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Farewell America, Hello Africa.

5/23/2014

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By Caitlin and Jed

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7,000 miles driven, 25 states visited, 0 speeding tickets. Not bad. I'll admit, that the last 6 weeks were much more fun than I anticipated. I thought I would be really sick of the car, gas station bathrooms and probably Jed. However, I really missed the trusty Honda when we walked from the airport to our hostel this morning upon arriving in Johannesburg, South Africa. Now, as the international portion of our journey begins, we first wanted to make a list of some Bests/Worsts of our cross-country trip:



The Roadies – Jaitlin's road trip awards:

Best Cheap Motel: tie between Motel 6 and Microtel

Worst Motel: Super 8 Austin. Never a good sign to have 5 cop cars and several people handcuffed when you show up to your motel.

Most Essential Motel Amenity: Free Wifi

Least Essential Motel Amenity: Free breakfast (since we slept through it every time)

Top 3 Cities for Tourists: New Orleans, Savannah, and New York City

Favorite Ice Cream: Fielder's Choice - Sabbatus, ME

Best Gas Station - General Category: Love's (best magnet selection)

Best Gas Station - Bathroom Category: Pilot (big, thick walls between stalls is key)

Scariest Moment: Caitlin woke up in the middle of the night and thought a stranger was sleeping in the other bed at our motel in New Orleans. Only after waking Jed (and a brief heart attack), did we realize it was luggage, shadows, and paranoia playing a cruel trick.

The Hangover Award: Big Red Margarita, College Station, Texas

Best Spontaneous Celeb Spotting: Geraldo in full wizard gear at Harry Potter World (Jon Stewart was a close second, but loses out since it was not spontaneous)

Best Beard: 3-way tie for Eli, Dave, and Craig because beards are a pre-requisite of living in Maine

Best Catchphrase: “That would never happen in Chatham.” Refers to the idyllic life in Chatham, New Jersey

The "We Owe You Big Time" Award, You are Amazing: All of those who let us crash at their homes: Monika and Patrick Redmill, Mamie, Grandpa Harvey, Kerry Beckman, the Kasarjian Family (Chris, Kristina, Dylan and Avery), The Staff Family (Renata, Mike and Logan), Jimmy Foster, The NJ branch of the Johnson Family, Eli Leveston, Brad Wilson and our wonderful families.  Thank you all SO, SO much.

Lastly, it was so great to see all our family and friends on our road trip.  Here is a photo gallery of all those we got to see. We miss you all already!
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Rob
5/23/2014 09:38:36 am

Nice blog Caitlin. Loved the best/worst and photo gallery. Craig and Eli look great with the beards. Left over from when the Sox were good, I wonder ? Enjoy Africa.

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Ginsberg
5/23/2014 10:35:14 am

Hey Rob, What am I chopped liver? My beard far surpasses Craig 's and Eli's. Great to see you guys have made it to Africa. I will be living vicariously through you guys over the next year. It was so wonderful to see you in Maine! Watch out for the boomslang!

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Rob
5/24/2014 04:13:13 am

Sorry Dave. You are certainly not chopped liver. I missed that picture. Looks good. Say hi to your folks for me and let me know if you get into the boston area (you too Eli and Craig).

Ginsberg
5/27/2014 10:23:09 pm

Haha Rob, will do. Same goes for you, if you are ever up the coast a bit in Maine, give me a shout!

Rachel link
5/23/2014 11:39:24 am

Love the awards and photos! I learned some things about our great country. Miss you two already! Bless the rains down in Africa!

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Tiffany
5/23/2014 05:21:46 pm

Hilarious awards! Can't wait to keep following you two along!

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carole wilson
5/24/2014 04:34:04 am

So happy to be able to follow your exciting journey! Safe travels! Xo

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Dan G. link
5/24/2014 08:20:25 am

Love the awards and photos! Particularly the Scariest Moment, haha. Safe travels. Can't wait to hear all about Africa!

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carole wilson
5/24/2014 01:48:26 pm

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