Six Months and Another Ocean
Gladis on Cape Cod
As of today, I have been on the road six months continuously. My first trip was October 11 last year, but I went home for a few weeks twice with trips in between. Since I began the journey, I have put 12,000 miles on Gladis and have been through 18 states. I have slept somewhere other than Gladis eight nights.
When I got to Cape Cod National Seashore today and saw the sign that said it was 3625 miles from the West Coast, I shed a little tear. I felt like I should buy Gladis some cake.
Any Regrets?
Not seeing more friends on the first half of the journey. Not buying linen sheets sooner (so COOL!).
What do you miss most?
Church (and I’m not just saying that because I think God will love me more if I say that).
What was your favorite person you visited?
HA! You think I’m going to answer that?
What’s your gas mileage?
Right around 10 mpg
What’s your new favorite state?
New York
How much time have you spent at Elks Lodges?
54 days, I think
What’s next?
Up or down the east coast. Maybe Vermont. Oh, I don’t know!
Warmer water, coarser sand, no waves
| Trip Since Last Check-In | Distance |
| Elkhart IN to Crest Hill IL | 123 |
| Crest Hill IL to Springfield IL | 169 |
| Springfield IL to Indianapolis IN | 213 |
| Indianapolis IN to Columbus OH | 175 |
| Columbus OH to Lafayette OH | 82 |
| Lafayette OH to Buckeye Lake OH | 118 |
| Buckeye Lake OH to Cleveland OH | 169 |
| Cleveland OH to Franklin PA | 127 |
| Franklin PA to Corning NY | 204 |
| Corning NY to Owego NY | 53 |
| Owego NY to Tillson NY | 144 |
| Tillson NY to Easthampton MA | 128 |
| Easthampton MA to Hyannis MA | 159 |
| Total | 1864 |
Where Marconi sent the first wireless message from in 1905.
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12k miles?!? Congratulations!
I can scarcely believe it, except that Texas is about 11,000 miles wide.
So true.
Make your way to Florida! We are just a tiny bit in. You can even park here and meet the hounds and Neighbor Frank!
I would love to see you and to meet the hounds and neighbor Frank! Florida is just so far awaaaaaaay.
Congratulations and best regards from Austria!
Congratulations and best regards from Austria!
Thank you. I wish I could drive to your lovely country, too!
Just a quick comment to say how much I am enjoying your blog! Whenever I find a few minutes, I go back and read several of your older posts. I could easily go down the rabbit hole for a few hours but am allowing myself only small doses so I have something to look forward to 🙂
I was truly fortunate to experience of being on the road for four straight months in 2018 and a total of about 2 months this year (albeit tent, not RV camping), living the dream. Wandering is good for the soul.
Thanks, Marsi! I appreciate your reading it. I’m going to try to write more. I feel I am so behind!