We slept in and then headed to Starbucks once we checked out of the hotel. Robin had spied a restaurant she had been introduced to in Colorado called Which Wich. It is a unique sandwich shop where you complete your order on paper bags. She wanted to pick up a sandwich for later.
We drove rain the whole way. Our drive was over 150 miles, but we were back in familiar territory. We stopped in Riverview to go to Richard and Sharon's house. Robin had ordered her shot medication, which needs to be refrigerated, to be delivered to their house. We stayed a couple of hours, catching up from when they had left us in Omaha, NE.
We left to drive home and finally reached our house around 7:00 pm. We were glad to be home, but picked up the travel bug.
This was a trip of a lifetime. We thoroughly enjoyed each other's company and weren't ready to face the reality of this dream trip being over. We couldn't make a choice in picking a favorite place, because everything was so different. Would we do anything different if we were to make this kind of trip again? Absolutely! We would plan a couple of days free every 2 weeks so we could make adjustments without having to change all of the reservations for the rest of the trip. There were a few places we would have stayed longer, but it meant we had to give up a few places we had planned to visit. We did well, but we were always pushing to make sure we could make our hotel reservations.
In summary:
- We were gone 52 days.
- We drove 11,024 miles.
- We went to 21 states.
- We saw 37 National Historic Sites, mostly either National Parks or National Monuments.
- We visited 8 Space Centers or Museums.
- We explored 4 Presidential Libraries and Museums.
Would we do it again? In a heartbeat! We had created memories together that we will always cherish!
