This was the end of the trip. We had come full circle, and were leaving Orlando this evening to head back to Tampa. I knew many people were looking forward to seeing us and us seeing them! It had been 94 days since we left, and we were not one bit upset we were significantly over budget.
We left our hotel and tased up, and over course grabbed our morning Dunkin coffee. It was a great feeling knowing we had finished this trip, and had followed through with our goals, saw everything we wanted, and didn’t want to kill each other after 94 days on the road.
We were to have breakfast near Disney at First Watch, which was a great site to see as it had been very long since we had seen one of those. We were now to meet my mom by the afternoon/ early evening for dinner at Berns in Tampa, which is one of the most famous steakhouses in tampa, and one of my favorites. This was the perfect way to end the trip, especially seeing as it was her treat to us to welcome us back home!
On the way back I passed my grandfathers place and saw his house in plant city, and called him to let him know we were back. He was so happy. We arrived in Tampa at my house around 5, and were able to switch cars, and unload the corolla from all the luggage and camping gear. This took us a bit of time as we had allot of things around the corolla from this trip we didn’t even realize were hidden. With the car being empty, it was time to head to dinner with mom. Along the way I calculated the budget and had ashley stop at the bank to settle our funds so I could pay my credit card and bank account.
Mom met us at berns shortly after this, and when she arrived she welcomed us with open arms, and a big smile. I could tell she missed us and was happy we were back. I was too, it was great to see her, and be home. This dinner was spectacular, and after we had caught up not he trip, and finished dinner, we were to head to the golf club to see one of my biggest inspirations to travel, my buddy Pauly, and check in with him and Kate (his girlfriend). When we arrived they were so happy to see us having returned from such and epic trip, and me following through with my dreams. It was praises and high talk for the night, and I felt so glad to be in the company of friends again, and to be home. We had lived a life experience people only dreamed of, and we did it properly with resources, and time utilized well.
EXPENSES
20.76 gas
3 water
5.75 coffee
5.35 food disney
4.25 beer
9 beer
8.50 beer
5 beer
4.50 food
17 food
Total 83.11
GRAND TOTAL EXPENSES for 93 days around the USA
15,332.84