Friday the 20th: Baltimore, Maryland
Yesterday at 3pm and 20,249 miles later, we pulled into the same parking spot where we had packed up the car on the 9th of June, 133 days ago. It was a surreal feeling and an incredible sense of accomplishment. We're still processing it all and taking in the fact that we've been on the road for five months!

So, why did we do it? Well, this whole trip was an exercise in mind over matter and having the will to push yourself farther than you thought you could go. There was no profound personal change for either of us and in a lot of ways, we changed less than we thought we would. To us, this trip was simply about having an experience. Good or bad, it didn't matter, and it was often a mix of the two. It was the fact that we actually had the time to appreciate what we were experiencing that made it so rich. We wanted to see new things, explore new places, and have the time to savor it all...truly a luxury that we are so thankful to have had.

We hope you enjoyed following us on this journey and sorry it can't continue longer (although Europe may be calling in the future now that we have the travel bug!)

As a side note, we never had one flat tire, one speeding ticket (except for that warning in BC), not one cold or broken bone, no emergency room visits or accidents of any kind. Not bad if we do say so ourselves!

Lastly, check back soon as we'll have the Appendix page up with our list of favorites from the trip.