Wait a minute ... what's going on here? Why all the days in one post?
Well, here's the story ... we're officially back home, as of 4:30 pm Friday afternoon.
Our original plan called for us to drive from Goodland, Kansas to Eureka, Missouri, which we did. The plan then called for us to spend the night in Missouri, and then spend Friday at Six Flags St. Louis. We were supposed to spend Friday night in Missouri, and then drive to Ohio on Saturday, spending the night there, and then finishing the drive home on Sunday.
The problem was, when we got to Eureka on Thursday evening, it was about 103 degrees with 90+ percent humidity. After discussing it with Josh, we decided that spending the day in amusement park lines with temperatures over 100 degrees probably wouldn't be a whole lot of fun.
So, we talked it out, and decided that we'd start driving home immediately. So, after we made dinner, we got back in the car and left St. Louis, at about 8:00 pm local time. We arrived at our Ohio campground at about 4:00 am local time. I parked the car and got about an hour and a half of sleep. I woke up at 6:00 am and then continued our drive home.
After a short breakfast stop, we continued the drive and finally arrived home at around 4:30 this afternoon.
To sum it up, the trip was great, even with the little switch-up at the end. We drove approximately 7500 miles on the trip, saw lots of great things, and had a great time.
I'll be posting some follow-ups in the days to come, but for right now, it's time to get some sleep!!!
Welcome Home!!
ReplyDeleteBut now what am I going to do? You guys have been my primary entertainment :(
To confirm, you logged around 1,600 miles from some one-horse town in west Kansas to NY w/ only stops for a meal, gas, and a short nap? Maybe you and Mr. Rice can tag team for the next Iron Butt X-Country event.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Back! I too am now at a loss for good travel reading material.
Well, to be more specific, we drove about 1,645 miles. If I adjust the times to the Eastern time zone, we left Kansas at 9:00 am and arrived in Eureka, MO (outside of St Louis) at about 6:30 pm (there were some gas and bathroom stops in there). We took about a 2 hour break, including dinner, and then left at about 8:45 pm, arriving at a campground in Ohio at about 4:00 am. Slept for a little less than two hours and then started driving again at 6:00 am. Stopped at 7:30 am for breakfast, and then continued driving from 8:30 am until we arrived home at 4:00 pm.
ReplyDeleteSo ... 1645 miles in 31 hours.