Our flight happy little bunch is getting a big wake up call on Friday morning when we set out on our first major road trip. (We did some long drives in the States last fall, but never more than about six hours.)
We are heading south to our old home town for a week long vacation. The trip could take anywhere from 9 to 13 hours (or much much more, if road conditions are bad, but I don't even want to think about that). Highways here are NOT like highways in America. Not at all. There will be no fast food/gas station/mini mart conglomerate at exit 273, or any other exit for that matter.
We briefly toyed with the idea of plotting to drive at night but decided against it since we really don't know what to expect in terms of road conditions and it is always safer during the day. So we'll set out early morning and see how far we get. Late afternoon we'll make the call - try to finish up in one day or abort ship and find a place to stay the night before continuing on the next day. (and if we do stop and find a "hotel" ... well, that will definitely be a story all in it's own right!)
The gas tank is full and the luggage is (mostly) loaded. Matt is (without doubt) the most excited and optimistic about the trip, so it's a good match that he'll be in the drivers' seat.
ETD is 6:30 am tomorrow morning. ETA???? We'll just have to see about that :)
2 comments:
I'm hoping for the best of times for you all and hugess amounts of patience for Dad and Mom. You're kids are the best listeners and I've seen you in action and you can all make the best in the toughest of times. Hoping for splendid memories, and travel mercies. Love you all, Mpm
Hope you have a great road trip! We travel long distances often with our kids and those trips make the best memories. As a matter of fact, when we were out west this summer, I was dreaming of taking our kids on a long camping trip like your family did in high school.
I hope you have little construction, clean bathrooms, good food and an awesome family bonding time.
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