We arrived home September 30 and three hours later attended a picnic with about 100 of our friends, all members of the Mariners, our boating club. What a great way to catch up with everyone.
We travelled 6019 miles in the motorhome through 19 states and drove our tow car 6269 miles. Other statistics are...
Days away from home: 121
Days on the road in the motorhome: 27
Most miles driven in 1 day: 461
Least miles driven in one day: 38
Average miles driven for days on the road: 223
Diesel gallons purchased: 713.94
Cost of diesel purchased: $3,008.14
Average cost per gallon; $3.86
Miles per gallon: 7.7 (includes diesel used for about 120 generator hours)
Diesel cost per mile: $.50
We spent about $4,000 for camp ground sites. So, between diesel and campgrounds, we spent about $7,000 more than we would have spent if we had stayed home. Imagine, we visited all of our children and grandchildren, nieces and friends, enjoyed a month in expensive Lake Placid, NY and five weeks along the Maine coast. We attended three concerts by the Boston Pops in Tanglewood and bought about 50 lobsters on the cheap. If we had rented along the way, it would have been at least triple the cost. If we had a second home instead, we would have had to pay property taxes, utility bills etc, etc. Every night in the motorhome, we slept in our own bed with our own sheets and blankets without threat of bed bugs. We had our own shower and ate our own meals. And some of you wonder why we have a motorhome???
Last year we did Wyoming, Montana, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado. Now lets see, what about next year. Check in next summer and see for yourselves. See ya.
