10 year old's journey

Day 1:  Twitty Texas to Tulsa, Oklahoma




Miles Traveled:  278 miles
Spent the night in Tulsa, OK at the Best Western Plus for $72.00
Filled up his tank in Tulsa for $39.59

Visited the Science Museum of Oklahoma and spent $12.95 on a ticket.

I visited the Science Museum of Oklahoma for the day.  I had a good time looking at the exhibits.  But someone on the segway course jumped over a ramp and hit the fire alarm!  Everybody ran out, but I had enough time to enjoy the exhibits.

Day 2:  Tulsa, Oklahoma to Jacksonville, Arkansas


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Miles Traveled:  295 miles
Spent the night in Jacksonville, AR at the Jacksonville Inn for $43.00
Filled up his tank in Jacksonville for $40.83

Visited the Little Rock Zoo and spent $8.00 on a ticket and $2.00 for parking


I stopped at the Little Rock Zoo after I saw the sign.  I wanted to see the gorillas.  One of them jumped off a tree out of the cage, ate a banana, and climbed back in his cage again.  I thought it was very weird and walked away to look at the elephants.

Day 3:  Jacksonville, AR to Hamilton, AL


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Miles Traveled:  284 miles
Spent the night in Hamilton, AL at the Econo Lodge Inn and Suites for $57.00
Filled up his tank in Alabama for $40.33

Visited the Tupelo, MS Battlegrounds for no cost.




I visited the Battle of Tupelo Battlefield while I passed by.  I enjoyed learning about the battle by reading the signs.  The most interesting thing was how far they marched in one day.   My visit was lots of fun,  but I thought  it needed a little more action.  Maybe they should have a reenactment!  When it was done I went in my car to drive to Alabama.


Day 4:  Hamilton, AL to Gainesville, GA


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Miles Traveled:  289 miles
Spent the night in Gainesville, GA aat the Gainesville Inn and Suites for $50.00
Filled up his tank in Georgia for $37.11

Visited the Atlanta Botanical Garden for $28.




During my journey I went to the Botanical Gardens in Atlanta.  I saw lots of rare and endangered plants there.  I had a hot dog too.  But someone tripped on an empty chair's leg and their hot dog flew and smudged the window.  That mess will take a long time to clean up.


Day 5: Gainesville, GA to  Greensboro, NC
 
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Miles Traveled: 297 miles
Spent the night in Greensboro, NC at the Hampton Inn-Greensboro Airport for $100.3
Filled up his tank in North Carolina for $38.85

Visited Charlotte Observer IMAX Dome for $9

I went to see a movie at the IMAX dome.  At the lineup for popcorn, I saw someone who got an extra bag by mistake.  When the movie was done, he tripped and the extra bag flew through the air into the garbage can!  The movie was awesome! I can't wait to see the Hobbit in 3-d soon!

Day 6: Greensboro, NC to Washington DC

  
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Miles Traveled: 298 miles
Spent the night in Washington DC at the Motel 6 for $69
Filled up his tank in Washington DC for $39.21
Visited the National Zoological Park for free.


I visited the Smithsonian National Zoological Park because I wanted to visit a zoo.  The monkeys jumped at a macaw and the macaw flew out of the way just in time.  The macaw pumped into the sloth and landed on one of the worker's arms.  That was very weird.

Day 7:  Washington DC to Bridgeport, CT


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Miles Traveled: 295 miles
Spent the night in Bridgeport, CT at the Holiday Inn for $127
Filled up his tank in Bridgeport, CT for $44.72
Visited Rutgers Gardens in New Brunswick, NJ for free


On my trip through many states and provinces I visited  Rutgers Gardens.  I saw many beautiful and wonderful plants.  But when I visited the bamboo forest, I saw someone slipping on some spilled dirt and he bumped into a bamboo stalk!  It was cool to be able to see real bamboo.

Day 8:  Bridgeport, CT to Lewiston, ME


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Miles Traveled: 288 miles
Spent the night in Lewiston, ME at the Ramada Conference Center for $89
Filled up his tank in Lewiston, ME for $40.67
Went Whale Watching in Portland, Me for $38.00


In Portland, Maine I went whale watching, for the first time too!  I had lots of fun and saw an orca whale and a sunfish.  Whale watching is so fun, I want to go again.

Day 9:  Lewiston, ME to Cornwall, ON


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Miles Traveled: 299 miles
Spent the night in Cornwall, ON at the Best Western Plus Parkway Inn and Conference Centre for $140
Filled up his tank in Cornwall, ON for $52.98
Went to Thorncrag Nature Centre in Lewiston, ME for free

Day 10:  Cornwall, ON to North Bay, ON
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Miles Traveled: 285 miles
Spent the night in North Bay, ON at the Best Western North Bay Hotel and Conference Centre $111
Filled up his tank in North Bay, ON for $51.35
Went to Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, ON for $8.00


Day 11: North Bay, ON to Sault Ste Marie, MI
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Miles Traveled: 271 miles
Spent the night in Sault Ste Marie, MI at the Comfort Inn for $82
Filled up his tank in Sault Ste Marie, MI for $41.63
Went to the River of History Museum for $3.50


Day 12: Sault Ste Marie, MI to Wawa, Ontario
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Miles Traveled: 141 miles
Spent the night in Wawa at Mystic Isle Motel for $95
Filled up his tank in Wawa, ON Sault Ste Marie, MI for $28.82
Went to Lake Superior Provincial Park for $14

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