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solo road trip--have I lost my marbles?!
Back story--my MOH has lived in various states in the south (Missouri, Arkansas, now Mississippi) throught her college-grad school career. I have been promising her for ages that I would make it down, and finally I have the time. I am driving because airfare from Des Moines is like $500 and way beyond me. It'll be around $100 for gas, which is much easier to stomach. It's about a 14 hour drive, and to date the longest car ride I've been on was 10 hours (from here to Ohio), and DH drove for most of it. I plan on stopping mid way (St. Louis maybe) to crash for the night. I will most likely be taking DH's car since it has no history of random breakdowns like mine does. For those of you that have road tripped for hours on end, what are your recs for making the time behind the wheel less tedious?
Re: solo road trip--have I lost my marbles?!
This!
Yes yes audio books! I drove back and forth from MA to NY about 6 times when I moved down here 5 years ago. Audio books kept me sane. And sing-along songs. Podcasts would be great too.
It sounds like a lot of fun!
I've never done 14 hours on my own...8's been my max so far.
I suggest lots of good music, snacks, and butt exercises to keep your circulation up!
Good luck and Safe Travels!
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Kudos to you for doing this! My longest was 9 hrs...
I'd say audio books... and awesome old songs-like from high school era... AND tons of caffine!
Have a great trip!!
Oh Oh Oh!!!
And maybe make a game out of it... like bring your camera and take pics of odd things on the way.... then, create a little photobook of it. (ok, I just made your road trip a bit longer...)
Sounds like fun! I would suggest stopping every few hours just to get out and stretch too.
I did Austin, TX to South Jersey in one stretch. I felt too scared to sleep in a hotel by myself. A good play list was key for me. As well as some of your favorite snacks and a source of caffiene. I never thought about audio books but they sound like a good idea too.
Yep!