The Wrap Up

That wraps up our trip to the south! Good times.

Stats:

Drove: 2100 miles = our drive across America this summer (for the second time)

Listening to: Lemony Snicket book 8 The Hostile Hotel (five more to go)

Loaves of bread: 0, the last loaf of bread had mold on it, so I had to skin it to make sandwiches.

Water bottles swigged: Countless + 3 bottles of cranberry juice filled daily from the hotel breakfast bar. I'm sure complimentary breakfast worker lady was happy to see me go. It was rather rude of me to fill them, but they tasted so good at the beach with ice.

Gas price of the day: $3.71 then it jumped right back up to $4.09 when we crossed the WV border.

Car sickness: Our little detour cost Gretchen two puke buckets full. It was still worth it and thankfully she recovers quickly.

Mishaps:
Mat broke his toe on his run down from the mountain.

The car is beginning to choke and then die when you start it. Luckily, baby doll runs fine once it gets going.

Micah and I have a little heat rash on our legs and back. At least, that's what we think it is.

We couldn't find Becket's ball at the beach that he buried in the sand. You would think he would learn not to bury his precious things! The ball and Gretchen's shoes that I left during the terrible storm can now be friends.

Funny Things:
Micah is still asking many times a day if she is 4 yet.

Pheneous and Ferb quotes make us scream with laughter. Especially, Duckie Mo Mo.

Becket and Gretchen had a heavy debate about which was better, tree house or hotel. Gretchen was in favor of the tree house. Her argument: "You can swim in the lake (with or without clothes), canoe in the lake, walk around barefoot, see the chickens sleep in the outdoors and be in nature Becket!"
Becket's argument: "In a hotel Gretchen, you're clean, you can swim in the pool, you can wake up and watch TV in your room, free breakfast, and couches to sit on."

Becket and Gretchen have also decided to pool their money (their whole $25, which Gretchen has lost $16 of it, but is sure she'll find it) to buy themselves an iPad.

Trip highlights

Here's some more shots of the tree house






Here's the alligator crossing the road, see I told you it was fo' real!



Here's Becket sitting waaaaaay over there because he can't stand the smell of tuna and eggs for lunch.



Complete exhaustion



Gretchen finally getting to fly her kite from her birthday last August.



Becket getting left on the dock and patiently waiting for his joker to return



And finally, beginning at Shenandoah National Park



Ending at Ameila Island, Fl. Our trip is complete! (Thanks for staying with us and reading it)