what the wtf
ok. this is the most messed up, no-sense making trip ever. seriously, i am so baffled by it that i had to blog it, haha.
kevi's gf is flying up here from florida and kevi is picking her up from the airport. this is where normality stops.
from the airport, kevi and his gf are driving straight to florida. and by "straight to florida" i mean that they're stopping in texas to pick up kevi's mom, haha. then, once they get to florida, they're hanging out for 4-5 days. after that, kevi's mom is flying back to texas and kevi and his gf will drive back to des moines.
obviously this doesn't make a whole lot of sense so i tried to figure it out mathematically.
~700 mi - dsm to mt vernon
~1,140 mi - mt vernon to orlando
~1,400 mi - orlando to dsm
that is roughly 3,240 miles at about .40 cents a mile (gas, depreciation, and wear/tear on kevi's car) = $1,296
plus julie's flight from orlando to dsm - $106
plus his mom's flight from florida back to texas - $200
bringing the total cash spent to $1,602 plus food (and hotels if they stay at one - but kevi usually drives straight through, this is where he will save money)
kevi told me plane tickets from dsm to florida are $106 a piece (regardless of round trip or not). if that is the case we can assume kevi needs 1 to florida and kevi and julie will each need 1 to come back. kevi's mom also needs a round trip ticket - let's say hers is $200 each way.
so... $718 in flights VS. $1,602 and 50-60 hours of solid driving....
but kevi says it will be fun...
kevi's gf is flying up here from florida and kevi is picking her up from the airport. this is where normality stops.
from the airport, kevi and his gf are driving straight to florida. and by "straight to florida" i mean that they're stopping in texas to pick up kevi's mom, haha. then, once they get to florida, they're hanging out for 4-5 days. after that, kevi's mom is flying back to texas and kevi and his gf will drive back to des moines.
obviously this doesn't make a whole lot of sense so i tried to figure it out mathematically.
~700 mi - dsm to mt vernon
~1,140 mi - mt vernon to orlando
~1,400 mi - orlando to dsm
that is roughly 3,240 miles at about .40 cents a mile (gas, depreciation, and wear/tear on kevi's car) = $1,296
plus julie's flight from orlando to dsm - $106
plus his mom's flight from florida back to texas - $200
bringing the total cash spent to $1,602 plus food (and hotels if they stay at one - but kevi usually drives straight through, this is where he will save money)
kevi told me plane tickets from dsm to florida are $106 a piece (regardless of round trip or not). if that is the case we can assume kevi needs 1 to florida and kevi and julie will each need 1 to come back. kevi's mom also needs a round trip ticket - let's say hers is $200 each way.
so... $718 in flights VS. $1,602 and 50-60 hours of solid driving....
but kevi says it will be fun...