Break Down

Starting Mileage: 67,688.3
Current Mileage: 70,248.0
Total Miles Traveled: 2559.7 Miles
Days on the Road: 27
State Count: 6
National Parks: 2
Juli's Favorite Place so far: Mason, Texas
Jordan's Favorite Place so far: Royal, Arkansas
Destiny Update: Although we did think for a while that our overdrive broke we came to find out that on old models of Toyota trucks they have an automatic shut off for the overdrive over 4,000 feet. So once we were back down to a lower elevation she kicked right back in. Our fridge is still broken unfortunately. We have to find dry ice almost everyday to keep our groceries at the right temperature. We are have to shop minimally and often. The new part for our fridge is $400 plus installation fees and I am sure there will be a disposal fee of some sort. We are going to have to wait until we can save up enough money to fix that. Other than that, she is running great! Actually, Destiny is a champion! We have had no problems whatsoever. Every few stops we try to take it into an auto place and have them check all the fluids and tire pressure!
Funds: Running low, but we should make it to Kentucky just in time. We will receive our first paycheck on the 23rd! The Lord is always faithful to provide.
People: These are a few of the people we have met and/or visited along the way
Darren
Mr. Anderson
Cote's (unrelated)
"Mountain Right" guy
Mikey
Debbie
Steve
PJ
Shelby
Cole
Mr and Mrs Dunbar
Aunt Wendy
Sanity Level: 21 feet of living space has nearly unaffected us at all. The way we look at it, we have been preparing for this for a long time. Our living spaces for the past four years have progressively gotten smaller and the best thing we could have ever done was live in the parents motor home for six months. It definitely prepared our hearts, minds, and patience for this trip! We will see in a few more months how we are doing.
Biggest Struggle: Technology! It seems on the road anything that has to do with technology becomes extremely FRUSTRATING! Things don't work when you want them to, do things they have never done before, etc! But we are adjusting, just getting worse at keeping in contact with people.
Favorite Part: It's been incredible to reconnect with a lot of people that we haven't been able to see in a long time and spend some real good quality time together. Also, it is amazing to have a new backyard almost everyday! We set up our little chairs and just soak in the new scenery! I'm sorry California but you are looking less and less glamorous everyday. You're lucky our family lives there! Still have to see what NorCal is all about though.
Cities We've Spent the night in:
Rialto, CA
Joshua Tree, CA
Parker, AZ
Tucson, AZ
Las Cruces, NM
Carlsbad, NM
Junction, TX
Copperas Cove, TX
San Antonio, TX
Austin, TX (Jordan only)
Texarkana, TX
Royal, AR
Bartlett, TN