The End!

I am afraid this is it. The last blogpost about the trip. Then I need to bring you up to speed on my life since I got back. Which is not that exciting by the way. I suggest you listen to this song while reading. It is one of the many country songs that we heard on the radio during our trip and this one in particular is very suitable for this occasion. 

  

We had a few hours before we had to return the van and head to the airport so we decided to have our last BBQ meal. First we stopped at a car cleaner in order to make sure we didn’t get any extra charges at the rental place then we hit the road towards the closest BBQ we could find. It turned out though that the closest place was a bit of a shack so we decided to keep on looking.  We ended up in Long Beach which is pretty much the opposite to “closest” BBQ. It was about an hour drive but since we had time it didn’t really matter much. The place was called Beachwood Brewing and BBQ and looked pretty good from the outside, and since we were getting kind of hungry at this point, so we decided it had to do. I got pulled pork with coleslaw and hush puppies. Hush puppies, by the way, is something I wish we had in Europe (I’m sure I told you about the time back on the east coast when we confused Hush puppies with Slush puppies. Funny story.) They are awesome! And I was glad I got to have them one last time before heading back home. 

After the meal we took some pictures of the van so we would remember what it looked like and so that you guys could get an idea of how we lived during the past three months. At the Escape Campervan office we told the guy about some things that were missing that we had to buy ourselves so he gave us a very generous discount. Much appreciated! However, I would still recommend people to rent with Escape Campervans since it’s a pretty awesome deal and the guys who run it are really nice. 


Heading back to the hotel to pick up our bags and take the free shuttle bus to the airport it finally became real that this trip was coming to a close. We couldn’t believe how quickly it had all gone and how well it all had gone since nothing really major happened, except for our headlight being stolen and… hum… I crashed into a parked car. But other than that it had gone pretty smoothly. We were looking forward to getting home though, if not just to rest and not having to drive in crazy traffic every day. But, oh boy, would I do it all again. In a heartbeat! Next time we’ll fill in the rest of the map. This has been an unforgettable experience and I can tick the box. If you have a dream to go travel I say: DO IT! Before it’s too late and you have children or a career. But even then, you could probably still do it! “Life is too short” and “YOLO” and all that. Peace!

(Check out the route one the map further down)