September, October & November 2013 Cross Country

[Pmount]

Retirement Grand Tour -Summary

78 days
15,531 miles
36 states

Lodging
15 nights in motels
11 nights with family
1 night Casino
51 nights in campgrounds

$863.24 Motel
Low of $40.23 AZ
High of $74.04 NY

$836.70 Campground
Low of $5.00
High of $45

Gas
$2,756.78
Low of $2.87 LA
High of $3.69 CA & NE

Meals & Groceries
$2,175.48

Tours, Mass Transit, Tolls
$818.98*
*majority spent on Dry Tortugas seaplane

Letterboxes
180 finds

National Park Sites
62 sites

1 car repair, no injuries or illness.

But most of all - a lot of fun!

Field Report:
September 7th: Leave Tucson for cross-country journey
Friday, November 1, 2013 to November 23rd

[Mark Sedenquist]

It is amazing how close in total dollars the cost of lodging at motels and campgrounds. thanks for the great summary report and for sharing all of the photos.

Mark

[Pmount]

Dollars spent on motels vs campgrounds even more interesting when you look at the number of nights in each.mAnd we stay at cheap motels,,primarily Motel 6, Red Roof on occasion and Super 8 if either of those not available.

Motels:Campgrounds
15:51 nights

And for the most part (weather permitting) we much prefer a campground. We sleep better in our van than in a motel. We also do a much better job of fixing or cooking meals when we camp, cheaper and healthier.

-Pat