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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

(End of Our Seven Week Journey)

Excerpts from Kristy:
July 11, 1998

After seven weeks and 11,500 miles of touring, people, laughter, arguments, and roads I was back to Washington, D.C. When I pulled into my development that night, reality finally hit me. Sitting in the driveway, I realized that after 6 months of planning and 7 weeks of traveling, it was over. I sat there remembering everything with tears running down my face. I laugh when I think about what a sorry sight I was. Here I was ragged and tired, hauling bags out of my dirty car and into the house, all the while sobbing as though my heart had broken.

I just didn't want the fun to end. Back to work and to the day to day drudgery of commuting over two hours a day just couldn't be. Fortunately, this wasn't the end for Beth and me. We just keep on going. Once a year, we plan a trip to see something we've never seen before. The only requirement is that the destination must be chock full of the unusual. Fortunately, every place has its oddities if you look hard enough.

Since the 7-week tour, we've been all over. The fun never ends, because there's always a trip in the works. Vacationing is not expensive. There's no replacement for good planning, a fertile imagination and an open mind. Watch out Roadside America here we come.