Flying back to Heathrow today will arrive early morning tomorrow. The football dog belongs to Suzanne's friend Yvonne.

Sat in Suzanne's house reflecting on my BigTrip Part 2 I used 554.451 gallons of Gas Drove a total of 13,163 miles Giving 23.7 MPG Given that a U.S. gallon is 4 fifths that if a UK gallon Gives 29.67 MIles per UK gallon I also travelled a further 5,000 miles to Hawaii and back And another 2,000 miles on the cruise ship from Vancouver to Whittier Alaska. Then 500 miles on the Alaskan Railway And a further 2,500 miles flying back to Vancouver via Seattle ...

First potential buyer viewed the van and is thinking about It. So after some more sweaty cleaning in fiercely hot sun, I retired to the shower and clean clothes. Melanie took me to Clares whilst she spent some of her money on girl essentials. Now we're in Nothing But Noodles for some Pad Thai etc Yummy!

So departed the Mid West Geo Bash at 09:00 and stopped at the first McDonalds for brekky and gas. Not that mcd is selling gas! Next door!

Got the van back from garage with my bank balance $2150 lighter. So child minding for the weekend whilst Suzanne is vacationing in Vegas. Picked the kids up from their gigantic elementary school (you could fit our school into one of their classrooms) then dined at Bella Fresco and bet Melanie $5 that she couldn't finish the large Gelato - she did so her collection for cancer sufferers was boosted. Cleaning the van this weekend while girls go on sleepovers toni...