Saturday, September 10, 2016

Final post

Hi All. Our latest adventure came to a close when we arrived home Tuesday afternoon.
Lorraine took a picture of the little green guy at the end of our driveway on Bone lake. This last picture added to her picture taking for the trip. 9,500+ pictures she took along the way. I did some math and if we watch every picture for 10 seconds it will take 26.5 hours to view them all, non stop.
What a fantastic adventure we had. We saw some beautiful sights and met some very nice folks along the way. Still it is really nice to see family and friends back home again.
Some statistics for you from a very detailed log that Lorraine kept.
We slept in the camper the entire time. We did not dine out very often.
A 2 month journey
Total miles driven 10,415
Average mpg 10.7
I put gas in the truck 65 times
Lowest cost of fuel $1.99/gal in North Dakota
Highest cost of fuel $5.74/gal Jasper National Park Alberta. That cost is converted from liters
Changed oil in the truck once
Greased the wheel bearings on the trailer 3 times.
States and provinces. Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon, Alaska, Washington.
Full hook up with the camper 3 times, electric 6 times, Used our Honda generator or just the camper battery the rest of the time.
We camped at private campgrounds 5 times, the rest were state and provincial campgrounds.
We also camped at a few Walmarts along the way plus 3 nights camped in the Render's driveway in Idaho.
Camping prices; Private campgrounds $38, $25. .
State and provincial campgrounds. $16 to $7  Walmart and friends free.
We had zero tire problems but we were prepared  for them. We carried 11 gals of gas in jugs in case we ran short.
We benefited from the USA and Canada exchange rate which is about 75 cents Canadian to our dollar.
We would take the trip again and maybe will. Lorraine says we need to go back with a longer lens for her camera.
We will see you some where down the road.
Bob and Loraine


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  1. What a great trip! great seeing you up there and we really enjoyed following your adventure.

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