21 August 2005
West Coast Trip Report
Posted by Matthieu under: Travels; Vacations
Trip Facts :
- Length : 16 days
- Distance : 4362 Miles - 7020 Km (Without a driver’s licence :P)
- Average Day Distance : 272.6 Miles - 438.7 Km
- Average Speed : 11.36 MPH - 18.28 Km/h
- Average Gas : 28.3 Miles/Gallon - 8.3 L/100Km
Money Facts :
- Gas : 430$ (~154 Gallons - ~583 Liters) - 13.4$ per day per person
- Food and drinks : 1102$ and a broken rib
(34.44$ per day per person and 1/2 a rib) - Hotel/Camping (7 nights in hotels and a special camping night :?) : 468$
Paying nights (8) : 29.25$ per night per person
All Nights (16) : 14.6$ per night per person
Many thanks to Sofra, Justin and Doug for housing in SF and SD
- Car rental : 640$
- Gambling : 2$
- Cooler(s) : 6$
- Surf : 50$
- Helicopter : 58$
- Magic Mountain : 64$
- Camping equipment (children size :)) : 60$
- Visits and parks : 74$
- Total spent (without flights) : 2949$ (92$ per day per person)
Random Facts :
- Number of pictures : 1838 (One picture every 2.37 Miles - 3.82 Km)
- Best Resaurant : Taqueria Los Charros - 854 West Dana St - Mountain View CA
- Most annoying tourists : French, they are all over the place… always complaining
- No French Fries eaten during the WHOLE trip!!! And no donuts after Las Vegas
- Quote of the trip : “Un esprit gras dans un corps gras!” (A fat mind in a fat body)
