Day 17 – Friday
Today was a fairly uneventful day, we were up early as usual and left the hotel in Meridian, Idaho at 5:45am PST with a goal of trying to make it all the way home. after a few stops for fuel & coffee etc. we found ourselves at an intersection where we turn right towards home, or we turn left towards Leavenworth, Wash. Left it was, we figured at only 4 miles away, we would have lunch and a quick walk around the town center before climbing back into the car for the final leg of our trip.
Before we knew it we were at the border crossing. The agent there was a little surprised with our answers when she asked us where we live and where we have been. She was wondering if we even had time to get out of the car and take a break with that kind of distance covered.
We arrived home at 8:45pm PST, what a day but we made it home. We originally planned to spend one more night in Wenatchee, Wash but we were done with hotels if at all possible.
So after 17 days on the road, and only 1 of those days where the car remained parked for a full 24 hrs, we were finally done!
Some noted details:
Left home on August 21st
Travelled a total of 10,516 kms, or 6,535 miles.
Our average fuel economy was 8.5 L per 100 kms, or 27.67 mpg.
Our average speed for the trip was 94 kph, or 58.4 mph.
Sustained many rock chips that will require professional restoration.
A broken windshield that will need to be replaced.
A flat tire that we had to replace on route.
Many stressful traffic situations while on the interstate highways.
We were informed that there were approx. 7,300 Corvette’s registered to attend the event weekend in Bowling Green, Ky. Not sure if they were all there, but they seemed to be everywhere. At one of our stops along route 66, we were even asked if everyone in Canada own’s a corvette, as many groups ahead of us had already made the same stop prior to our arrival.
Arrived home on Sept 6th.
Would we consider making the trip again in 2024? The answer is YES!
We have learned a great deal on this adventure and would change a number of things for next time, but most importantly, we have met a lot of great people on this adventure and plan to keep in touch with a number of them.
Maybe by 2024 we’ll be fortunate enough to have a new C8 model!
That was quite the experience. I was happy you posted about it so that we could follow along. It is really too bad about the stone chips and broken windshield, but that is what insurance is for, I guess. At least Elaine got to live out 2 of her dreams on the same trip.