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October 18, 2004
Day 68 - Home at last
Odometer: 29,373.8
Well, I did it. 12,483 miles in 68 days...
Some said it couldn't be done. I guess I just had to prove them wrong.
Briefly, before I get to summing up the trip, here are the last few legs.
From New Orlens, I went to South Carolina, near Charleston, and stayed with Chrippy for a couple days. The ride was, mostly, miserable, due to some of the worst rain I've had. I rode all night, and got there at 4:30 am, after having to stop at a couple rest stops to wait for the rain to let up enough that I could see the road again.
It was good to see Chrippy, but to be honest, I just wanted to be home. Still... I had never seen someone drink 42 beers in 10 hours before, and had I not been at the bar where he works, I probably never would have...
The, instead of going home in one long strech, I decided to break the east coast return in two, by stopping to see Bill and Allison in Washington. Good thing too... That ride was one of the coldest I've ever had on the entire trip, baring perhaps the very last one.
That said, here is the trip wrapped up in a nutshell...
| 12,483.8 | Miles |
| 68 | Days |
| 31 | States |
| 2 | Oceans seen |
| 1 | Times Pulled Over for speeding |
| 0 | Speeding tickets |
| 1 | Warnings |
| 0 | Arrests |
| 105 Mph | Top Speed |
| 810 miles | Longest distance traveled in one day (approx) |
| 17 hours | Longest day spend mostley on the road |
| 1 | Bike |
| 1 | Tired Man... |
In my bed.
With my cat.
For the first time in 2 and a half months.
Good night!
Posted by Cyclops at October 18, 2004 10:00 PM
Comments
Glad you made it home safe, David.
Posted by: Kristie at October 19, 2004 10:21 AM
welcome home! :)
snuggle in good - it's going to be a cold winter!
Posted by: ak at October 19, 2004 10:25 AM
Hee hee... it was 86 degres here yesterday...
See you in a few weeks.
Posted by: Crippy at October 24, 2004 07:44 AM
Are we still in for some more descriptions and pictures? I hope so.
Posted by: lea at October 30, 2004 07:48 AM
So, what were your conclusions after the trip? philosophical--or other?
Posted by: Lenny at February 23, 2005 08:54 PM