Welcome back folks!
We're almost caught up to our current/actual monthly stays! This is our fifth entry providing insights into the places we ended up sleeping, as well as any out-of-pocket expenses for overnight stays. November included time in some southern states where we've both been, but hadn't spent an extended length of time in. We went south to enjoy warmer weather as it began to get chillier up north.
Florida was the first state to have people be vocal about where we parked our van at. There were a few folks who made comments about where we parked at, one of which ended up calling the police even though we were already moving LOL. Luckily, we have a bunch of family and friends in Florida to allow us to stay with, so it didn't hurt our #vanlife journey too much.
All in all, on our route we ended up driving 2,137.2 miles in a span of 30 nights! This was a total of 5 states (4 of which we spent a night in) and 20 different cities. This was our cheapest month in terms of stay costs as we spent $0.
We mentioned that we've been recording our places we've slept, and we've continued to do so. Here is the breakdown of the nights that we've stayed into categories:
Public parking lots - think parking lots by piers, rest stops, or $ per hour lots
Campgrounds
Business parking lots - Walmart, Cabela's, Cracker Barrel, etc.
Family and friends driveways
Harvest Hosts - a program that offers overnight stays at over 4600+ locations (including farms, wineries, museums, and more)
Street parking - city street parking, or side streets in some areas
Hotel
In the below graph, you can see a full breakdown of overnight stays in the month of November; the first number is the total number of nights stayed for that category, followed by the category percentage based on the total nights this month. As you can see, 46% (14 out of 30) of our nights were spent in Business Parking Lots. Not the most glamorous places to stay, but it they worked well to get us to the places we needed to get to.
Overnight Categories
Curious on the specifics of where we have stayed?
The below table provides a dated view into this month of including where we stayed, as well as any expenses.
Night #: Date ($ cost) | Location (linked address) | Overnight Category |
|---|---|---|
🌙 115: Nov. 1st - $0 | 🏢 Cabela's | |
🌙 116: Nov. 2nd - $0 | 🏢 Walmart | |
🌙 117: Nov. 3rd - $0 | 🏢 Walmart | |
🌙 118: Nov. 4th - $0 | 🏢 Walmart | |
🌙 119: Nov. 5th - $0 | 🏢 Walmart | |
🌙 120: Nov. 6th - $0 | 🏢 Walmart | |
🌙 121: Nov. 7th - $0 | 🏢 Walmart | |
🌙 122: Nov. 8th - $0 | 🅿️ Public parking lot | |
🌙 123: Nov. 9th - $0 | 🏙️ Street parking | |
🌙 124: Nov. 10th - $0 | 🏙️ Street parking | |
🌙 125: Nov. 11th - $0 | 🏙️ Street parking | |
🌙 126: Nov. 12th - $0 | 🏢 Walmart | |
🌙 127: Nov. 13th - $0 | 🏠 Family | |
🌙 128: Nov. 14th - $0 | 🏙️ Street parking | |
🌙 129: Nov. 15th - $0 | 🏢 Bass Pro Shop | |
🌙 130: Nov. 16th - $0 | 🏙️ Street parking | |
🌙 131: Nov. 17th - $0 | 🏠 Family | |
🌙 132: Nov. 18th - $0 | 🏠 Family | |
🌙 133: Nov. 19th - $0 | 🏠 Family | |
🌙 134: Nov. 20th - $0 | 🏠 Family | |
🌙 135: Nov. 21st - $0 | 🏢 Bass Pro Shop | |
🌙 136: Nov. 22nd - $0 | 🏠 Family | |
🌙 137: Nov. 23rd - $0 | 🏠 Family | |
🌙 138: Nov. 24th - $0 | 🏠 Family | |
🌙 139: Nov. 25th - $0 | 🏠 Family | |
🌙 140: Nov. 26th - $0 | 🏢 Cracker Barrel | |
🌙 141: Nov. 27th - $0 | 🏢 Publix | |
🌙 142: Nov. 28th - $0 | 🅿️ Public parking lot | |
🌙 143: Nov. 29th - $0 | 🏢 Bass Pro Shop | |
🌙 144: Nov. 30th - $0 | 🏢 Staples |
If you've made it this far into the post, love you 🫶🫶. For now, we're logging off - time for another little adventure!
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