September was another fairly expensive month. We drove a ton in Alaska, all the way back to the lower 48, and started east across the country.
Maintenance: We blew another tire, so we replaced the ones that were older. We also did a little bit of work on the house.
New Tires : $608
More "home depot" type purchases: $21
RV running total: $18,323
Fuel - We've updated our Fuel log! We drove further in September than we did in August, so naturally we used more fuel.
This month, we drove 4369 miles on 330 gallons of gas, averaging 13.2 MPG (up from last month!)
Gas: $1140
Propane: $12 - We only needed to get propane once. We're amazed at how long the propane lasts, but we haven't been doing much with it besides cook and run a fridge.
Food: $706. We didn't do a good job avoiding restaurants this month, especially in Anchorage. Groceries only account for $250 of this and are the source of most of our meals. Duck football season isn't helping.
Pets : It's hard to separate pets from groceries, since we usually pick up what we need at the same time, so I've included them with food and will do so going forward. Usually it's roughly the same as last month: $60-$70 for dog food, cat food and litter.
Entertainment: $336 - This is almost entirely our Kenai Fjord tour cruise.
Lodging: $10 - We, again, only spent one night at a site we needed to pay for, in Seward.
Ferries: $716 - Turns out putting an RV on a boat is expensive. The ferries got us from Prince Rupert to Vancouver Island and then back to Washington.
Phone and Internet: $60
Haircut for Kathleen: $18
Other Expenses: $45 - We had to buy new hiking pants at Value Village. Kathleen tore holes in the bottom of both of her pair of jeans and they were past repairing. So this was another necessary expense.
Total Travel Expenses for September: ~$3675
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