Not much to report today, we bade farewell to the Anthonys so that they could get back to work and school. Jody had Dylan and Hayden out of school the last two days, and it was time for them to go back. We packed up our things and drove from Punta Gorda, Florida to Montgomery, Alabama. Even though we planned to drive only 350 miles today, to Adel, Georgia, we stretched it into about 580 miles so that we have fewer to travel tomorrow to Birmingham. Even though MapQuest says today's drive should have taken eight and a half hours, that doesn't account for the fact that we top out at about 60 miles per hour. Needless to say, it was a long day in the car. Also, I will not be having new shirts printed to reflect the correction.
Today's trip marks the first day of driving towards home. When I gassed up today, we had traveled just over 5,000 miles so far. The total trip will be on the order of 7,500 miles. Unfortunately this means that we covered two thirds of the trip in two months and we will cover the remaining third in just two weeks. In other words, we have many long days on the road ahead of us.
In other, not so interesting news, as of today's fuel stop, the RV has gone through 676 gallons of gas, averaging $3.65 per gallon and 7.53 miles per gallon. I haven't tracked what we've burned in the minivan. It's too depressing as it is.
Dave
A travel blog following the exploits of the McLain family as we tour around Africa and portions of the Mid-East for three months during the summer of 2023.
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