Day 49 Home

We’re home! After 49 days on the road, across five provinces, on a holiday that encompassed several holidays, we’re home. To say we enjoyed it is a gross understatement. I have absolutely no doubt that if it weren’t for work and family left behind, I could happily adopt a nomadic lifestyle. I can’t honestly say I am thrilled with that whole back-to-work concept but our family celebration tonight at Jeffrey’s and Nancy’s was worth coming home for. It was the first time we had all been together since Mary-Kate was home last Christmas so that made the whole noisy mess extra special. Andrew and Michelle are now also back from their adventure and we heard about their adventures in Ireland … some of which were unbelievable!

Being back in “the city” certainly isn’t any kind of a thrill. I really am not a city girl at heart. I will admit to the hypocrisy of appreciating the conveniences that city living provides (we will finally have a reliable source of light coffee cream!) but the hustle and bustle of the city began to rankle long before we reached the city limits!

For the purposes of recording and for those future travelers who check back to the blog when planning future trips, here are the stats for the last 49 days:

• 8,684 km travelled
• $2,212.38 in gas
• $1,889.69 in toll and ferry charges
• $1,839.92 in campground fees (including one night before we started to get the fridge running)
• $405.20 in entry fees (museums, parks, summer theatre tickets, boat tours, etc.)

I didn’t include meals out since, traveling in a trailer we didn’t have to do that. We would have had to eat at home anyway and while we undoubtedly paid more for food than we would have at home, mostly that was a choice, and it would be very hard to determine how much more food cost than it would have eating at home. In the end, it may have cost a grand total of $6,347.19, but the trip was priceless!