Figures, Favorites and our International Itinerary

The Numbers

Days on the Road: 100

Miles Driven: 14,826
Average Miles Per Day: 148.3

Gallons of Gas Used: 922
Average Miles Per Gallon: 16.1
Most Expensive Gas: Banff, Canada - $4.38/gal
Least Expensive Gas: Phoenix, AZ - $2.79/gal

Number of miles hiking/walking: 986

States/Provinces Visited: 34
National Parks Visited: 19

Nights in the Suburban: 61
Nights in a house: 29
Nights in a tent: 6
Nights in a hotel: 3
Number of different places we stayed: 59


The Favorites

National Park: Glacier (but so hard to choose)
River: The Gauley, West Virginia
View: Blackface Mountain, Colorado (Eagle Peak in Yosemite a close #2)
Best Scenic Drive: Durango to Telluride

Favorite Big Cities: DC and Chicago
Favorite Small City: Milwaukee
Favorite Big Town : Bend, OR and Durango, CO
Favorite Small Town: Fayetteville, WV

Burger: Eddie Burger and Bar, Banff
Burrito: Bravo, San Diego
Best Seafood: Carrier's Mainely Lobster, Bucksport, ME
Best Breakfast: The Victorian Cafe, Bend, OR

Brewery: Mammonth, CA
Runner up: Marble, New Mexico

Best Beer (of places where we didn't go to the actual brewery): Dogfish Head

That's the summary of our road trip. We'll be heading out for the international portion of our trip on the morning of January 6th.  Here's a rough itinerary of where we will be and when:

Jan 7th - 13th: - Japan
Jan 13th - 31st: Thailand/Laos
February 1st - 6th: Bali
February 7th - March 8th: New Zealand
March 8th - March 31st: Australia
April 1st - April 24th: Chile/Argentina
April 25th - May 17th: Bolivia and Peru
May 18th - May 26th: Ecuador

So if all goes according to plan we should be back in the US in late May.  We will continue to try to keep people updated through the blog, but we'll also be posting pictures to our Facebook pages and to our Instagram account (notoriousbng23). We'd love to continue to hear from all of you through the various means of contact. We'll both be checking our e-mails (ginaboccio@gmail.com and brycewfleming@yahoo.com) and we'll have a cell phone (415-847-7531) that we'll probably be checking less frequently.  For those of you with IPads and IPhones we can IMessage for free.

OK, back to packing.  Happy to New Year to all!

Much much love,

B and G