Tour Day 37 10-19-11

On the 19th we had a short homeschool group meeting in Indiana before heading to Green Bay, WI.


The drive was rather long. So. I took pictures. :)



On the way through Illinois, we drove through Chicago. Unfortunately, our GPS went on the fritz and it took us a long time to get out of there again.



Rather crowdy with wind speeds of 70MPH


We finally made it to Wisconsin after a long, hard drive.

Tour Day 36 - 10-18-11

Day 36 we spoke at a school and a homeschool group.


We first spoke at Anderson Christian School. I think we talked three times, but since it was awhile ago now, I don't quite remember! When you're on the road as much as we are, the days tend to run together. Sorry



Once done at Anderson we drove over to our next event and set up there.

Just one talk at this homeschool group, so only four for the day. Not too bad.




Book table. :)

Another 48 Hour Contest! - Winner!

The winner of the copy of Bones of Makaidos is:

'Brianna :D '


She signed her name with the smiley face. :) So I don't know her last name or anything.

Her guess was

10,755.92

The real mileage was

10745.7 miles

So she was off by only 10.22 miles. Good job, Brianna!

To claim your prize, email me at

amanda(at)daviscrossing(dot)com



You need to email me before 9:15PM 11/1/11 to claim your prize, or I will pick the next closest guess as the winner.

Tour Day 35 - 10-17-11

Day 35 was mostly spent driving to Indiana.


To reach Indiana from where we live in TN, we had to go through Kentucky (unless we wanted to go /around/ it, but that wouldn't make any sense. :) )



Nifty bridge


And finally, after many hours, Indiana


Once we reached Indiana we had a book talk in probably our most unusual location yet--a pediatric surgeon's building. We spoke in the waiting room (it was after hours).

And they had snacks

And a whole herd of cupcake dragons.

Would a group of dragons be called a herd? Or perhaps a flock.

I spoke first

And then my dad spoke


The surgeon who owns the place was gracious enough to let us stay at his house. :) All in all, a good day. The crowd was attentive and asked us questions. We like that.

Another 48 Hour Contest!

We have another contest for you!

And it's the same as a previous one, but you get a new chance to win a prize. :)


Guess our current mileage. How far have we driven?

Same rules apply as last time. You can post your guess here in the comments for this post. This contest is available for 48 hours. Guesses after 10/28/11 at 3PM will not be counted, even if you post them.

Whoever guesses the mileage closest to what we've really driven will win a prize.

What prize, you say?

A copy of The Bones of Makaidos.

This copy of 'Bones' is a little bit damaged, which is why we're giving it away and not selling it. ;) It has a dented corner and a small tear on the binding, nothing horrific. If you do not want this prize, just don't give a guess for the mileage! :)

Remember, you can give it away to friends or to the library, if they're missing it from their collection.

Underestimated!

We really underestimated our miles total for this tour!

As of last night (10/24/11) we reached 10,000 miles driven!

Contest Reminder

There are three books you can purchase during the tour contest that can count toward entries in the Kindle/Nook drawing. The three are Third Starlighter, Diviner, and Precisely Terminated. If you buy one or more of them at any time during the tour (September 13 through November 19), just send me proof of purchase, and you will get credit for three additional entries in the drawing for each book purchased. Even if you buy multiple copies of a book, you will get credit for each one.

Just scan or take a photo of the receipt and send it to me, or forward an email receipt to author (at) daviscrossing (dot) com.