| The Road Trip in numbers (and facts) | ||||
| Total number of provinces: 5 Total number of states: 10 Total number of km: 11,810.7 Most expensive gas in Canada: Kenora, ON (0.899/L) Cheapest gas in Canada: Calgary, AB (0.739/L) Most expensive gas in US: Williams, AZ (2.389/g) Cheapest gas in US: Ellsworth, IA (1.739/g) Most km in a day: 3,086.8 km Most states/provinces in a day: 5 states (1.5 days) Number of nights camping: 12 Number of nights with family/friends: 14 Number of nights in a hotel: 4 Number of nights in a hostel: 2 Number of nights in a car: 1 Hottest temperature: 43C Coldest temperature: 14C (unless you count the cave, which was 10C) Number of time zones: 3 Number of times we went over a "texas grill" before we could safely determine what one was: about 4 Number of signs using play on words with the word "brake" (e.g. give road workers a brake): far too many Day that went missing: August 27 Song of the day: Fuel--Bad Day (Aug 3) Best advice: Keep right except to pass. And keep your headlights on. Number of birthday honks: 3 (that we heard) Number of national parks: 4 (Banff, Sequoia, Grand Canyon, Zion) Coolest job: Voice of Paul Bunyan at the Trees of Mystery Cheapest ice: Utah! Most expensive camping (per night): Banff (CD$42) Number of drive-thru trees: 3 Longest period KT went without a shower: 5 days (yuck) Coolest prop: Uncle Jesse's bed! Number of times we saw someone jump out of a car in Vegas to pick up free porn: Just 1 Number of times we went down the "steep crest" hill in San Francisco: 2 (KT insisted) Number of kids named "Mullet" we came across: Just one, but there was also an "Israel" in the family Most expensive shower: Sequoia (US$2 for 8 minutes) Stinkiest state: Nebraska Favourite quote: "Sometimes you just have to...wait." --MJ Funniest radio station: 1610AM Elk Radio Most listened-to radio station: 102.7 KIIS FM in LA (which turned into Spanish radio over the hill in Thousand Oaks) Number of times Betsy was washed: 2 Number of times Betsy was vacuumed: 1 Number of car batteries: 2 Number of oil changes: 1 Number of times Hans Coleman worked: 2 Number of times we cooked over the fire: 3 Current colour of the pot: black Original colour of the pot: white Number of times we had to drive down PCH to find Courteney Cox and David Arquette's house: 3 Number of Applebee's Oriental Chicken Salads: 2 (each) Best beef jerky (according to the signs): Nevada/Arizona Most price variation in Slurpees: Las Vegas Number of times we followed tourist information signs off the highway only to have them disappear: far too many Number of times we circled the convention centre in Seattle looking for tourist information: about 6 Number of Elvis impersonators: 2 Number of times Katey saw Dean: ZERO |
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