Jill’s stats:
- Miles traveled by car – 3838.6
- Miles driven – ~100
- Average miles per gallon – 33.3
- Days away – 17
- # Places Slept – 8
- Photos taken – 704
- Hey Cow* score – 21 Cows + 4 Horses + 3 Sheep + 3 Antelope + 2 Llamas = 33
- Bible books read – John; 1, 2, & 3 John; Jude; Revelation
- Books read – Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton, Mother Theresa: Come Be My Light by Brian Kolodiejchuk, Der Schiefe Turm von Brooklyn: Über Lehre und Leben der Zeugen Jehovas von Martin Döring, More than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell
- Started but incomplete: Kleider Machen Leute von Gottfried Keller, Earthen Vessels by Matthew Lee Anderson
David’s stats:
- Miles traveled by car – 5859.6
- Miles driven – ~5760
- Average miles per gallon – 33.5
- Days away – 21
- # Places Slept – 9
- Photos taken – 848
- Hey Cow* score – 9 Cows
- Bible passages heard – John; 1, 2, & 3 John; Revelation
- Books read – 0
*Hey Cow is an unusual road game played in rural areas. Participants shout “Hey Cow” out the car window when cows (or other animals) are within hearing distance. Each animal that looks up in response is one point. Passengers have an obvious advantage over drivers; David’s cow points demonstrate impressive skills in shouting shockingly loudly across the median of an already loud interstate.
I’ve loved playing Hey Cow ever since a friend introduced me to the game in college (which I attended in rural Indiana, a prime location). We decided that if anyone in the car is brave enough to yell “Hey cow!” at a picture of a cow in a public place (say, a gas station), they get a point for that one, too.
My husband (and primary road trip partner these days) thinks I’m crazy. 🙂