Feb 18 - Apr 7, 2007

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Day 1: Feb 18 Mom and Dad fly from San Jose to Philadelphia

Day 2: Feb 19 At Philly

Day 3: Feb 20 Mom and dad celebrate 50 years of being married!!! Pooja ceremony at Hindu temple - Mom and dad renew their vows

Day 4: Feb 21 Philadelphia - Washington D.C.

Day 5: Feb 22 Washington D.C. - Philadelphia

Day 6: Feb 23 At Philly

Day 7: Feb 24 Philadelphia - New York to Raj Bua's place - Edison, NJ to watch "Akbar Jodha" - Philadelphia

Day 8: Feb 25 At Philly

Day 9: Feb 26 Philadelphia - Atlantic City to celebrate a second honeymoon

Day 10: Feb 27 Atlantic City - Philadelphia

Day 11: Feb 28 At Philly

Day 12: Feb 29 Philadelphia - San Juan, Puerto Rico

TRIP TO PUERTO RICO

Day 13: Feb 29 Flight from Philadelphia - San Juan, Puerto Rico

Day 14: Mar 1 At San Juan

Day 15: Mar 2 San Juan - Ponce

Day 16: Mar 3 Ponce - San Germain - Rio Grande Eco Resort

Day 17: Mar 4 Rio Grande Eco Resort - Fajardo

Day 18: Mar 5 Fajardo - San Juan - flight back to Philadelphia

Day 19: Mar 6 At Philly

ROAD TRIP

States covered: Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio

Stats

The Car - 2008 Ford Edge
Total Distance - 8151 miles (approx. 13115 Km)
Average Speed - 58 mph (approx. 93 Kmph)
Fuel Consumption - 23.2 mpg (approx. 9.8 Kmpl)
Hours Driving - 150.5 (yes that's 6 days, 6 hours, 30 minutes non-stop)

Day 20: Mar 7 Aldan, PA - Outer Banks, NC - Kitty Hawk (Wright Brothers' Memorial) - Kenly, NC

Day 21: Mar 8 Kenly, NC - Savannah, GA - Jacksonville, FL - Gainesville, FL

Day 22: Mar 9 Gainesville, FL - Tampa, FL. Embarked on cruise

Days 22-29: Mar 9 - 16 On cruise

Day 23: Mar 10 [Cruise] Visited Key West, FL

Day 24: Mar 11 [Cruise] On sea

Day 25: Mar 12 [Cruise] Visited Belize City, Belize. Tour: Caves and Jungles of Belize

Day 26: Mar 13 [Cruise] Visited Santo Tomas de Castilla, Guatemala. Tour: Mayan ruins of Quirigua

Day 27: Mar 14 [Cruise] Cozumel, Mexico. Tour: Submarine to watch coral reefs

Day 28: Mar 15 [Cruise] On sea

Day 29: Mar 16 [Disembark cruise] Tampa, FL - Alligator Alley - Miami Beach, FL

Day 30: Mar 17 Miami Beach, FL - Everglades N.P. - Palm Beach, FL

Day 31: Mar 18 Palm Beach, FL - Cape Canaveral, FL (Titusville)

Day 32: Mar 19 Cape Canaveral, FL (Titusville) - Kennedy Space Center - Jacksonville, FL

Day 33: Mar 20 Jacksonville, FL - Tallahassee, FL - Torreya State Park - Mobile, AL

Day 34: Mar 21 Mobile, AL - Bellingrath House and Gardens - New Orleans, LA

Day 35: Mar 22 New Orleans, LA - Baton Rouge, LA - Natchez, MS - Natchez Trace Parkway - Jackson, MS

Day 36: Mar 23 Jackson, MS - Natchez Trace Parkway - Graceland mansion (Elvis Presley's home) - Little Rock, AR

Day 37: Mar 24 Little Rock, AR - Hot Springs N.P. - Bentonville, AR (first Wal-Mart) - Joplin, MO

Day 38: Mar 25 Joplin, MO - Wichita, KS - Oklahoma City, OK - Ardmore, OK

Day 39: Mar 26 Ardmore, OK - Dallas, TX; TEXAS BECOMES MY 50TH STATE. I'VE DONE THEM ALL! INCLUDING Washington, DC and Puerto Rico...

Day 40: Mar 27 Dallas, TX - Austin, TX - San Antonio, TX

Day 41: Mar 28 San Antonio, TX - Sea World - Del Rio, TX

Day 42: Mar 29 Del Rio, TX - Big Bend N.P. - Alpine, TX

Day 43: Mar 30 Alpine, TX - McDonald Observatory - Van Horn, TX

Day 44: Mar 31 Van Horn, TX - Guadalupe Mountains N.P. - Carlsbad Caverns N.P. - Carlsbad - Roswell

Day 45: Apr 1 Roswell, NM - UFO Museum - Alamogordo, NM - Sand Dunes National Monument - Socorro, NM

Day 46: Apr 2 Socorro, NM - Albuquerque, NM - Santa Fe, NM - Bandelier National Monument - Alamosa, CO

Day 47: Apr 3 Alamosa, CO - Great Sand Dunes N.P. - Florissant Fossil Beds N.M. - Denver, CO [my parents fly back to San Jose and I continue back home to Philly] - Burlington, CO

Day 48: Apr 4 Burlington, CO - St. Louis, MO [I drive alone]

Day 49: Apr 5 St. Louis, MO - Washington, PA [I drive alone]

Day 50: Apr 6 Washington, PA - Aldan, PA [I drive alone] - END OF TRIP