite stay: Moab, UT
Least favorite stay: Childress, TX
Best national park: Arches National Park, UT
Biggest surprise of trip: Dallas/Fort Worth is actually a nice place (Jennifer), driving through beautiful Capitol Reef National Park (Martin)
Items packed, but never used: tent, roll of toilet paper, yoga mat, 70-300mm Canon lense, large black backpack, soap, car repair tools, can of Spam
Longest non-stop drive: 1,089 miles - Fort Worth, TX to Chippewa Falls, WI
Scariest drive: Pucker Pass near Dead Horse Point, UT

... more to come ...

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