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Sunday, April 27, 2014

We made it home last week.

Phew! What a trip!

Winter Trip - 2014

We visited so many places that Google maps refused to continue showing point to point directions! I had to map our trip using different software!

Our trip, by the numbers:

8265: miles Mr. Dreamy drove the RV on the trip
1070: gallons of fuel pumped into the RV (ouch)
131: number of days we were 'on the road'
91: number of miles Dreaming drove the RV (plus twice around a campground!)
27: campgrounds visited
30: most days spent at one park (Palm Creek Golf and RV Resort, Casa Grande, AZ)
14: states visited with the RV (but we only spent the night in 12)
2: number of RV's we used on the trip

Now we have to sort out everything on the RV that needs to be in the house,

and get things off the RV that we didn't use,

and put on things we wished we had with us,

and wash the linens and towels,

and get them back on the RV for the next trip,

and clean out the fridge and cabinets,

and vacuum up more dog hair,

and....

then we get to pay attention to the house and yard!
What fun!

1.5: The number of bucket loads of manure (using the lawn mower on steroids) that will fit in our small manure spreader.
6: Number of months it took to accumulate the manure for this pile.
9: Tons of manure produced by the average horse in one year.
10: Number of bucket scoops used to augment gardens and provide composted manure for friends.
24: Number of loads spread in a 1 acre (+/-) pasture before running out of manure and steam!
145: Highest temperature noted while the manure pile was composting.
183: Approximate number of wheelbarrow loads transported from stall and paddock to the manure pile.

BEFORE

AFTER

Now we can begin to fill it up again!

1,480,000: top earnings held by Lookin At Lucky.
150,000: the number spectators at the Kentucky Derby.
554: the number of roses (not including the 'Crown Rose') that make up the Derby blanket, according to one source.
136: the number of years the Kentucky Derby has been run.
126: the weight assigned to the jockey and his equipment for the Kentucky Derby.(Yeah, right. In my dreams! Just how much does that saddle weigh? How much would I need to lose?!)
60: the number of long stem roses, tied in 10 yards of ribbon, presented to the winning jockey.
40: the cost for general admission to Churchill Downs on Derby Day.
22: number of horses in the field (but scratches may occur).
6 1/2: the number of lengths Barbaro won the derby by - greatest amount in 60 years!
2: the number of minutes the horses run for the roses.
1.25: the number of miles the horses race.
0: the number of Haflingers who have entered the Kentucky Derby.