August 17: Macon to Orlando - The Finish Line

This day was uneventful, and it was meant to be. We had just 389 miles to go to complete our Odyssey, and we were ready to get going once we had enjoyed our "complimentary hot breakfast" of bagels and yogurt. I-75 pulled us southward, and Spanish Moss began to appear on the trees. Bit by bit, it started looking like Florida, as billboards announced discounts on Disney tickets and approach of "adult friendly" truck stops. Before long, we had turned from I-75 onto "Florida's Turnpike," and soon, after stopping only thirty-eight times to pay tolls, we were exiting onto Alafaya Trail in East Orlando, and being greeted warmly by Campus Crusade colleague Randy Hepner (whom I knew from Lithuania) at the Cypress Lake Apartments. We had been on the road for over two months, traveled some 15,000 miles, slept in 26 different beds, passed through twenty-four states and six countries, but, for now, we were home.