61 hrs 9 mins / 3533.51 miles - but we put 5000 miles on the car with all the extra driving we did - to see Lake Erie, around to stores, to eat and to explore :) We got an oil change in St. Petersburg - because that's where we hit the 3000 mile mark :) We spent waaaaay more time in the car than the time quoted - with all the food and potty breaks we had :) I only drove 3 hours out of the whole trip! I drove around town, but Dan drove all the time on the road trip - minus 1 1/2 hours in Pennsylvania and 1 1/2 hours in NC to Richmond. Dan rocked it! The kids were amazing in the car. Not perfect, but amazing. They did a good job of looking out the window when Dan said "Hey guys, do you see that....?", reading some, sleeping some, working on workbooks some and switching between ipods, the ipad, a DS, Dan's phone and our dvd player.
We drove through: Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina - 12 states in all :)
We started the License Plate game in the Niagara Falls parking lot - and had 34 states by the next day. As of typing this, we have 7 left to go!
I made our "Roadtrip Mix". It starts every road trip for us - with the following songs (and has been added to) - Rolling in the Deep, I Gotta Feeling, Viva la Vida, Down, Love Story, Hold On, Come Sail Away, Friday, Dynamite, Party in the USA and Dancing Queen. We love it :)
We got to see places I didn't think we'd get to: Long Lake, Niagara Falls, Lake Erie and Birmingham Alabama!!!
It was the trip of a lifetime - we loved visiting everyone and everything - Malone, Long Lake, Niagara Falls, Lake Erie, Nashville, Birmingham, Macon, St. Pete, Charleston, Garden City and Richmond! Phew!
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