Spartanburg, South Carolina to Blackshear, Georgia
After 48 days on the road (I called the first day "Day 0" since we just drove and didn't sightsee) we are all tired. So the last 2 days were pretty low key. We have been very slowly working our way home.
Day 46 - Spartanburg, South Carolina to Richmond Hill, Georgia
We didn't do much today, yet it was a somewhat eventful day. I got interviewed for The Today Show while at Congaree National Park. If my interview airs, it should be Wednesday (8/2) around 8:30am. They were interviewing people about being outside despite the heat wave and venomous snakes.
One last national park before we end our trip. We thought about saving this one for another time (since it's only 4 1/2 hours from home), but decided we should go ahead and check it out since we were close by. We found out that they also have synchronous firefly viewing (like the Smokies) in May so we might end up coming back after all! This makes National Park #21 for this trip. We also visited 14 other National Historic Sites and 2 Presidential Libraries.
Hannah finished yet another Junior Ranger book and took the oath.
Once we get home I will do an official count, but I'm guessing she's sitting around 30 Junior Ranger badges. I will do one more post after we get home with statistics of the trip, including how many Junior Ranger badges she earned. A couple of these are Isaiah's but most are Hannah's.
Geocaching Event
Since we were passing through the area, we stopped for a geocaching event. It was great to see some geofriends we haven't seen in awhile and one of them even let the kids try on his Viking costume! This is the 5th event (1 of which was mega) on this trip.
Day 47 - Richmond Hill, Georgia to Blackshear, Georgia
After one more museum visit, we hit the beach really quick and then headed home. We even squeezed in lunch at Barbara Jean's.
Isaiah trying out his hand at being a gunner.
This museum was one we could go to with our MOSH museum pass. It was an interesting stop close to home and I recommend stopping by if you're in Pooler and have some time. This was the 9th museum we visited on the trip with our MOSH museum pass.
St. Simon's Island/Brunswick
Since we went to the Pacific Ocean on this trip, I also wanted to visit the Atlantic Ocean so that we can now say we officially made a cross country trip! The weather was rolling in so we didn't spend long here, but we did get our feet wet. We were in Malibu one month ago yesterday. My other pictures from yesterday and today are in my Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia album.
The picture above is the tripometer once we got home. Fun fact: our tripometer resets at 10,000 miles. I will do one more post tomorrow with the statistics from the trip, but I will say that we drove a total of 10,804.5 miles in 48 days. My "new" car (which I got 3 1/2 weeks before leaving town) now has a total of 12,152 miles. I think we will surpass our typical 20,000 miles per year this year!
It has certainly been a memorable trip and we are truly blessed to have had this opportunity. Now I guess it's time to start planning our next trip ;) And keep your eyes out for one more post tomorrow with statistics and a summary of notable locations from the trip.
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