The Mother of all Trips

Our trip comes to an end, today we flew from Seattle to Boston and tomorrow we will fly to Munich. Here are the last updates…

Total distance covered: 8058.55 miles / 12969 km   

plus 74 miles / 119,1 km during whale watching  

plus the flight from Seattle to Boston, but I don’t really count that

Longest stretch in one day: 682 miles / 1098,90km from Helena, Montana to Portland, Oregon

Highest elevation: 11320 ft / 3450 m

Lowest elevation: 0 ft / 0 m plus-minus a whale

Highest temperature: 100.4°F / 38°C

Lowest temperature: 37°F / 3°C

Time zones entered: 3

International borders crossed: 1 between the USA and Canada

  

Gas filled: 341.29 gal/ 1291,93 l 

Oil Changes: 1 in Roswell, NM. Probably lasts for a trip through the universe;-)

Breakdowns: none, but the “check engine” light is on, like always…

Meltdowns: well, one or two…

Casualties: one “big” roadkill, looks like a couple of dragonflies, whose lives ended in the middle of you know what…

And millions of smaller collateral damage

This little guy flew solo

Wildlife sightings: elks, bisons, three eagles, a coyote, mule deer, a fox and this little critter

AND: sea lions, harbor seals and Orcas!!!

   

And a rare species, the so called Rubber Duck, in their natural habitat, a furniture store

Most unreasonable footwear

Silliest hats worn (bought non of them!)

    

Cars sold: 1

And this is the map showing the route we took (click on the map to see it in full):

And this is how it looks from outer space:

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