ALL TRIP EXPENSES

 

Spent in April:

$10 Cash Gas Las Vegas, NV
-$8 Cash Won in Blackjack -- Virgin River Casino Mesquite, NV
$3 Cash Dinner - Burger King Mesquite, NV
$11 Cash Gas Beaver, UT
$2 Cash Postcard & Muffin Torrey, UT
$25 Cash Golden Eagle Pass Capitol Reef NP, UT
$8 Cash Gas Hanksville, UT
$2 Cash Admission Four Corners NM, AZ/NM/UT/CO
$2 Cash Bumper sticker Four Corners NM, AZ/NM/UT/CO
$3 Cash Dinner - Taco Bell Cortez, CO
$34.30 Chase Triangle H Motel Monticello, UT
$12 Cash Gas Monticello, UT
$73.88 CB Souvenir - magnetic map Hole In The Rock, UT
$3 Cash Lunch - McDonalds Moab, UT
$6 Cash Camera battery - Radio Shack Moab, UT
$3 Cash Admission Dead Horse Point State Park, UT
$7 Cash Dinner - Dennys Grand Junction, CO
$44.05 Chase Clifton Inn Grand Junction, CO
$11 Cash Gas Grand Junction, CO
$3 Cash Lunch - Burger King Grand Junction, CO
$12 Cash Mail Boxes Etc. Silverthorne, CO
$4 Cash Dinner - Burger King Silverthorne, CO
$43.72 CB Denver West Econolodge Littleton, CO
$13.50 Discover Gas @ Amoco Denver, CO
$8 Cash Lunch - Dennys Denver, CO
$6 Cash Parking @ Denver Airport Denver, CO
$1 Cash Postcard - Denver airport Denver, CO
$6 Cash Souvenir -- Pogs of all 50 states + 4 more for D.C. Denver, CO
$45.88 Chase Holiday Inn Express Colorado Springs, CO
$21 Cash Post Office - mailed parcels Colorado Springs, CO
$35.22 CB Picked up photos Denver, CO
$5 Cash Subway lunch/dinner Denver, CO
$2 Cash Burger King lunch Denver, CO
$13 Cash Gas Limon, CO
$11 Cash Gas Some place in Kansas, KS
$6 Cash Brunch at Dennys Topeka, KS
$11 Cash Coke at K-Mart Topeka, KS
$12.50 Discover Gas -- Kansas Turnpike between Topeka, KS and Wichita, KS Kansas
$4 Cash Toll -- Kansas Tpk at end (OK border) Kansas
$3 Cash Dinner at McDonalds Oklahoma City, OK
$36.42 Chase Quality Inn Oklahoma City, OK
$8 CB Gas Oklahoma City, OK
$5 Cash Lunch & Dinner @ Subway Henryetta, OK
$38.74 Chase Holiday Inn Express Sallisaw, OK
$10 CB Gas Russellville, AR
$3 Cash Lunch at Burger King Russellville, AR
$2 Cash Dinner at McDonalds Brinkley, AR
$37.02 Chase Best Western Inn Brinkley, AR
$2 Cash Breakfast at Taco Bell Forrest City, AR
$2 Cash Parking -- Graceland Memphis, TN
$17 CB Admission -- Graceland Memphis, TN
$5 Cash Lunch-50s diner -- Graceland Memphis, TN
$1 Cash Memphis, TN postcard & Elvis stamp -- Graceland Memphis, TN
$16 Cash Audio tape -- Graceland Memphis, TN
$1 Cash Dinner-motel vending machine Memphis, TN
$35.05 Chase Econolodge Memphis, TN
$11 Discover Gas Nesbit, MS
$3 Cash Parking -- Mud Island Memphis, TN
$6 CB Admission -- Mud Island Memphis, TN
$10.55 CB (as two bills: $9.55 + $1) Souvenirs -- Mud Island

Confederate currency

Union Currency

"Independence" documents

Memphis, TN
$2 Cash Lunch at Taco Bell Blytheville, AR
$1 Cash MO postcard Small town in Missouri, MO
$1 Cash KY postcard & key chain KY
$4 Cash Dinner at Hardees Paducah, KY
$40.11 Chase Best Inns Paducah, KY
$11 Cash Gas Aurora, KY
$2 Cash Planetarium show Land Between the Lakes NRA
$3 Cash Lunch @ Taco Bell Clarksville, TN
$6.31 CB

Dinner @ Dennys

Cullman, AL
$1 Cash Tip - Dinner @ Dennys Cullman, AL
$12 Discover Gas Hartselle, AL
$9.95 CB Admission - U.S. Space and Rocket Center Huntsville, AL
$13.63 CB Souvenirs:

Cap = $11.99

Key chain = $1.49

Postcard = $0.15

- U.S. Space and Rocket Center
Huntsville, AL
$7 Cash Lunch - U.S. Space and Rocket Center Huntsville, AL
$5 Cash

Dinner - Burger King

Anniston, AL
$35.22 Discover Howard Johnson Inn Anniston, AL
$5 Cash Parking - Atlanta airport Atlanta, GA
$0 Cash Lunch - McDonalds Atlanta, GA
$39.55 Chase Days Inn Acworth, GA
$11.50 CB Gas Acworth, GA
$5 Cash Four MARTA tokens Atlanta, GA
$2 Cash Admission - The World of Coca-Cola Atlanta, GA
$38.16 CB Souvenirs - Underground Atlanta:

Two "Olympic Games" T-shirts; key chain, bumper sticker
Atlanta, GA
$7 Cash Admission - CNN Center Atlanta, GA
$5 Cash MARTA Weekend Pass Atlanta, GA
$14 Cash Souvenir key chains for Rajiv, Shekhar, Sachin, & Shilpa (their names on miniature CA/NJ license plates) - at Underground Atlanta Atlanta, GA
$1 Cash postcard - Underground Atlanta Atlanta, GA
$21.40 Discover Six rolls of 400-speed film - Target Atlanta, GA
$52.75 Chase Howard Johnson Inn Cartersville, GA
$2 Cash Lunch at Subway Kennesaw, GA
$8 Cash Coke - "Publix" grocery store Kennesaw, GA
$5.56 CB Dinner at Dennys Tucker, GA
$1 Cash

Tip - Dinner at Dennys

Tucker, GA
$57.42 Discover La Quinta Inn Tucker, GA
$5 Cash Admission - Stone Mountain State Park Atlanta, GA
$3 Cash Train ticket - Stone Mountain State Park Atlanta, GA
$1 Cash Souvenir penny - Stone Mountain State Park Atlanta, GA
$1 Cash

Lunch - Taco Bell

Atlanta, GA
$22.87 CB

Target - film developing

Atlanta, GA
$10.50 CB

Gas

Cordele, GA
$7.24 CB

Dinner - Dennys

Cordele, GA
$5 Cash Parking - Walt Disney World Kissimmee, FL
$18 Cash Total for food at EPCOT Center (mainly junk food -- a lot of French pastries) Kissimmee, FL
$24.42 Chase

Ramada Inn

Kissimmee, FL
$3 Cash

Lunch at McDonalds

Kissimmee, FL
$12 Discover

Gas at Chevron

Kissimmee, FL
$5 Cash

Toll - Florida Turnpike

Near Fort Pierce, FL
$6.61 Discover

Dinner at Dennys

West Palm Beach, FL
$35.95 Chase

Rodeway Inn

Florida City, FL
$10 Discover

Gas at Chevron

Florida City, FL
$3 Cash

Lunch - Burger King

Marathon, FL
$5 Cash

Dinner - Burger King

Florida City, FL
$35.95 Chase

Rodeway Inn

Florida City, FL
$10.64 CB

Headlight - Napa Auto Parts

Florida City, FL
$11.50 Discover

Gas

West Palm Beach, FL
$8 Discover

Lunch - Dennys

North Palm Beach, FL
$2 Cash

Dinner - Taco Bell

Palm Bay, FL
$8 Cash

Cold Medicine and Gatorade drink -- Eckerds

Palm Bay, FL
$35.15 Chase

Knights Inn Spacecoast

Palm Bay, FL
$3 Cash

Lunch - Kennedy Space Center cafeteria

Cape Canaveral, FL
$15 CB

Two IMAX shows and Bus tour - Kennedy Space Center

Cape Canaveral, FL
$3 Cash

Souvenirs - Kennedy Space Center

Cape Canaveral, FL
$3 Cash

Dinner - Taco Bell

Titusville, FL
$43.17 Chase

Howard Johnson Inn

Titusville, FL
$0 Cash

Subway free lunch

Titusville, FL
$8 CB

Extra amount for headlight - NAPA Auto Parts

Jacksonville, FL
$2 Cash

Engine oil - NAPA Auto Parts

Jacksonville, FL
$11.50 CB

Gas - Chevron

Jacksonville, FL
$4 Cash

Juice & Trash bags

Jacksonville, FL
$0 Cash

Subway free dinner

Richmond Hill, GA
$ 1,581.89 TOTAL EXPENDITURE IN APRIL 1995

 

 

Cash withdrawals in April:

$100 ATM Cash withdrawal Oklahoma City, OK
$80 ATM Cash withdrawal - Atlanta airport Atlanta, GA
$80 ATM Cash withdrawal @ EPCOT Kissimmee, FL
$ 260 TOTAL CASH WITHDRAWALS IN APRIL 1995

 

Spent in May:

$27.75 Chase

Ramada Inn

Richmond Hill, GA
$4 Cash

Lunch - Burger King

Charleston, SC
$9.50 CB

Fort Sumter tour ticket

Charleston Harbor, SC
$2 Cash

Postcards & magnets

Charleston Harbor, SC
$3 Cash

Dinner - Subway

Charleston, SC
$43.95 Chase

Masters Economy Inn

Mount Pleasant, SC
$2 Cash

Lunch & Dinner @ Subway

Charleston, SC
$9 CB

Admission -- Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum

Charleston Harbor, SC
$1 Cash

Snacks -- Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum

Charleston Harbor, SC
$10 Discover

Gas

Mount Pleasant, SC
$1 Cash

McDonalds - apple pie

Jacksonville, NC
$10.11 Discover

Gas: $11 - $0.89 discount if paid by credit card [10 cents per gallon]!

Beaufort, NC
$10 Cash

Fare -- Ferry from Cedar Island to Ocracoke Island

Outer Banks, NC
$3 Cash

Postage -- Hatteras Post Office

Hatteras, NC
$3 Cash

Lunch @ McDonalds

Manteo, NC
$9 Cash

Coke & Sprite @ 7-11

Kitty Hawk, NC
$44.55 Chase

Holiday Inn Express

Kitty Hawk, NC
$3 Cash

Lunch - Burger King

Norfolk, VA
$2 Cash

Lunch - McDonalds

Norfolk, VA
$10 Cash

Toll -- Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel

Virginia/Maryland
$12 Discover

Gas

Salisbury, MD
$43.68 Chase

Days Inn

Annapolis, MD
$7.49 Discover

Annapolis Mall:

Photo-mailer envelope,

notepad,

Washington postcard book

Annapolis, MD
$3 Cash

Hallmark -- Annapolis Mall:

postcard and greeting card

Annapolis, MD
$54.29 Discover

Annapolis Mall:

Film Developing - Ritz 1-hour Camera

Annapolis, MD
$12 Discover

Gas

Creswell, Maryland
$2 Cash

Taco Bell Dinner

Aberdeen, MD
$2 Cash

Toll

I-95, Maryland
$2 Cash

Toll

I-95, Delaware
$2 Cash

Taco Bell lunch

Brandywine, DE
$5 Cash

Burger King dinner

Wilmington, DE
$4 Cash

Lunch & Dinner - Subway

Milford, DE
$34.21 Chase

Walter Reeds Masters Host Inn

Washington, DC
$11 CB

Gas (near Fort Totten station)

Washington, DC
$10 Cash

METRO farecard - Fort Totten station

Washington, DC
$5 Cash

METRO 1-day pass -- Metro Center station

Washington, DC
$5 Cash

Lunch - Roy Rogers

Washington, DC
$2 Cash

Breakfast - McDonalds

Manassas, VA
$3 Cash

Parking - Vienna METRO station

Vienna, VA
$10 Cash

Lunch - Flight Line restaurant, National Air and Space Museum

Washington, DC
$20 CB

Four 1-day METRO Passes -- Metro Center Station

Washington, DC
$4 Cash

Dinner - Roy Rogers

Annapolis, MD
$43.68 Chase

Days Inn

Annapolis, MD
$2 Cash

Pens - Annapolis mall

Annapolis, MD
$59.43 Discover

Film developing & purchase of additional rolls - RITZ Camera - Annapolis mall

Annapolis, MD
$5 Cash

Lunch - Roy Rogers

Annapolis, MD
$2 Cash

Dinner - Taco Bell

College Park, MD
$3 Cash

Dinner - Taco Bell

College Park, MD
$75.82 Chase

Quality Inn - 2 nights

College Park, MD
$6 Cash

30 Postcard-rate stamps - College Park Post Office

College Park, MD
$6 Cash

Lunch - National Museum of Natural History cafeteria

Washington, DC
$1 Cash

Postcard - Union Station

Washington, DC
$17.96 Chase

Two "Weird Al Yankovic" audio cassettes - Union Station

Washington, DC
$4 Cash

Dinner - Burger King

Rockville, MD
$9 Cash

Lunch - Flight Line - National Air & Space Museum

Washington, DC
$2 Cash

Dinner - Burger King

Fredericksburg, VA
$34.12 Chase

Econolodge

Fredericksburg, VA
$11.03 Discover

Gas - Exxon

Fredericksburg, VA
$5 Cash

Lunch - Indian restaurant @ Union Station

Washington, DC
$5 Cash

Movie "French Kiss" at Union Station

Washington, DC
$5 Cash

Dinner - McDonalds

Fredericksburg, VA
$15 CB

Three 1-day METRO passes at Metro Center Station

Washington, DC
$10 Cash

Lunch - National Museum of Natural History cafeteria

Washington, DC
$5 Cash

Dinner at McDonalds

Fredericksburg, VA
$1 Cash

Mr. Pibb - McDonalds

Fredericksburg, VA
$7 Cash

Lunch - Flight Line restaurant, National Air and Space Museum

Washington, DC
$2 Cash

Ice cream sandwich - Mall vendor

Washington, DC
$4 Cash

Movie at Union Station

Washington, DC
$13 Cash

Snacks-n-stuff at 7-11

Alexandria, VA
$2 Cash

Dinner - Hardees

Fredericksburg, VA
$5 Cash

Lunch - McDonalds

Fredericksburg, VA
$5 Cash

Dinner - McDonalds

Fredericksburg, VA
$133.97 Chase

Days Inn - total for 4 nights

Fredericksburg, VA
$1 Cash

Breakfast - Taco Bell

Dumfries, VA
$27.50 Chase

Souvenirs - uncut & uncirculated currency -- Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Washington, DC
$1 Cash

Postcard - Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Washington, DC
$1 Cash

Postcard - National Museum of American History

Washington, DC
$8 Cash

Lunch - Flight Line - National Air and Space Museum

Washington, DC
$3 Cash

Movie at Union Station

Washington, DC
$12 Discover

Gas - Exxon

Alexandria, VA
$5 Cash

Dinner - McDonalds

Manassas, VA
$69.22 Chase

Holiday Inn

Manassas, VA
$4 Cash

Breakfast - Burger King

Manassas, VA
$3 Cash

Parking - Vienna METRO

Vienna, VA
$5 Cash

Movie at Union Station

Washington, DC
$20 Cash

METRO farecard - Metro Center station

Washington, DC
$4 Cash

Lunch - Flight Line - National Air and Space Museum

Washington, DC
$5 Cash

Dinner - Burger King

Manassas, VA
$3 Cash

Breakfast - McDonalds

Gainesville, VA
$3 Cash

Snack - Ellipse

Washington, DC
$2 Cash

Two bumper stickers -- Mall vendor

Washington, DC
$3 Cash

IMAX movie "To Fly" - National Air and Space Museum

Washington, DC
$11 Cash

Lunch - Flight Line, National Air and Space Museum

Washington, DC
$26.57 Discover

Film Developing - Annapolis Mall

Annapolis, MD
$54.19 Chase

Days Inn

College Park, MD
$9.26 Discover

Gas & Postcard

Front Royal, VA
$4 Cash

Dinner - McDonalds

Luray, VA
$37.57 Chase

Ramada Inn

Luray, VA
$5 Cash

Lunch - McDonalds

Luray, VA
$4 Cash

Dinner - McDonalds

Staunton, VA
$35.15 Chase

Days Inn

Staunton, VA
$4 Cash

Lunch - Subway

Staunton, VA
$7 CB

Gas

Staunton, VA
$14.61 Discover

Two Camera Batteries - Buena Vista Shopping Center

Buena Vista, VA
$3 Cash

Dinner - Burger King

Troutville, VA
$40.47 Chase

Travelodge

Troutville, VA
$5 Cash

Motor oil - Chevron

Roanoke, VA
$3 Cash

Lunch - McDonalds

Roanoke, VA
$13.66 CB

Gas-n-stuff at Citgo

Fancy Gap, VA
$3 Cash

Food at Citgo

Dobson, NC
$29.63 Chase

Surry Inn

Dobson, NC
$4 Cash

Dinner/Breakfast/Lunch - Burger King

Elkin, NC
$4 Cash

Dinner - McDonalds

Asheville, NC
$42.51 Chase

Best Western Inn

Asheville, NC
$11 Cash

Coke - Ingles

Asheville, NC
$9 Cash

Admission - Chimney Rock State Park

Lake Lure, NC
$6 Cash

Mailed Photos home

Bat Cave, NC
$9 Cash

Miscellaneous supplies

Asheville, NC
$2 Cash

Parcel box - Asheville post office

Asheville, NC
$3 Cash

Lunch - McDonalds

Asheville, NC
$42.51 Chase

Best Western Inn

Asheville, NC
$11 CB

Gas - AMOCO

Asheville, NC
$27 Cash

Mailed parcel home - Asheville Post Office

Asheville, NC
$3 Cash

Dinner - McDonalds

Morristown, TN
$10 CB

Gas

Bristol, VA
$10.02 CB

Gas - Exxon

Renick, WV
$2 Cash

Lunch - Taco Bell

Elkins, WV
$37.06 Chase

Days Inn

Fairmont, WV
$11.50 CB

Gas

Zanesville, OH
$1 Cash

Movie

Powell, OH
$10.47 CB

Two film rolls

Columbus, OH
$10 Cash

Lunch - Pizza Hut

Dayton, OH
$12 CB

Gas

Logan, OH
$37.92 CB

Film Developing

Columbus, OH
$11 CB

Gas - Sunoco

Washington, PA
$ 1,778.36 TOTAL EXPENDITURE IN MAY 1995

 

 

Cash withdrawals in May:

$80 Discover

Cash withdrawal

Kitty Hawk, NC
$80 Discover

Cash withdrawal - National Air and Space Museum

Washington, DC
$80 Discover

Cash withdrawal - National Museum of Natural History

Washington, DC
$100 Discover

Cash Withdrawal - National Air and Space Museum

Washington, DC
$100 CB

Cash Withdrawal - First Citizen Bank

Asheville, NC
$ 440 TOTAL CASH WITHDRAWALS IN MAY 1995

 

Spent in June:

$54.41 Chase Holiday Inn Morgantown, WV
$2 Cash Lunch - McDonalds Hargerstown, MD
$2 Cash Toll - I-95 in Maryland Craigtown, MD
$1 Cash Toll - I-95 in Delaware Newark, DE
$11 Cash Gas Woodstown, NJ
$21 Cash Lost in slot machines - Trump Taj Mahal Atlantic City, NJ
-$110 Cash Won in Blackjack - Trump Taj Mahal Atlantic City, NJ
$7 Cash Dinner - Dennys Absecon, NJ
$33.39 Chase Super 8 Motel Absecon, NJ
$1 Cash Toll - Atlantic City Expressway New Jersey
$5 Cash Lunch - Burger King - Atlantic City Expressway Service Area New Jersey
$1 Cash Two souvenir crushed pennies - Atlantic City Expressway Service Area New Jersey
$10 Cash Movie Succasunna, NJ
$12 Cash Gas - New Jersey Turnpike Service Area New Jersey
$2 Cash Toll - New Jersey Turnpike New Jersey
$7 Cash Parking Philadelphia, PA
$2 Cash Toll - New Jersey Turnpike New Jersey
$2 Cash Toll - Tappan Zee Bridge Tarrytown, NY
$1 Cash Connecticut postcard Branford, CT
$5 Cash Four "T" tokens Cambridge, MA
$12 CB Gas - Mobil West Brattleboro, VT
$10 Cash Lunch - Wendys Keene, NH
$5 Cash Dozen Donuts - Dunkin' Donuts Concord, MA
$10 Cash Two 1-Day "T" Passes Cambridge, MA
$10 Cash Admission - Boston Tea Party Ship/Museum Boston, MA
$2 Cash Wooden postcard - "Cape Cod" Boston, MA
$18.50 CB "Cheers" souvenir T-shirt Boston, MA
$1 Cash One final "T" token - to go from Harvard to Niranjan's house Cambridge, MA
$1 Cash Toll: I-90 Boston, MA
$4 Cash 6-pack of Coke Plymouth, MA
$10 Cash Two box lunches to-go Cape Cod NS, MA
$11.94 Chase Gas over-fill-up North Dartmouth, MA
$5 Cash Oil North Dartmouth, MA
$4 Cash Dinner - Burger King East Lyme, CT
$6 CB Gas - SUNOCO - 4 gallons only because extremely expensive in Connecticut. New Haven, CT
$12.65 CB Gas over-fill-up - Mobil Raynham, MA
$41.69 Chase Days Inn Worcester, MA
$1 Cash Toll - New Hampshire Turnpike New Hampshire
$34.99 Chase Susse Chalet Inn Portland, ME
$2 Cash Five postcards - Maine visitor center Maine
$13 CB Gas Rockland, ME
$9 Cash Lunch - McDonalds Rockland, ME
$29.96 Chase For the motel Bangor, ME
$12.50 CB Gas in his car -- gotta fill up some time! Bangor, ME
$ 38.35 Chase Days Inn Bangor, ME
$11 CB Gas - Mobil West Paris, ME
$4 Cash Dinner - McDonalds (for me) & Burger King (for Ishaan) Gorham, NH
$41.04 Chase Top Notch Motor Inn Gorham, NH
$19 Cash Toll - Mount Washington Auto Road (including a certificate, audio tape and bumper sticker) Mount Washington, NH
$44.28 Chase Red Doors Motel Lincoln, NH
$12 Cash Admission - The Flume Franconia Notch State Park, NH
$9 Cash Lunch - cafeteria Cannon Mountain, NH
$6 Cash Coke - Grand Union grocery store Montpelier, VT
$42.75 Chase Econolodge Montpelier, VT
$11.50 CB Gas - Mobil Montpelier, VT
$6 Cash Postage Stamps -- Wells River Post Office Wells River, VT
$42.75 Chase Econolodge Montpelier, VT
$11 CB Gas Burlington, VT
$4 Cash Dinner at Wendys (mine) -- Crossroads Mall Albany, NY
$67.55 CB Photo developing & purchase of more rolls -- Crossroads Mall Albany, NY
$13.25 CB Gas - Mobil Succasunna, NJ
$12 Cash Round trip ticket to NYC -- Dover bus station Dover, NJ
$10 Cash Combo ticket for "Skyride" and observation deck -- Empire State Building New York City, NY
$6 Cash Postcards -- Empire State Building [but lost them somewhere!] New York City, NY
$6 Cash Lunch -- McDonalds New York City, NY
$4 Cash Three subway tokens -- 34th Street station New York City, NY
$1 Cash Postcards -- Central Park vendor New York City, NY
$3 Cash Dinner -- Burger King Succasunna, NJ
$25.38 CB Oil change -- Sunoco Succasunna, NJ
$12 Cash Round-trip ticket to NYC -- Dover bus station Dover, NJ
$9 Cash NBC Studios tour New York City, NY
$12 Cash Radio City Music Hall tour New York City, NY
$6 Cash Lunch - Pizza Hut New York City, NY
$5 Cash Four subway tokens -- Rockerfeller Center Station New York City, NY
$6 Cash Admission -- Observation deck, World Trade Center New York City, NY
$1 Cash Change machine -- to make phone call! Dover, NJ
$4 Cash Parking - Liberty State Park Jersey City, NJ
$7 Cash Fare -- Ferry to Statue of Liberty Jersey City, NJ
$7 Cash A miserable lunch at Statue of Liberty New York City, NY
$3 Cash Postcard and pen -- Statue of Liberty New York City, NY
$12 Cash Round-trip ticket to NYC -- Dover bus station Dover, NJ
$3 Cash Two subway tokens New York City, NY
$15 Cash Total for junk food eaten throughout the day New York City, NY
$7 Cash Admission - Guinness Book of World Records New York City, NY
$1 Cash Souvenir book - Guinness Book of World Records New York City, NY
$5 Cash Corissant & Coke - Port Authority Bus Terminal New York City, NY
$5 Cash "MAD" magazine and "Wall Street Journal" (published on the day I went to Wall Street) -- Port Authority Bus Terminal New York City, NY
$2 Cash Parcel box -- Succasunna Post Office Succasunna, NJ
$37 Cash Postage for parcel -- Succasunna, NJ Succasunna, NJ
$11.50 Discover Gas -- Mobil Great Bend, PA
$2 Cash Toll -- New York State Thruway (I-90) Rochester, NY
$9 Cash Haircut Rochester, NY
$33.18 Discover Film Developing -- Ritz Camera Rochester, NY
$2 Cash 4-color pen -- Rochester Mall Rochester, NY
$48.80 Chase Wellesley Inn Rochester, NY
$5 Cash Admission - Cave of the Winds Trip Niagara Falls, NY
$5 Cash Postcard & magnet Niagara Falls, NY
$2 Cash Lunch - Burger King Niagara Falls, NY
$3 Cash Parking - Goat Island - Terrapin Point Niagara Falls, NY
$1 Cash Observation tower - USA Niagara Falls, NY
$8 Cash Fare - Maid of the Mist boat ride Niagara Falls, NY
$ 1,077.36 TOTAL EXPENDITURE IN JUNE 1995 (US CURRENCY)

 

Canadian currency spent in June:

$6 Canadian Cash Canadian International Stamps Niagara Falls, ON
$5 Canadian Cash Admission - Skylon Tower Niagara Falls, ON
$7 Canadian Cash Keychain and magnet -- Skylon Tower Niagara Falls, ON
$13 Canadian CB Dinner - Dennys Niagara Falls, ON
$ 31.00 TOTAL EXPENDITURE IN JUNE 1995 (CANADIAN CURRENCY)

 

Cash withdrawals in June:

$80 CB Cash Withdrawal - Trump Taj Mahal Atlantic City, NJ
$80 Discover Cash withdrawal -- First Fidelity Bank Succasunna, NJ
$80 CB Cash Withdrawal -- First Fidelity Bank Succasunna, NJ
$240 TOTAL CASH WITHDRAWALS IN JUNE 1995

 

 

Spent in July:

$54.39 Chase Pelican Motel -- one of the highest prices paid for the worst motel on this trip Niagara Falls, NY
$12 CB Gas -- Sunoco Niagara Falls, NY
$9 Cash Parking -- American currency, paid in Canada Niagara Falls, ON
$30 Cash Currency exchange for $39.90 Canadian cash Niagara Falls, ON
$1 Cash At "Journey Behind the Falls": Souvenir fold-out map of Niagara Falls, ON -- American currency Niagara Falls, ON
$1 Cash Toll -- I-90 Buffalo, NY
$2 Cash Toll -- I-90 again at Pennsylvania border Ripley, NY
$4 Cash Lunch -- Pizza Hut -- Randall Park Mall Cleveland, OH
$64.50 Discover Film developing and purchase of more rolls -- Ritz One-Hour Camera; Randall Park Mall Cleveland, OH
$40.32 Chase Travelodge Motel Ashland, OH
$5 Cash Lunch -- Wendys Ashland, OH
$10.50 Discover Gas Ashland, OH
$1 Cash Candy -- K-Mart (actually only 22 cents) Lima, OH
$5 Cash Movie -- "APOLLO 13" Lima, OH
$34.22 Chase Days Inn Lima, OH
$7 Cash Lunch -- Pizza Hut Wapakoneta, OH
$3.20 CB Admission -- Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum Wapakoneta, OH
$59.95 CB Miscellaneous supplies -- K-Mart Dearborn, MI
$12.57 CB Coke & Sprite -- Kroger Dearborn, MI
$2 Cash Michigan/Detroit postcards -- Fairlane Mall Dearborn, MI
$3 Cash Lunch -- Burger King inside Fairlane Mall Dearborn, MI
$11 CB Gas Dearborn, MI
$12.50 CB Admission -- Henry Ford Museum Dearborn, MI
$5 Cash Miserable lunch at cafeteria in Henry Ford Museum Dearborn, MI
$3 Cash Puzzle postcard -- Henry Ford Museum Dearborn, MI
$6 Cash Dinner -- McDonalds and Burger King Kalamazoo, MI
$43.95 Chase Budgetel Inn Kalamazoo, MI
$5 CB Admission -- Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum Kalamazoo, MI
$4 Cash Dozen donuts -- Dunkin' Donuts Merillville, IN
$11 CB Gas -- AMOCO Merillville, IN
$1 Cash Toll -- I-94 Westbound, going North Russell, IL
$1 Cash Toll -- I-94 Eastbound, going South Russell, IL
$42.52 Chase Knights Inn Merillville, IN
$10 Discover Admission -- Henry Crown Space Center Chicago, IL
$1 Cash IL Postcard -- Henry Crown Space Center Chicago, IL
$14.80 Discover Gas & "Hostess' Twinkies" @ Amoco Pontiac, IL
$5 Cash Dinner -- Wendys & McDonalds Collinsville, IL
$37.28 Chase Best Western Inn Collinsville, IL
$6.50 CB Admission -- Saint Louis Science Theater & OMNIMAX theater Saint Louis, MO
$12 Cash Admission -- Gateway Arch Tram ticket & movie Saint Louis, MO
$1 Cash "Gateway Arch" postcard -- Gateway Arch gift shop Saint Louis, MO
$6 Cash Parking fee -- Gateway Arch Saint Louis, MO
$4 Cash Dinner -- McDonalds Saint Louis, MO
$25.49 Discover Budget Host Motel -- Paid in advance last night upon checking in Perryville, MO
$11 CB Gas Cape Girardeau, MO
$3 Cash Lunch -- Burger King Southhaven, MS
$12 Discover Gas Coffeeville, MS
$8.37 CB Coke-n-stuff @ grocery store Vicksburg, MS
$4 Cash Dinner -- McDonalds Vicksburg, MS
$43.79 Chase Best Western Inn Vicksburg, MS
$2 Cash Lunch -- Burger King Ponchatoula, LA
$11.51 Discover Gas -- Chevron Ponchatoula, LA
$41.34 Chase Quality Inn Lafayette, LA
$12.55 Discover Gas over-fill-up at Chevron Shreveport, LA
$4 Cash Lunch -- Burger King Shreveport, LA
$1 Cash Parcel box -- Longview Post Office Longview, TX
$8.23 Discover Dinner -- Dennys Longview, TX
$1 Cash Parcel box -- Longview Post Office Longview, TX
$48.82 Chase La Quinta Inn Longview, TX
$31 Cash Postage -- 2 parcels -- Longview Post Office Longview, TX
$4 Cash Lunch -- McDonalds Paris, TX
$2 Cash Toll -- Indian Nation Turnpike Savanna, OK
$10 Discover Gas fill-up -- CITGO Eufala, OK
$2 Cash Toll -- Will Rogers Turnpike Vinita, OK
$5 Cash Dinner -- Wendys Joplin, MO
$46.16 Chase Best Western Joplin, MO
$5 Cash Brunch -- Wendys Joplin, MO
$8 Discover Gas FILL-UP -- Flying J Travel Plaza Kansas City, MO
$8.59 CB Coke & Bumper sticker -- Flying J Travel Plaza Kansas City, MO
$2 Cash Dinner -- Burger King Mason City, IA
$10 Discover Gas -- Casey's Mason City, IA
$42.90 Chase Days Inn Rochester, MN
$4 Cash Two Quarts Oil -- SuperAmerica gas station Zumbrota, MN
$7 Cash Lunch -- Johnny Rockets -- Mall of America Bloomington, MN
$32.30 Discover Film developing -- Ritz Camera -- Mall of America Bloomington, MN
$1 Cash Postcard -- Mall of America Bloomington, MN
$4 Cash Movie -- Mall of America Bloomington, MN
$32.99 Chase Empire Inn Sioux Falls, SD
$48 CB Two South Dakota postcards and fifty-one bumper stickers -- Corn Palace Mitchell, SD
$4 Cash Two books of postcard-rate stamps -- Mitchell post office Mitchell, SD
$3 Cash Lunch -- McDonalds Mitchell, SD
$12 CB Gas Elk Point, SD
$4 Cash Dinner -- Hardees Omaha, NE
$46.78 Chase Budgetel Inn Omaha, NE
$1 Cash Lunch to-go -- Taco Bell Omaha, NE
$1 Cash Postcards -- Mall of the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA
$2 Cash 10-color pen -- Mall of the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA
$4 Cash Admission -- United States Air Force Strategic Air Command Museum Bellevue, NE
$1 Cash Postcard -- United States Air Force Strategic Air Command Museum Bellevue, NE
$13.50 Discover Gas -- Bosselman Truck Plaza Grand Island, NE
$1 Cash Postcard & bumper sticker -- Bosselman Truck Plaza Grand Island, NE
$2 Cash Dinner to-go -- Burger King Kearney, NE
$43.45 Chase Days Inn North Platte, NE
$5 Cash First lunch -- McDonalds Fort Morgan, CO
$14.26 CB Gas & Postcard Fort Morgan, CO
$4 Cash Second lunch -- Burger King Dillon, CO
$14 CB Gas -- 66 Grand Junction, CO
$3 Cash Dinner -- Wendys Grand Junction, CO
$6 Cash Snacks-n-stuff Green River, UT
$1 Cash Breakfast -- McDonalds Richfield, UT
$34.96 Chase Romanico Inn -- Paid in advance last night upon check-in Richfield, UT
$3 Cash Lunch -- Taco Bell Saint George, UT
-$9 Cash Won in blackjack -- Circus Circus Las Vegas, NV
$1 Cash Souvenir $1 coin from Circus Circus casino Las Vegas, NV
$4 Cash Coke -- Circus Circus Las Vegas, NV
$10 Cash Gas -- ARCO Baker, CA
$11 ATM Gas -- ARCO Diamond Bar, CA
$2 Cash Large Coke -- Carls Jr. Lake Forest, CA
$86.07 CB New Tire -- Big O Tires Lake Forest, CA
$58.12 CB Five photo albums & One 4-color pen -- Longs Drugs Mission Viejo, CA
$3 Cash "MISSION VIEJO" postcard & bumper sticker -- Mission Viejo Mall Mission Viejo, CA
$10.20 CB Film Developing -- RITZ Camera -- Mission Viejo mall Mission Viejo, CA
$384.15 Chase Car repairs -- Golden Wrench Automotive Shop Mission Viejo, CA
$5 Cash Haircut El Toro, CA
$13.95 CB Lake Forest Car Wash -- "Super Deluxe Wash" Lake Forest, CA
$1 Cash Lake Forest Car Wash Lake Forest, CA
$6 Cash Three books of postcard-rate stamps -- MAIL BOXES ETC. Mission Viejo, CA
$10.88 ATM Six packs of SLICE -- Ralphs Mission Viejo, CA
$10 Discover Gas -- Chevron Barstow, CA
-$11 Cash Won in blackjack -- MGM Grand Casino Las Vegas, NV
$1 Cash Souvenir $1 coin from MGM Grand Casino Las Vegas, NV
-$63 Cash Won in blackjack -- Virgin River Casino Mesquite, NV
$1 Cash Souvenir $1 coin from Virgin River Casino Mesquite, NV
-$47 Cash Won in blackjack -- Virgin River Casino Mesquite, NV
$10 CB Gas -- Chevron Saint George, UT
$4 Cash Lunch -- Pizza Hut Richfield, UT
$34.96 Chase Romanico Inn -- Paid in advance last night upon check-in Richfield, UT
$3 Cash Crackers-n-stuff at K-Mart Richfield, UT
$3 Cash Miserable lunch -- McDonalds Richfield, UT
$7 CB Gas -- 66 Richfield, UT
$4 Cash Dinner -- Wendys Grand Junction, CO
$48.24 Chase Clifton Inn -- paid July 28 upon check-in Grand Junction, CO
$12.86 CB Gas over-fill-up -- CONOCO Glenwood Springs, CO
$3 Cash Lunch -- Taco Bell Frasier, CO
$9 CB Gas -- Flying J travel plaza Cheyenne, WY
$3 Cash Dinner -- Burger King Wheatland, WY
$41.04 Chase Best Western Inn Lusk, WY
$8.98 CB Coke-n-stuff, but no gasoline -- EXXON gas station Custer, SD
$21.88 CB Film Developing -- RITZ 1-Hour Camera -- Rushmore Mall Rapid City, SD
$6.35 CB Snacks-n-stuff -- Rushmore Mall Rapid City, SD
$4 Cash "Meal of the Day" -- McDonalds Rapid City, SD
$11 CB Gasoline Sinclair, SD
$51.84 Chase Rocket Motel -- paid upon check-in Custer, SD
$3 Cash Admission -- Custer State Park South Dakota
$6 Cash Chips-n-snacks-n-stuff -- Wallmart Spearfish, SD
$1 Cash Postcard -- Center of the Nation Chamber of Commerce/Information Center Belle Fourche, SD
$10.70 CB Gas -- CONOCO Bowman, ND
$4 Cash Dinner -- Burger King Dickinson, ND
$ 2,173.41 TOTAL EXPENDITURE IN JULY 1995 (US CURRENCY)

 

Canadian currency spent in July:

$2 Canadian Cash Two postcards -- "Niagara Falls Spanish Aerocar" gift shop Niagara Falls, ON
$3 Canadian Cash Ice cream cone -- cafeteria near "Niagara Falls Spanish Aerocar" Niagara Falls, ON
$4 Canadian Cash Admission -- "Journey Behind the Falls" Niagara Falls, ON
$5 Canadian Cash Another ice cream cone -- "Table Rock" Niagara Falls, ON
$6 Canadian Cash Admission -- Ripley's Believe It, or Not! museum Niagara Falls, ON
$3 Canadian Cash Yet another ice cream cone -- just before the fireworks started; ate ice cream while watching fireworks! -- A PERFECT ENDING! Niagara Falls, ON
$ 23.00 TOTAL EXPENDITURE IN JULY 1995 (CANADIAN CURRENCY)

 

 

Cash withdrawals in July:

$100 CB Cash withdrawal -- Citibank Niagara Falls, NY
$80 Discover Cash withdrawal -- Trustmark bank Vicksburg, MS
$80 Discover Cash withdrawal -- Mall of America Bloomington, MN
$40 ATM Cash Withdrawal -- Ralphs (with above purchase) Mission Viejo, CA
$ 300 TOTAL CASH WITHDRAWALS IN JULY 1995

 

Spent in August:

$33.30 Chase Super 8 Motel Dickinson, ND
$11.49 CB Gas ($10.70) & postcard ($0.79) -- "CENEX" Miles City, MT
$2 Cash Lunch -- Burger King Billings, MT
$13 CB Gas -- Conoco Bozeman, MT
$35.36 Chase Capri Motel -- paid last night upon check-in Butte, MT
$5.67 CB Two quarts oil & Chap-stick -- CONOCO Butte, MT
$2 Cash Lunch -- Taco Bell Helena, MT
$10 CB Gas -- CONOCO Great Falls, MT
$4 Cash Dinner -- McDonalds Shelby, MT
$8.24 CB Cokenstuff -- EXXON Shelby, MT
$3 Cash Lunch -- McDonalds Cut Bank, MT
$5 Cash Snacks West Glacier, MT
$51 Cash Towing charge -- 140 miles; first 100 miles free Missoula, MT
$9 Cash Dinner (delivered) -- Pizza Hut Missoula, MT
$148.60 Chase Car Repairs Missoula, MT
$87.36 Chase Motel bill -- two nights at Travelodge Missoula, MT
$10.50 Discover Gas Hamilton, MT
$4 Cash Snacks-cum-dinner -- gas station Challis, ID
$34.24 Chase Northgate Inn -- paid upon check-in Challis, ID
$13.10 CB Gas & Snacks -- "Stanley Stop" gas station Stanley, ID
$8.88 CB Coolant and Oil -- Chevron Hailey, ID
$8.25 CB Meal-of-the-day -- Dennys Boise, ID
$9.43 CB Cokenstuff -- 7-11 Boise, ID
$45.96 Chase Comfort Inn Boise, ID
$14.26 CB Gas, Postcard -- CONOCO Baker City, OR
$4.60 CB Lunch -- Dennys Pendleton, OR
$4 Cash Bumper sticker & postcard -- Columbia Center Mall Kennewick, WA
$4 Cash Lunch -- Burger King Kennewick, WA
$7 Cash Video Cassette Player rental -- Columbia Center Dunes Motel Richland, WA
$4 Cash Dinner -- "Zip's" Richland, WA
$4 Cash Stuff -- K-Mart Kennewick, WA
$4 Cash More stuff -- K-Mart Kennewick, WA
$3 Cash Lunch -- Burger King Kennewick, WA
$133.68 Chase Columbia Center Dunes Motel -- 4 nights Richland, WA
$2 Cash Breakfast -- McDonalds Pasco, WA
$5 Cash Coke -- Albertsons Pasco, WA
$3 Cash Lunch -- McDonalds Yakima, WA
$6 Cash Dinner -- McDonalds Fife, WA
$2 Cash Lunch -- Taco Bell Fife, WA
$9.43 CB Gas over-over-fill-up-and-spill -- "Flying J" travel plaza Fife, WA
$2 Cash Muffins -- "Flying J" travel plaza ("to go": ate as lunch later) Fife, WA
$10 Cash Snacks -- 7-11 Fife, WA
$4 Cash Dinner -- Burger King Fife, WA
$9.60 CB Gas over-over-fill-up-and-spill -- ARCO Burlington, WA
$3 Cash Brunch -- McDonalds Burlington, WA
$2 Cash Dinner -- Burger King Fife, WA
$6 Cash Snacks & postcards -- "Flying J" travel plaza Fife, WA
$7 Cash Brunch -- Dennys Fife, WA
$5.50 CB Admission (after AAA discount) -- Museum of Flight Seattle, WA
$10.82 CB Two pilot's flight pins made of pewter -- for Perry -- Museum of Flight gift shop Seattle, WA
$11 Discover Gas -- "Flying J" travel plaza Fife, WA
$3 Cash Lunch -- Burger King Fife, WA
$9.05 CB Gas -- Chevron Forks, WA
$3 Cash Dinner -- Burger King Fife, WA
$176.57 Chase Travelers Inn -- total for five nights Fife, WA
$2 Cash Postcard-n-stuff at gift shop at Boeing 747/767/777 Division Everett, WA
$2 Cash Breakfast -- muffin from vending cart -- Boeing 747/767/777 Division Everett, WA
$5 Cash Snacks -- Albertsons Everett, WA
$8.66 Discover Camera battery -- Radio Shack Everett, WA
$7 Discover Lunch -- Dennys Everett, WA
$11 Cash Gas -- ARCO Sea-Tac, WA
$32.64 Discover Film developing -- Target Federal Way, WA
$6 Cash Dinner -- Burger King Fife, WA
$38.41 Chase Hometel Inn -- paid upon check-in Fife, WA
$6 Cash Parking -- Seattle Center Seattle, WA
$8 Cash Admission -- Pacific Science Center & IMAX Theater -- Seattle Center Seattle, WA
$6 Cash Lunch -- Pacific Science Center cafeteria Seattle, WA
$18.34 CB "Pacific Science Center" T-shirt -- Pacific Science Center gift shop Seattle, WA
$2 Cash Fare (round-trip to downtown Seattle) -- Seattle Center monorail Seattle, WA
$6 Cash "Seattle" T-shirt -- Roadside vendor -- downtown Seattle Seattle, WA
$7 CB Admission -- Space Needle -- Seattle Center Seattle, WA
$19.42 CB Souvenirs: -- at Space Needle gift shop

"World's tallest postcard"

3-D map of U.S.A.
Seattle, WA
$6.17 CB Bumper sticker and magnetic postcard -- Space Needle gift shop Seattle, WA
$5 Cash Seven "pressed" souvenir pennies showing Seattle area attractions Seattle, WA
$6 Cash Sprite -- Safeway Mount Vernon, WA
$6 Cash Dinner to go -- Dennys Mount Vernon, WA
$53.90 Chase Days Inn Mount Vernon, WA
$2 Cash Breakfast muffin -- rest area Snoqualmie Pass, WA
$1 Cash Lunch -- Burger King Yakima, WA
$9.38 Discover Gas -- Arco Yakima, WA
$4 Cash Gas -- Exxon Richland, WA
-$200 Cash Sold car -- Employee at Simpson of Tricities Toyota dealership Richland, WA
$296.13 Chase Rental car return -- U-Save Auto Rental Richland, WA
$9.25 CB Gas -- Chevron Cascade Locks, OR
$9 Cash Dinner to-go -- Dennys Longview, WA
$41.39 Chase Woodlander Inn Woodland, WA
$6 Cash Gas Castle Rock, WA
$6 Cash Meal-of-the-day -- Dennys Centralia, WA
$39.49 Chase Huntley Inn Centralia, WA
$9 Cash Gas -- Texaco Astoria, OR
$5 Cash Lunch to-go -- Dennys Warrenton, OR
$10 Cash Coke -- 7-11 Reedsport, OR
$3 Cash Dinner -- Subway Reedsport, OR
$37.45 Chase Tropicana Motel -- paid at check-in Reedsport, OR
$8 Cash Gas -- Texaco North Bend, OR
$8 Cash Lunch to-go -- Dennys Roseburg, OR
$7 Cash Dinner to-go -- Dennys Medford, OR
$7 Cash Gas -- B.P. Medford, OR
$39.22 Chase Cedar Lodge Motel -- paid at check-in Medford, OR
$2 Cash Lunch to-go -- Taco Bell Roseburg, OR
$2 Cash Potato chips -- 7-11 Roseburg, OR
$7 Cash Gas -- Texaco Bandon, OR
$6 Cash Dinner to-go -- Dennys Crescent City, CA
$43.20 Chase Motel Trees -- paid at check-in Klamath, CA
$19.14 CB Souvenirs: -- Redwood National Park

1996 National Park calendar

National Park Passport

Individual stamps for a few National
Parks to stick in Passport

Redwood NP, CA
$8 CB Gas -- Shell Eureka, CA
$10 Cash Dinner to-go -- Dennys Fortuna, CA
$6 Cash Two quarts engine oil and California postcard Weott, CA
$6 Cash Gas -- Chevron Cloverdale, CA
$3 Cash Toll -- Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco, CA
$33.26 Chase Econolodge -- paid last night at check-in Stockton, CA
$3 Cash Lunch -- Burger King Stockton, CA
$6 Cash Gas -- ARCO Manteca, CA
$7 Cash Coke-n-cookies-n-stuff --B.P. gas station Big Oak Flat, CA
$13 Cash National Park Passport stamps Yosemite NP, CA
$4 Cash The Last Supper -- In-N-Out Burger Fresno, CA
$7 Cash Gas -- B.P. gas station Tulare, CA
$6 Cash Gas -- AM/PM Moorpark, CA
$ 1,847.34 TOTAL EXPENDITURE IN AUGUST 1995

 

 

Cash withdrawals in August:

$80 Discover Cash withdrawal -- SeaFirst Bank Fife, WA
$80 Discover Cash withdrawal -- Seattle Center Seattle, WA
$ 160 TOTAL CASH WITHDRAWALS IN AUGUST 1995

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