Sunday, 22 May 2022
It’s funny how quickly you can get back into a routine. Get up, make coffee, pour cereal, do computer work, morning walk, etc. I am certainly a creature of habit. What’s strange is any time I take a trip, my routine goes out the window and yet when I return, so does the routine.
Sunday morning is my usual grocery shopping routine and since I tried to use up everything before my trip, I had to do a lot of restocking on this grocery visit. I was out of just about everything.
The afternoon was spent entering my trip expenses into my MoneyDance software program so I can see if I really have any money left after the trip. It was cheaper than I expected.
I spent $520.94 on food and I have to admit I could have done that a lot cheaper but I figured while on vacation to go ahead and spoil myself. The sad thing is the food at all the restaurants wasn’t that great. Almost every restaurant I visited was having labor problems – not enough people.
Lodging ran to $1530.00. I stayed in some very nice places and some so-so places. Diesel fuel ran to $428.52 and miscellaneous stuff like gifts, entry fees, etc. ran to $336.56. All total I spent $2,816.11 on the 13 day trip or approximately $216 per day. When you consider the price of diesel ($5.19-5.99 per gallon) it was a fairly economical trip.
Other than the visit with Jimmie and Stephen, the highlights of my trip was my stay at the Beechwood Inn, hiking Black Rock Mountain State Park trails, and my ability to hike the Deep Creek/Juney Whank trails without stopping to gasp for air. The stay at Wakulla Springs lodge was a bucket list item and it met expectations.
Now, back to my routine.
Stay tuned!!