Epilogue: A Journey Well Done - The Toyota Way
We thought it appropriate to update you on the progress of the father/son team making the journey of a lifetime, or as they refer to it on their blog, the Last Great Road Trip--which, by the way, is the name of their blog.
Jim and Paul Thompson (father, Jim, standing and son, Paul, resting above) left their homes in Poulsbo, Washington on August 24 in a bright blue Toyota FJ Cruiser for an incredible trip to the top of the world and back.
They blogged about their great adventure to the Arctic Circle and gained the attention of interested readers all over the world. Toyota Open Road Blog went to Poulsbo to see the guys off and videotape the start of a remarkable journey celebrating diversity and the spirit of human adventure.
Jim and Paul navigated their now bright brown FJ back into Poulsbo on 9/11, capping a road trip comprised of 5816 miles driven, 8 ferry rides, buffaloes and bears, and the creation of new and diverse friendships with all sort of folks spanning the route from Poulsbo to Deadhorse, AK and back. And, of course, we suspect memories that will transcend their own lives to generations of Thompsons yet to come.
We met Jim and Paul through this blog and their response to a post we had done earlier in the summer on Toyota and our own efforts to celebrate the diversity of our Toyota family in everything we do. It's an important part of our commitment to the Toyota Way, and we felt that the Last Great Road Trip adventure undertaken by these gentlemen was quite symbolic of that guiding principle.
Congratulations on a great adventure well done. Welcome home guys.
~ Contributed by Bruce C. Ertmann, Corporate Communications
Thank you so much for following our adventure. Occasionally on the journey we needed some local help. Without fail we went directly to the nearest Toyota dealer and they always were happy to help us out. Clearly we picked the right rig (FJ Cruiser) from the right company for this adventure.
We'll let you know about the next last great road trip.
Posted by: Paul | September 23, 2007 at 05:21 PM