EPILOGUE for trip -Aug 25 - Oct 11 2015

Great trip.  Would we do it again? No, because we've done it.  But, yes we are pleased that we did it and look forward to further exploratory road trips. Some summary details of the trip:

• started with 2 people, finished with (the same) 2 people! Yes, the relationship remains intact.
• 48 days
• summer to fall weather
• 14,885 km (9,300 miles) - see maps below for routing
• 'top down' for approx. 75% of the trip
• 1.5 mm of tire tread used
• 48 fill-ups with gas
• 7.23 L/100km (31.6 mpg-US; 37.7 mpg-Imperial)
• 6 provinces (Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI)
• 23 states (Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New York, Massachusetts,New Hampshire, Main, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota)

Map vs GPS: If you plan the route and have maps, along with a navigating passenger, then maybe you won't need the gps unit. It was nice to complete the entire trip the 'old school' way, without use of the gps entirely.

It helps to be flexible, when you're doing 15,000 km a wrong turn here or they doesn't mean much.  Enjoy the unplanned routing for the time it lasts. Remember, route signage doesn't always appear where we think it should.

Take a break, even a short one, every couple of hours and the longer travel days will be much more tolerable.

If the driver stays focused on the road and driving, the passenger navigator can be free to refer to maps and travel guides from time to time.  A 'talk and text' cell phone plan doesn't hurt either.

If you're thinking of traveling south and eastward, similar to our route, talk with us as we would likely have some recommendations.

North America has prairies running north/south -you have to cross them on long east/west journeys. Enjoy the drainage areas and the foliage that is adjacent.

How about the U.S. west coast next?              

..../David & Susan

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