We have had many "Road Trips" as Hubby was in the Air Force for 30 years.
Our last road trip was in 2004 when we drove from Az, to North Carolina(3000
miles) to visit my Son and Family for Christmas...I think that will be our
last Long Road trip. We do take a day or weekend from time to time and
travel the back roads of AZ.....still haven't made it to the Grand Canyon
though... I think our longest road trip was from Florida to Anchorage
Alaska.

Jan, I don't know if I could watch my oldest Son drive that distance. I
remember when he was 16 and my husband and I were driving to the Mall and I
glanced in the mirror and saw this old pick up, pass cars in and out of
traffic...I about had a heart attack when I saw it was my son...I told him
from then on he wasn't allowed to drive on the same roads we were...if we
were going out we would tell him where...because I don't think I could live
through watching my son get into a wreck and that was what would happen if
he kept on driving like he did...he must have listened because he never had
an accident after that incidence...LOL.

"Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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> Cheri wrote:
>> "W. Baker" > wrote in message
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>>> Ozgirl > wrote:
>>>> I'd kill for all of it! We drove 950 km's home yesterday. I had
>>>> cleared the fridge before I left, eating everything in sight to
>>>> conserve funds for the trip south. We stayed with daughter and
>>>> grandkids so no accommodation costs but we still needed fuel, a
>>>> motel on the way down and Xmas...
>>>
>>>> We drove for 12 hours yesterday, normally I could do the trip in 10
>>>> (over two days) but my son came back with me (missing mummy and all
>>>> she does too much!) and he is limited to 90kph on his licence and
>>>> it also rained almost the entire way including several times where
>>>> visibility was down to almost nothing because of torrential rain.
>>>> We also took a different route to avoid the main highway and its
>>>> problems, thought it would be better for son, lol. He certainly
>>>> learned a lot yesterday! Like how to drive while aqua planing, how
>>>> to drive along narrow, tight roads through mountains while there is
>>>> cloud around you, torrential rain and water running across the
>>>> road. That route was also 120 k's longer so we did ok all things
>>>> considered. Once we hit our state he was able to drive to the local
>>>> speed limits, no limits here (sadly IMO). I had been driving in
>>>> front of him most of the way to make sure his speed stayed right -
>>>> the police presence was enormous and one fine, no matter how small
>>>> is the end of his licence.
>>>
>>>> Yesterday being a public holiday meant no shops open at 8.30 last
>>>> night when we got home, the kids shared a packet of corn chips and
>>>> some salsa and crashed, I had nothing for dinner and just ate toast
>>>> for brekky with PB, no tea (out of tea and milk).
>>>
>>>> I just looked in the freezer and figured I could feed the kids a
>>>> pretty filling meal tonight if I get some sausages today Got
>>>> frozen mash, frozen corn and frozen peas and a can of instant
>>>> gravy, lol. Some carrots also lasted the last 17 days in the fridge
>>>> vegetable crisper. Two more days before I can shop properly.
>>>
>>> Jan,
>>>
>>> Sounds like quite a trip! Delighted to hear tht there was rain,
>>> even if it was a severe learning experience for your son. I well
>>> remember my first 2 trips alone in the car. Trip one was not that
>>> far, but I had to drive home in a blinding snowstorm. the second
>>> was 40 miles on unfamiliar back roads at night in dense fog. I
>>> think I was going at 2 MPH for a good part of that trip. I was
>>> absolutely shaking when I got home. this was over 50 years ago and
>>> is still fresh in my mind. Hope you get some decent food soon. and Happy
>>> New Year!
>>>
>>> Wendy
>>
>> I second that Jan, and welcome back.
>>
>> Cheri
>
> Thanks Cheri, I think everyone should do a road trip at least once in
> their lives My niece and her friends recently did a 24 hour one after
> the sudden death of my niece's newly ex-boyfriend. Wanted to spend Xmas
> with her daddy and could have flown but some friends decided she needed a
> road trip The boy who drove her had to come back pretty much straight
> away for work and he called in here for shower, a hot meal and a quick
> rest - although he was a total stranger he talked about the trip and said
> it had been the best thing for all of them.
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