Call It Done! One more joins the ranks!
Ladybug Kids from Alaska will have finished the Texas County Challenge and the I've Been Everywhere Challenge--Texas
Come celebrate with Ladybug Kids for completing BOTH Challenges (pending successful visits to certain communities on the way to this event).
Rumor has it there are perhaps three other teams that have recently finished the Texas County Challenge and they are welcome to join the celebration as well.
Time: 4:00 PM to ~6:30 PM
Place: Rudy's BBQ
11570 Research Blvd
Austin, TX 78759
BYO$$
Join us on the back patio for great fun, good food and lots of geocaching talk! Hear about our adventures consisting of 8,000-10,000 miles of Texas roads (I plan to have the official stats worked out before I arrive). Bring your Travel Bugs and Geocoins to show and trade!
Please log a Will-Attend and the number of people in your party so we know how many tables are needed!
Some Statistics:
Flights in/out of Amarillo: 0.5 (I had to drive from Amarillo to Tulsa after outbound flight cancelled), 800 miles driven, not counting drive to Tulsa
Flights in/out of Midland: 1 (earned overnight stay from United Air after plane mechanical caused me to miss connection home), 1050 miles driven
Fights in/out of El Paso: 1, 1000 miles driven
Flights into San Antonio: 4 (open jaw, always ending in Houston courtesy of Rich & Lola and Kirbydox), 2500 miles driven
Flights out of Austin: 1 (driven to Austin to visit the Necropolis by Rich & Lola and Kirbydox), 300 miles driven
Flights into/out of Dallas: 3, 1900 miles driven
Flights into/out of Houston: 5, specifically related to completing these challenges plus several other flights for local business, at least 2800 miles driven
TOTAL APPROXIMATE MILES: 10,350*
*this total is most likely a few hundred miles short because I did not keep mileage records for my initial Texas caching prior to learning of and pursuing the Challenges.