After the English style (still dreaming of the tea time) on board of the QM2, we needed a few days in New York to get familiar with the American way of life.
The sunny days in the relatively quite Manhattan prepared us well and on September 1st we got our rental car and started driving. During the next three months we crossed North America
and experienced tons of great moments. The moments in numbers are listed below:
- Miles driven: 13286
- Gasoline used: 369 gallons
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Rental cars: 2
- Flat tire: 1
- Oil changes: 3
- Stays in motels: 37
- Stays on campgrounds: 8
- Stays with friends and relatives: 22
- Sunny days: 82
- Rainy days: 8
- Burgers eaten: 34
- Time spent at Starbucks/ Tim Horrton: 28h
- Blogs: 12
- Shoes bought: 9 (Sonam:3, Michi:6)
- Photos made: 4232
- Wildlife sightings: tons
- 20 orcas, 5 grey whales, 3 otters, 50 sea lions, 5 eagles, 3 coyotes, 1 recon, 5 kangaroo rats, 4 caribous, 12 deers, 0 bear