In 2015, my husband and I took off for a lifelong dream to travel the USA. We sold a property, quit jobs and hit the open road in a big American Truck - a 2008 Toyota Tundra, we affectionately named Tinkerbelle.

Here's a snapshot of our time on the road. You can see the exact route here.

 

Our USA Roadtrip by Numbers

  • February 9, 2015: the date we left Australian soil
  • October 5, 2015: the date we arrived back on Australian soil
  • 32 days camping
  • 12 US States (CA, NV, UT, AZ, NM, CO, TX, WY, ID, OR, WA)
  • 2 Canadian (British Columbia and Alberta)
  • 17,100 miles driven – this app is great for finding things en route
  • 806 gallons of fuel
  • $2,692 spent on fuel – this app is great for recording fuel consumption and miles driven
  • 17.86 avg miles per gallon
  • 10 Audio books
  • 9 books (James 7 to Tracey 2) – several half way through
  • 2 House sits (Wild Sheep Mesa, NM & Bremerton, WA) – we are registered withhousesittersamerica.com and it has been awesome!
  • 1 WWOOF job (Round Rock, TX) – this has been through wwoofusa.org – we helped build a tiny house and went dumpster diving!
  • 2 AirBnB rentals (Lake Tahoe, CA & Calgary, Alberta)
  • 4 house stays with friends (Los Angeles, CA; Jackson, WY; Portland, OR; & Vancouver, BC)
  • 7 dogs, 2 horses, 3 cats and a whole bunch of coy fish looked after (not all at the same time)
  • 2 aerobatic competitions completed
  • 1 Stampede attended
  • 1 tattoo inked
  • Countless amazing hikes through beautiful countryside of desert and alpine scapes