Day 6–A Left Turn at Albuquerque
Miles MPG Avg. Speed Today 91 51.3 29 Trip 2291 45.8 54 Food(today/budget) Hotel(today/budget) Trip Savings $24 / $120 $47 / $75 AAA - $6PriceLine – $242 Sandia Peak Tram $37 Mountain Bikes $96 National Museum of Nuclear Science and History $15 We got up around...
A Note About the Budget
Food(today/budget) Hotel(today/budget) Trip Savings $xxxx / $140 $47 / $75 AAA - $6PriceLine – $216 The stats-geeks have gotten picky about my budget and savings numbers, questioning why, exactly, the daily food budget has been different and why the Priceline savings...
Day Five–The Truth is Out There
Miles MPG Avg. Speed Since Austin 989 45 54 Trip 2200 45.6 57 Food(today/budget) Hotel(today/budget) Trip Savings $70 / $140 $47 / $75 AAA - $6PriceLine – $216 Today is mostly about driving and getting the car serviced. I woke up a little after six, but...
Day Four–Holy Batcave, Batman!
Miles MPG Avg. Speed Today Trip Food(today/budget) Hotel(today/budget) Trip Savings $26/$115 $89 / $90 AAA - $6PriceLine – $188 National Parks Annual Pass – $80 Carlsbad Caverns – $12 I had an alarm set for 7:00,...
Day Three–On the Road Again
Miles MPG Avg. Speed Today Trip Food(today/budget) Hotel(today/budget) Trip Savings $20/$86 $89 / $90 AAA - $6PriceLine – $118 Note: No mileage stats for today. At 5000 miles, the Prius demands maintenance by...
Day Two-Deep in the Heart of Texas (or Meet the Parents)
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. Again...
Day One–Wagons Ho!
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...
Priceline-The Unofficial Sleep-Cheap Provider of the 2012 Graduation Road Trip
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...
Camelbak–The Unofficial “Don’t die of dehydration 3-miles down the Grand Canyon trail” product of the 2012 Graduation Road Trip
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,...
ExOfficio–The Unofficial Underwear of the 2012 Graduation Road Trip
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...