by sutherland | Jul 1, 2012 | 2012roadtrip, driving, hotel, priceline
Miles MPG Avg. Speed Today 452 50.5 52 Trip 1209 46 59 Food(today/budget) Hotel(today/budget) Trip Savings $19/$55 $51 / $90 AAA – $6PriceLine – $48 We got up early (before 7:00) and had the free breakfast at the hotel, then got right on the road. ...
by sutherland | Jun 30, 2012 | 2012roadtrip, driving, hotel
Miles MPG Avg Speed Today 756 43.6 64 Food (today/budget) Hotel (today/budget) AAA Savings $45.40/$50 $104.80/$50 $6 Today was all about the driving. I picked Aryn up at 10:00 and we were driving by 10:30. Plans have already changed a little, because she’s riding...
by sutherland | Jun 21, 2012 | 2012roadtrip, sponsor
We’ll be using Priceline and BiddingForTravel for most hotel stays during the trip. Bidding For Travel is a forum with tips for successfully bidding on Priceline, as well as postings of successful and unsuccessful bids. For stops between destinations, we’ll likely...
by sutherland | Jun 14, 2012 | 2012roadtrip, sponsor
The girl-child says she wants to hike the Grand Canyon … by which, she means more than walking twenty feet out onto the overlook and saying, “Yep, that’s a big hole, let’s head for Vegas.” This trip is going to be in July. The Grand Canyon, in case you weren’t aware,...
by sutherland | Jun 9, 2012 | 2012roadtrip, Uncategorized
Proving that there is simply nothing I’m not willing to sell in trying to find an actual, official corporate sponsor for this trip, I will be making the entire trip – 24 days, 25 states, 8000 miles, 129 hours of driving, hiking the Grand Canyon, walking the Vegas...