adventure time.....: that's all, folks.

We're hooooooome! It was a grand adventure and we had such a great time getting to know each other and our dear old East Coast better over these past few weeks. Here is a grand summary (we were kind of bored during our very last car ride), as well as a few pics to wrap things up:

DRIVINGGGG:

total miles driven: 3,393
# cities visited: 10
# fill-ups (gas): 9
$ spent on gas: $411.40
total hours en route: 47 hrs. (and that's just from city-to-city. Yuck.)
most states in one day: 5

FOOOOOD

# meals "out": 22 (including 2 Burger Kings, a Zaxbys, a McDonalds, and a Pizza Hut)
$ spent on food: $435.12
# home-cooked dinners: 7
# ice cream joints visited: 5 (plus we got ice cream with dessert at 2 other places...)
# coffee stops: 6 (3x Dunkin Donuts, 2x Starbucks, 1x McDonalds)
"best" restaurant, based on overall atmosphere, location, prices, selection, and flavor (drumroll please...): Southend Brewery & Smokehouse in Charleston, SC (although there are many honorable mentions, including Cru Cafe, Halo, Black Sheep, Brickwall Tavern, and more!)

MISC

# miles run: 90.5
# of zero-mile days: 4 (don't tell my coach...)
fave running destination: it's a tie! both Fairmount and Holmdel parks were great (Philly and NJ, respectively)
# things accidentally left behind: just 3! (pair of shorts, towel, and toothpaste; not too shabby!)
# pictures taken: 483
# mixed CDs made: 3 (a low number based on the fact that the Altima doesn't have an auxiliary input (that's "iPod-pluggy-thing" for you old folks)
(# of times we heard those 3 CDs: probably 7 times each)
highest gas price seen: $3.85/ga (lowest: $3.28)
least favorite road: I-64