The Final Report

Well, the laundry is in the washing machine, the fridge has been restocked, and the mighty Mirada is safely back at the RV place. Man alive, what a trip! A special thanks goes out to all of you whose homes we invaded, and a thank you, too, to all of you who have been keeping up with our adventures on the blog. Hopefully this won’t be the last time we pilot one of these babies, but for the immediate future, this chick is glad to be back on solid ground.

Here's a quick snapshot of our route for your appreciation:

And here are some official trip-ending stats and superlatives.

Days on the road: 21
Total gallons of gas consumed: 492
States visited: 18 (plus a drive by of the District of Columbia)
Miles driven: roughly 3,637
Black water dumps: 7
Large fiberglass items photographed: over 104 (counting all the dinosaurs at Dinosaur World, of course)
Best meal: Amish all-you-can-eat lunch and the cinnamon buns that followed (Amanda),
lobster boil on Cape Cod (DJ)
Place we’d most like to see again: Boston (Amanda), Niagara Falls (DJ)
Most hours driven in a row: 11 (DJ, from Indiana to Niagara Falls)
Coolest campsite: Cape Hattaras KOA in the Outer Banks
Craziest thing we fed to the baby: Sticky rice at dim sum in Boston
Worst driving experience: Detour through downtown Baltimore at 5:30pm on a Friday
due to our inability to go through a tunnel because we had a freaking propane tank
Favorite memory: Roxie getting her picture taken by crazy Japanese tourists (Amanda), Being on the Maid of the Mist with Roxie on his back (DJ)
Likelihood that Roxie will be subjected to an extended RV trip again in her lifetime: high

Thanks for tuning in, guys, and we look forward to having a chance to empty our chemical toilets into all of your storm drains someday soon!

BONUS PIC: Although this has nothing to do with our trip, I had to include the following picture for you Roxie fans out there. This is her Halloween costume -- she's a "cool chick," of course! :)