Our first morning in the park and I thought that I would post a wrap-up for our trip from Texas to the tip of Florida. We traveled a total of 1,438 miles, from near Dallas, TX to about 30 miles west of Miami, FL. Since I had traveled some miles before our first fuel stop, and we also traveled another 35 or so after the last one, my fuel figures are just slightly off for the total trip, but they should be accurate enough to give a realistic idea of what we spent.

We purchased a total 175.3 gallons of gasoline for the motorhome and recorded a total of 1378 and averaged 7.86 mpg. This was done while traveling at a steady speed of 60 mph for nearly all of the trip and the route was mostly over interstate highways. It was no doubt effected by the fact that we stopped at Escapee and Passport America RV parks which typically lead to at least 10 miles of secondary road travels and in one case more than 50 (Rainbow Plantation). I suspect that fact probably accounts for the slightly lowered mpg as I typically get 8 or slightly better. 

 The total cost for fuel was $340, having paid a high of $2.089/gallon in Lafayette, LA and a low of $1.759 in Loxley, AL. We departed Texas on Nov. 17 and arrived here on Nov. 29, having spent 12 nights in RV parks along the route. The total cost of RV sites was $193.43 or $16.12/night. We did no dry camping along the way. Perhaps this information may be of some interest to a few people.

 As one who grew up in Kansas, hearing all of my life about how flat Kansas is, I have been traveling the country comparing my home state to that of all others. What I have seen has tended to confirm my long held opinion that only the very western part of Kansas is all that flat, and as a state it isn't even close to being the most flat. Our travels to Florida have not only confirmed this belief, but I can tell you with no hesitation that we have now found the state which is flat. The clear winner of that title is Florida! Having now traveled (not all on this trip) most major routes around Florida, I will tell everyone that the highest altitude that we have corssed was less than 200 feet! The main body of Florida would appear to be one very large sandbar, with altitudes ranging from sea level to about 100'. Florida's highest point is Britton Hill, located in the unincorporated town of Lakewood, Florida in north Walton County.

Now I don't want to hear any more about flat Kansas, until you explain to me why Florida is not the flat state!