Florida by the numbers

After a wonderful trip to Florida, we had to race up the Eastern seaboard yesterday to try and beat a major snowstorm. We pulled in at 6:30 pm and the snow started a few hours later. We woke up to about a foot of snow and no school. Beach day to snow day in what seems like overnight. I am spending the day doing laundry, picking up and putting things away, but in the meantime... a quick "Florida by the numbers"....

1,601 - The number of miles exactly from our driveway to my parent's driveway.

26:13 - The number of hours it took us to drive straight through from New Hampshire to Florida. Actual driving time was 23:55 hours.

10 - The number of stops we needed to take on the way down. Our quickest pit stop was 6 minutes in Santee, South Carolina. For all five of us to get out of the car and get in to use a bathroom, we really can't knock much time off this. And believe me, we tried!

$230.95 - The total cost of gas for the trip.

$1.87 - The average price we paid for gas. Flagler, Florida had the most expensive at $2.09 and we paid the least, $1.77, just north of Richmond, VA. Last year we paid $3.30 a gallon in Daytona, Florida!

8 - The number of days the kids got to swim!