Well, the mighty 30 day road-trip challenge is over and we all survived.
We hit 16 states in roughly 30 days and had a great time doing it.
We camped and hiked all over the greater United States.
We are glad to be home, but our feet are already getting itchy.
Hiking the Appalachian Trail is starting to take shape as a future adventure.

On our way to Destin, we took a tip from Drive-ins, Diners, and Dives and hit the Metro Diner in Jacksonville, Florida.  It was goooooood and we are glad we took time to stop.

We also took the Man vs. Food advice and hit Deanie’s Seafood in Bucktown – just north of  New Orleans.  It was very good and well worth the stop.  We did our own little Man vs. Food using the lunch special – the mate platter.  Sam and Ben tried their hardest to eat it all in 45 minutes and just could not do it.  The mate platter had the option of shrimp, catfish, and/or oysters.  We all had a bit of all of it.  In the end, food won!

We are working on a few wrap-up posts for some of the spots where we spent the most time, like the Black Hills.  We will post overviews of the locations and what to do in each spot and such.  Videos and pictures are on the way as well.