17 days, 5237.6 miles, 17 States, 4 National Parks and 2 National Monuments later we finally made it to Tampa Florida - our final destination on Thursday afternoon. We were welcomed to Florida by a typical afternoon thunderstorm, which believe it or not was the first and only time we encountered rain during our entire return trip. We were happy to make it to Mom and Dad Friedberg's house safely, but sad that the trip has come to an end. Bogey was happy that he no longer had to be cramped up in the back of the car amongst the luggage, but can now run free in the large fenced-in backyard at the Friedberg's residence.
We would like to thank President Eisenhower for establishing the Interstate Highway System, Toyota for a smooth ride with unprecedented fuel economy, The United States Congress for establishing National Parks, and all of you for following our blog and our adventures over the past 9 months.
Instead of traveling and visiting National Parks our time now will be taken up by house hunting and setting our roots here in the greater Tampa area. Tim is excited about beginning his new job at USF tomorrow morning and Jodi will continue with her job search, as she has not yet found a job that is a good fit for her.
We are sad that the Excellent Adventure has come to a close, but excited about starting this new chapter of our lives. We are now accustomed to taking the weekends to explore wherever we may be, so we hope to now continue this trend Florida-style.
If anyone is going to be in or around Tampa, you've got a place to stay!
17 days, 5237.6 miles, 17 States, 4 National Parks and 2 National Monuments later we finally made it to Tampa Florida - our final destination on Thursday afternoon. We were welcomed to Florida by a typical afternoon thunderstorm, which believe it or not was the first and only time we encountered rain during our entire return trip. We were happy to make it to Mom and Dad Friedberg's house safely, but sad that the trip has come to an end. Bogey was happy that he no longer had to be cramped up in the back of the car amongst the luggage, but can now run free in the large fenced-in backyard at the Friedberg's residence.
Thanks for all of the great pictures and stories. We look forward to hearing the highlights in person one day soon.
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ReplyDeleteLooking forward to a visit with you guys sometime in the near future!