DAY 91
Week 13
MIDDLETON (Idaho, USA)
Tuesday September 19th, 2006
TODAYS MILEAGE – 0 miles or 0 kilometres
TRIP MILEAGE – 11532 miles or 18559 kilometres
A sad day for all concerned — especially me!!! 
My reason for making a mad dash back to Boise (Idaho, USA) is for a mate of mines (Gump) brother in law Jaramne, to offload the Man Pad as at this point of the Walkabout, economically, I have no further use for the unit. All will be revealed in the weeks to come, but for the time being I'm in Boise finding a new home for the big girl I have come to love as "Waltzing Matilda".
Here's some interesting facts pertaining to the running of the Man Pad:
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90 days on the road
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2 countries visited
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20 states visited
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11532 miles traveled
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18559 kilometres traveled
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39 fuel stops
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1706 gallons of fuel used
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7677 litres of fuel used
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$4,919.64 (USD) was the total cost of fuel for the trip
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$3.879 (CAN) per gallon was the highest price paid (Castlegar, B.C. Canada)
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$2.299 (USD) per gallon was the lowest price paid (Dallas, Texas)
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2.85 MPG (82.53 L/100) was the worst fuel economy for a tank of fuel
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7.85 MPG (29.96 L/100) was the best fuel economy for a tank of fuel
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5.38 MPG (43.72 L/100) was average fuel economy for a tank of fuel
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$0.38 was the best fuel Cost Per Mile
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$1.04 was the worst fuel Cost Per Mile
• $0.54 was average fuel Cost Per Mile
As we all know, fuel isn't the only cost associated in running a vehicle. Here's some of the items that were either installed, serviced, replaced or repaired since I started on this trip:
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All oils and fluids replaced
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Transmission service
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Rear differential service
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Four 150 watt spotlights (two X 12" pencil and two X 12" spread beams)
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Two 600 watt power inverters
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8 inch I beam rear bumper (I tore the original off)
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Exhaust was replaced from the engine manifolds back
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110v/12v/LPG Fridge/freezer
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Brake master cylinder
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Front brake calipers
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Steer tires
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Starter motor & 130 amp alternator
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All hoses & belts
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Spark plugs, plug leads, rotor button & distributor cap
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Viscous fan clutch
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Central gas forced air heater service
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Repairs of split exhaust manifolds
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Incorrect alternator pulley replacement
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New 20 inch LCD TV
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In dash DVD\CD\AM\FM stereo unit and six 6x9 3 way speakers
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X-Box console
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Sirius XM Satellite receiver
You've read over the past 3 plus months the trials and tribulations associated with a journey of this nature, but as with any big girl, especially "Waltzing Matilda", she tests your patience and resolve. She looked after and stood by me the entire way, all be it with some grumblings and a couple of heart palpitations. In reality, it had made me a better person for the experience, which is the lasting legacy all good women have on us fellas.
Later.
