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Last night, D and I were busy repacking our stuff to ensure everyone would be comfortable in the car for a long journey home, about eleven hours if nonstop.
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D always got info from gasbuddy.com to know the location of cheap gas. This gas station located in Woodbury, just after Minneapolis, was the cheapest ever throughout our trip. The most expensive ones were in California, which were above 4.50 per gallon. In Yosemite, it was beyond 5.00 but we did not fill up gas there.
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We would be on I-94 East all the way to Ann Arbor.
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Entering Wisconsin... but could only get this blur picture because I was looking hard for this welcome sign which was a bit hidden and dark.
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We initially thought to just 'alas perut' with light food as we had plan to stop at halal restaurant in Milwaukee.
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However, we ordered heavy stuff when we saw Long John Silver. Heheh. Oh yeah… these few days we have been eating out since our supplies had finished.
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We noticed a lot of cheese factories along the way. No wonder Wisconsin is known as America's Dairyland
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We purposely took the highway via Milwaukee as D read some good reviews for one of the Pakistani restaurant there. We reached Milwaukee..
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… just in time for an early dinner at 6pm… well it's 7pm Ann Arbor eastern time. Heheh.
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It was very worthwhile to come here! We have not eaten naan for a year! So, you could imagine how hungrily we ate. We washed down the food with a nice thick "chai" or teh tarik, Pakistani style.
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Yep.. believe it or not.. the four of us finished the whole thing...
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Entering Illinois in less than an hour after we left Milwaukee…
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… and took the express lane until near Chicago.
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But we got stuck near Chicago (yup.. that's Sears Tower).. but not for long. After that, it was a smooth drive home. We cheered when we entered Michigan. We reached Ann Arbor at almost 3am.
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The final drive took 16 hours including stops... Well.. hope you guys enjoyed reading and following our trip!
nikai · 2008-07-24: 08:43
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Thank you for such a great account of your interesting journey. The family never missed visiting your blog everyday. Everybody here is wishing they could also be a part of this amazing experience.
Datinnikzaharah · 2008-07-24: 18:15
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Congratulation! Completed a very long journey.... Thanks posted a lot of nice photos.
AbangAr · 2008-07-24: 18:31
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Thanks for sharing this precious trip. Enjoy reading every posts. :)
asmahani · 2008-07-24: 21:35
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Ma & everyone else there, thanks so much for being with us throughout our journey... well virtually yeah ;-). We hope our nephew & nieces over there would gain knowledge from our roadtrip as well. Hey Abg Ar, I didn't know you were following our stories too... I'm so happy! Thanks!
elinordin · 2008-07-24: 23:06
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Alhamdullillah and thank you for the amazing pictures and write-ups of the journey. So, what's the total mileage of the journey?
Jatt · 2008-07-25: 02:24
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The car clocked about 8,000 miles and averaged 33 mpg. We could go 550 miles before filling up. It also had two oil changes, one tire rotation, one wash.
nikai · 2008-07-25: 09:32
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Well done and alhamdullilah you n your family are safe back home.
Noor Kamarul · 2008-07-26: 09:05
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Thanks Abang! Syukur dah selamat sampai... now we are busy unpacking, laundry and cleaning up.. catching up sleep too :)
elinordin · 2008-07-26: 12:40
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Alhamdulillah... your journey has added knowledge to the people around you. But, I think the ones getting the most of this journey is your children..
sufiafariz · 2008-07-26: 18:34
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Just like Nik Ai's boss here said when he reported back for work... "Travelling is the best education children can get" I tend to agree, so the roadtrip was their 'summer school/camp' eh?!
elinordin · 2008-07-26: 22:18
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Remember me...? I'm following your trip too. My daughters Farrah & Sarrah learn a lot from all the report you wrote. Thank you for sharing with us.
yusnida · 2008-07-28: 21:09
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What a surprise! Of course I remember my old buddy, Yus... whom I used to go camping with, remember kelab kembara eh? gunung jerai? Hehehe... What a coincidence you named yr daughter Sarah as well..! Thanks for following our stories. Please keep in touch, my email liza_mnordin@yahoo.com
elinordin · 2008-07-29: 10:34
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You travelled for 28 days? Wow! That's a whole month! I will never be able to take that kind of leave! Sorry, I did not follow the whole trip. Had to pick and choose. Been a hectic month. Hugs!
K Nun · 2008-08-20: 19:07
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