day 16: cheyenne, wy. to riverton, ut: home at last

And what a homecoming it was--as soon as we hit the Utah border it started snowing and it didn't stop the whole way home! We had to stop by the Apple Store in Salt Lake on our way home because my computer screen has gone on the fritz. Turns out the LCD screen is cracked, and it usually would cost $750 to repair. Fortunately I got a waiver on it, and they are going to just fix it this time gratis. There had not better be a next time! I swear, something always happens to my computers when we go on a long trip like this.

Anyway, we made it home safely, and first thing Jake did was run and hug the house. That's what he said he was going to do and he did it. Fortunately we had a pretty clean house when we left because there is nothing worse than coming home to a messy, dirty house. And now the laundry and put away of all the stuff begins.

So 5,839.4 miles in all--only 150ish miles shy of our Route 66 trip where we were gone for 29 days two years ago. On this trip we had cold, clouds, rain, hail, snow, wind, warm, sun--you name it, we had it. It wasn't the prettiest time of year to travel, but it was great to not have the crowds either. Daren's friend Aaron lived in D.C. for a while and said that in the summer the Smithsonian is wall-to-wall people. We hardly had any crowds and were able to park on the road every time. What a blast this trip was.

Jake said our trip was "cool and great and the Titanic Museum was AWESOME." Will's favorite part was getting a toy at the Titanic Museum. My part, (its me, Ben)was when we got to climb an exact replica and real size GRAND STAIRCASE! (in the Titanic Museum) The boys still can't stop talking about the Titanic Museum!!

So now I might go on a hiatus because this is way more blogging than I'm used to! Actually, I will try to keep up because I hate getting behind. It's been a fun journey with lots of great memories, but I don't think I will go to a McDonald's or Wendy's for a few years. Until next time...