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Trip summary of gas expenses, journal, and route

Gas purchases

DATE TIME ODOMETER/TRIP LOCATION MILES DRIVEN $/GAL GALLONS TOTAL COST MPG NOTES
6/7/18 8:45 PM 113876 Home left home
10:16 PM 113932/55.4 Cedar Rapids 55.4 $2.69 2.04 $5.49 27.15686275
11:59 114047/115 Walcott 60 2.69 23.108 62.37 2.596503375
6/8/18 2:48 PM 114273/397 Crawfordsville,IN 282 2.789 19.352 53.97 14.57213725
6/9/18 9:34 AM 114535.1/659 Hebron, PH 262 2.789 18.861 52.6 13.89109803
6/9/18 7:26 AM 114838.9/962.8 Bedford, PA 303.9 3.079 22.559 69.46 13.47134181
6/13/18 9:25 AM 115061.3/ Fredericksburg, VA 223.3 2.659 17.188 45.7 12.99162206
6/15/18 10:10 AM 115281.9 Virginia Beach, VA 220.6 2.629 16.19 42.56 13.62569487
6/16/18 12:30 PM 115543.2/1667.3 Washingto, NC 262 2.659 20.63 54.88 12
6/18/18 10:55 AM 115786/1910 Greensboro, NC 243 2.699 18.403 49.67 13.20436885
6/20/18 1:06 PM 115969.4/2093.5 Goldsboro, NC 186 2.742555556 8.973 24.2 20.72885323 Not a fill
6/21/18 10:16 AM 116180/2307.7 Myrtle Beach, NC 211 2.509 21.032 52.77 10.03233169 Bought Stella, a small purple clutch purse
6/22/18 10:15 AM 116384.2/2508.3 Pooler, GA 2.519 16.89 42.55 0
6/22/18 5:17 PM 116618.8/2742.9 Daytona Beach, FL 2.599 16.3 42.37 0
6/24/18 6:23 PM 116983/3107.1 Miami/Dade, FL 2.99 14.608 43.81 0 Very busy and expensive
6/26/18 11:30 AM 117264.6/3388.8 Florida City, FL 2.799 20.56 57.55 0
6/29/18 8:34 AM 117500/3623 Ft. Myers, FL 2.659 20.518 54.56 0
6/30/18 8:00 AM 117681/3805 Tarpon Springs, FL 2.695 7.212 19.18 0
8:42 AM 117689/3813 New Port Richey, FL 2.499 10.45 26.11 0
2:16 PM 117919.7/4044 Quincy, FL 2.509 13.37 33.57 0
7/1/18 7:32 AM 118168/4292 Jemison, AL 2.59 5.8 15.08 0
8:44 118212/4336.1 Birmingham, AL 2.398 13.98 33.55 0
12:43 PM 118362/4487 New Albany, MS 2.389 16.7 39.9 0
7:44 PM 118648/4772 Perryville, MO 2.629 19.837 52.15 0
7/2/18 2:11 PM 118960/5085 Olds, IA 2.539 23.22 58.96 0
5:00 PM 119075/5200 Home
TOTALS 5200 $2.66 387.781 $1,033.01 13.4096

Follow the blue route East through Pennsylvania and then South to Florida. 

Journal of travels and camping.

Date Time Location Weather Notes Purchases
6/7/18 8:45 PM Left home Hot 113872
6/8/18 3:00 AM Peoria, Ill Slept at Walmart for 3 hours
6/8/18 8:30 PM Springfield, OH Slept at Walmart for 8 hours
6/9/18 8:30 PM Breezeway, PA Camped at the Old Gristmill Historical Campground  114878.6 Visited Flight 93 National Memorial Site.  Drove to Johnstown, PA.  Museum had closed at 5:00 PM
6/10/18 Noon Warrenton, VA Overcast Staying with Elizabeth Drove to new apartment in Manases  
6/11/18 8:30-7:30 Gettysburg, Sharpsburg, Harpers Ferry Cold and overcast Ate pizza and fries for lunch and then went to Gettysburg film and cyclorama. Very interesting  elizabeth drove us through the auto tour and we followed on the app. Didn't leave much time for Antietem and Harpers Ferry. We did it anyway even though we were exhausted. Had a warm stout and fried green beans with malt vinegar to give us energy to get home. Museum $43.  Lunch $14. Beer and beans $24
Driving Elizabeth's car   125694-125942.5    248.5 miles   51.5 mpg     34 average speed  Gettysburg, Antietem, Harpers Ferry Gas $18.26.    7.024 gal.    $2.59/gal
6/12/18 Warrenton Very warm Packed Elizabeth's kitchen.  Watched Dana Meyeraan ride a horse with Steve Meyeraan.  Ate at Taste of India in Gainsville with Ivel and Elizabeth. $95
6/13/18 Williamsburg, VA Hot Anvil Camp ground  115202.9/1326.2  visited Colonial Wiliamsburg.  Ate at Christiana's Tavern  $65 for fish platter and salad $60??
6/14/18 Virginia beach, VA Swam at beach  very nice.  Holiday Travel RV Park  $70.  115273.1/1397.1
6/15/18 Creswell, NC Hot Kitty Hark, Wright Brothers Memorial, Nags Head, Outer Banks NC.  Camped at Pettigrew State Park.  115471.2/1595.2 First NC stop was visitor center at Dismal Swamp Canal
6/16/18 Kinston, NC Hot Neuse Way Nature Center Campground   115599.6/1723.7 Ate at Vivian Howards Chef and the Farmer restaurant. Beet Salad, Carolina Risoto, Flash Fried Collards, Magic Mule $73.  Nature Center very nice with animals and raptures.  115597/1721  $15 cash.
6/17/18 1:30 PM Greensboro, NC Hot Driving towards Greensboro. KOA Greensboro Campground for 3 nights  $135 totoal  115767.8/1891.8
Fathers Day.  Cooked pasta with fresh zucchini, yellow squash, onin, orange pepper and tomato .  Blew fuses and couldn't do much more.  Watched Lady Bird on Apple TV.
6/18/18 Hot Spent the morning and aftrnoon fixing electical issues and shopping.
6/20/18 8:00 PM Myrtle Beach, SC Hot, rainy Quick stop at Carolina Beach  Very nice KOA  $80   116170/2302
6/21/18 6:30 PM North of Savanah, GA Hot and humid Myrtle Beach for 2 hours.  Bought peach cider. SC Mint Tea, canned peaches.  Ate at Martha Lou's Kitchen im Charleston, NC. KOA Journey.  $56   Very nice bathrooms  excellent shower  116341/2463
6/22/18 7:45 PM Oak Hills, FL Hot and rainy  cooled to 70 or so before we stopped to camp Drove through Georgia.  Finally bought fresh peaches and tomatoes.  Rained really.  Stopped at Daytona International Speedway for a picture.  Daytona Beach only to get my feet wet.  A storm was coming. Riverwood County Park  Oak Hill, FL  $60.  116657.4/2781.5
6/23/18 5:00 PM Cocoa, FL Hot the turned stormy to rain Kennedy Space Center.  Cocoa Beach.  Bought almost edible candles to park.  Drove to Cocoa.  On the way drove through a storm.  Hydro planed and it was scary . I was able to bring the van under control $50 Sonrise RV Park.  Cocoa, FL  11745.6/2870
6/24/18 8:00 PM Key Largo, FL Hot Visited Coralee fo 2 hours.  Challenging day driving   stayed 2 nights. 117236/3360  $70/night=$140??
6/25/18 8:00 AM Very Hot Drove to Key West and back.  Waterfront Brewery.  B.O. Fish Wagon to eat fried conch.  Margarita at Schooners Warf.  Hemingway's house.  90 miles to Cuba
Paddled board at Key Largo before leaving for the Everglades.
6/26/18 7:00 PM Ft. Myers Beach, FL Tram ride through Everglades at Shark Swamp Visitors Center Red coconut RV Park  117405/3528 $52?
6/27/18 8:45 AM Sanibel Island Beachview Cottages, grocery and gift shopping, drove the island, reurned to The Mucky Duckyfor the sunset. Periwinkle Way Campground 2 nights cash $45/night=$90
6/28/18 9:00 AM Spent the day at Bowman Beach 117476/3600.2
6/29/18 8 AM-2:49PM Palm Harbor, FL Rainy and hot Drove Hwys 41 and then 19.  Stop and go all day. Ate dinner at Frenchy's in Clearwater.  Grouper bites and crab fries. Lake Tarpon KOA  $50.  117645/3770
6/30/18 8-8 PM Union Grov, AL Rainy and eventually cooler. Heat index was 108. Drove almost 500 miles on highways 19, 231, 10.  Stopped fo a our beaueof rain.  2 mile traffic jam because of wreck at mile 210.) Peach Queen Campground.  118168/4292.  $31.09
7/1/18 8:30 PM Perryville, MO hot Drove anothe 500 miles. The roads around Memphis were TERRIBLE. At one point I was sure that a tire blew so I stopped on the shoulder.  All tires wer ok.  wanted to drive through St. Louis befor stopping for the day.  It got too dark and a thunderstorm was coming. Stopped south of St. Louis in Perryville. Drove 20 miles and 40 minutes later found the camp. Couldn't find the late registration box so ended up not paying. Perryville  Campground 118657/4782
7/2/18 8 AM-5PM Home Hot Stopped in Keokuk to visit Carol Hope for 30 minute   Home  119075/5200



Until the next trip next year......Hope you enjoyed traveling with us..

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