2014 Road Trip Recap
We met Camper Dan on August 22, 2014 and departed on our epic road trip on September 15, 2014. Some road trip statistics and highlights include:
United States
Finances: December 2014
Check out our actual expenses in December 2014 and see how it compared to our budget.
Home Again, Home Again, Lickety-Split
December 11 – 12, 2014: After leaving Kentucky we drove, and drove, and drove. Kentucky to West Virginia to Maryland to Virginia (for about a mile) and back into West Virginia. Our night in West Virginia was sad because it could no longer be avoided that it was likely our last dinner and sleep in
Kentucky Bourbon
December 9 – 11, 2014: On our way to Louisville, we stopped in Bardstown. We visited Willett Distillery, a small craft bourbon operation that is family-owned and operated, for a distillery tour. The tour guide was really great and the tour also offered a tasting at the end.
Corvettes and Caves in Kentucky
December 8 – 9, 2014: Our first stop in Kentucky was at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green. This stop was in honor of my dad who has a 1969 Corvette.
Noshing in Nashville, Tennessee
December 7 – 8, 2014: The typical attractions in Nashville are the Grand Ole Opry and Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage – the oldest preserved presidential home. However, we weren’t very interested in either and headed to downtown Nashville for food and drinks.
Walking in Memphis
December 5 – 7, 2014: We arrived in Memphis on a rainy afternoon and spent the entire afternoon in the National Civil Rights Museum which is located in the former Lorraine Hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. The museum is extremely well done and has a ton of content beginning with slavery and
Speechless in Arkansas
December 3 – 5, 2014: After crossing the border into Arkansas from Missouri, we stopped around 4:30pm at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. This museum was founded by Sam Walton’s daughter. Sam Walton is the founder of WalMart – not an establishment that I care to support.
The Beginning of the End: Kansas and Missouri
December 1 – 3, 2014: We left Colorado amidst a cloud of sadness. Sad to leave our good friends. Sad because we are now heading back east. Back home. It is the beginning of the end our epic 2014 Road Trip.