by Joni Hauck
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Final Thoughts

Some final thoughts and observations.

Favorite Memories

1. Pebble Beach for our 10th Anniversary-unforgettable!
2. Hiking the National Parks, especially the Mist Trail at Yosemite and the Navajo Loop Trail at Bryce
3. Thrill of entering new states where neither of us had been before (yes, even Oklahoma)
4. Herd of Buffalo that walked beside the BK in Custer State Park in South Dakota
5. Driving down the road with ZZ Top cranked on the stereo in LaGrange, Wyoming with not a care in the world

Worst Memories

1. Navigating the BK over the mountain in the snow and ice at Glen Canyon in Southern Utah.
2. Losing my purse and hassling to replace my drivers license from out of state
3. Hanging out at the Chevy dealers trying to get someone to nurse the BK back to health

Unexpected Bonus Memory

1. Getting to know my 2nd cousin and his family in Cleveland

Best Hotels

1. Pebble Beach
2. The Inn at Henderson's Wharf in Fells Point, Maryland
3. Howard House in Boothbay Harbour, Maine

Best Hotel Chain

1. Best Western

Worst Hotels

1. Travel Lodge in Tacoma, Washington
2. Knights Inn in South Bend, Indiana
3. Days Inn in Arlington, Texas

Worst Hotel Chain

1. Days Inn

Stadiums-Biggest Surprise

Joni - Atlanta / Fred - Arlington

Stadiums-Biggest Disappointment

Joni - Detroit /Fred - Candlestick

Favorite Bars

1. Fergs, St. Petersburg, FL
2. Winking Lizzard, Cleveland, OH
3. Teddy's Sports Bar, Wahpeton, ND

Worst Bars

1. Stone Street Tavern, Gananoque, Canada
2. Butch Cassidy's, Montpelier, ID

Biggest Hassles

1. Locating our beer in states that we were passing through and not staying overnight
2. Finding places to watch important sporting events
3. Lousy service
4. Finding a hotel in Canada betwen Toronto and Montreal over the Labor Day weekend

Revelations

1. We enjoy traveling. We were not tired of hotels even after six months on the road.
2. We passed the compatibility test. We did not get tired of each other after spending every minute together for six months.
3. We realized how important our family and friends are to us and were touched by the number of people who joined us in various cities on the trip or followed us on the Web.

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