It is a long drive from Breaux Bridge, LA to Port Lavaca, TX, but once we crossed the Texas State line, the miles seemed to pass a lot faster! We got home in time to watch the Spurs win the NBA championship and to unpack a few things to get us through the night! The rest of the week has been busy getting the yard and the house back into shape after a long absence and catching up on laundry and grocery shopping. We still have to finish unpacking the truck and the Turtle, but we are taking our time. It is amazing what you accumulate on a road trip!
Once we passed through Alabama on our return trip, the humidity began to hit us, and by the time we got home, it was unmerciful! We have about decided we will spend our summers in the North from now on! The temperatures have been in the 90's all week and the humidity has been at least 85% or more each day as well! We feel really bad about complaining about the cold in the north after hitting the hot south!
We were gone almost two months, and in that time we traveled 8,600 miles plus, used 540 gallons of gas, spent 215 hours driving, got 16 miles to a gallon , passed through twenty (20) states and visited/saw seventy-seven (77) new lighthouses! We revisited three(3), for a grand total of 80 Lighthouses!
As always, we had a wonderful adventure. Our time spent with family and friends was the most treasured aspect of our trip. Meeting new people and exploring places we have never been was an additional bonus! We loved everywhere we went this trip. From the Hudson River Valley to the coast of Maine, we enjoyed the ambiance of being near the water. From Pennsylvania to Tennessee we enjoyed the beauty of the mountains, and the Great Lakes always beckon us with their serene, quiet whispering waves and beautiful sunsets! We simply cannot name a favorite place we visited on this trip - they were all our favorites!
Our plan is to make a few short trips in the Turtle and to map out our plans for next year. We will spend our time concentrating on the lighthouses of Michigan - primarily the lower pennisular..
We hope you will continue to check back with the blog to see what we are doing and to follow us when we once again hit the road! We hope you are looking forward to continuing the journey as much as we are..........
Trip Stats
Reflections
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