Our trip in numbers….

Three weeks on the road in the USA.

•  travelled 2447 miles, (3938 km)

•  been in 2 US states – California, Arizona

•  explored 2 National Parks - Joshua Tree, Grand Canyon

•  visited 5 State Parks - Big Sur, Salton Sea, San Jacinto Mountain, Hearst Castle, Red Rock

•  slept in 8 beds; 2 hotels, 4 motels and 2 timeshare unit (make it 14 with Bahamas)

•  ate Ben & Jerry ice-cream, 2, Cherry Garcia, Chunky Monkey

•  added 30 birds to my US bird list which is now 194 and my world list is 1477

•  popped into 1 museum

•  relished organic extra virgin olive oil, 2 farms 

•  walked 44 miles; beach, mountain trail, coastal meadow, high altitude lake, golf course, climbing red rocks, canyon rim

•  walking 5 miles behind schedule, (for each 50 miles driven we want to walk 1 mile)

•  watched 7 episodes of Game of Thrones, season 4

•  got cold at the lowest temperature of 51 degrees F (10 degrees C)

•  was hot at the highest temperature of 102 degrees F (39 degrees C)

•  wine tasting, 1 at Tablas Winery, Paso Robles

•  1 new mode of transport, helicopter over the Grand Canyon