It took 11 days and 5,071 miles but Dana & I successfuly traversed America from Palo Alto, California to Gainesville, Florida. Leaving last monday from my parent's house, we arrived in Florida this past Thursday a few days before D's 10 year high school reunion on Saturday.

The drive to the Sunshine State was an adventure in itself. We got a flat tire on the way to Elko, Nevada, saw Mount Rushmore in all its glory, visited with Grandma on the banks of the Mississippi, partied at Pat & Krissie's wedding in Long Island, sailed the flooded Chesapeake with Debbie & Michael and saw Valley Forge at moonlight when we stayed with Woody, Monica and Baby Byron. We ate Geno's cheesesteaks in Philly with Travis & Laura, real italian food with Mazz in Jersey and crabcake sandwiches with Sama in Baltimore. We couldn't quite make it back to Dana's hometown on Wednesday so we crashed out at Josh & Krissy's house in Atlanta. Then Florida at last!

Thanks to everyone who housed us and fed us and made our roadtrip an amazing beginning to our round-the-world adventure. Please check out my Flickr gallery for the most recent photos posted and we'll update more soon...