Family Road Trips: Fun, Exhausting, or ?
We used to drive across the Mojave Desert – from California to Utah – reading Burma Shave signs. Dad had an “Air Conditioner” which was just a window mounted swamp cooler. Those were long, hot, boring trips. Today, we have awesome A/C cooled cabins, TV’s built into headrests (for Elmo), heated/cooled seats, tinted windows, and my favorite – Cruise Control. Travel is a lot easier and more pleasant now.
Because the economy is as unpredictable as weather, there are conflicting reports as to whether Americans are traveling more or less this summer for vacation.
But typically, Americans are more apt to reach their vacation destinations by car than air during down times. And, be honest, aren’t your favorite vacations the ones taken by car? Skimming down the interstates or blue highways – toward the beach, Disneyland or a national park – with a cooler of sandwiches in the trunk, singing along with the radio and cracking jokes with your family? Ok, a little corny but you get the idea.
Our trips are ones of eating. I like ‘hole in the wall’ places, my wife cringes and okay’s my choices, sometimes. We both like off freeway/turnpike/toll road vacations. We took a motor home up over “Oh My God” road just outside Idaho Springs, CO (not my video but you’ll get the idea – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhyoyr1L1tc ) It wasn’t built for a 27′ motor home.
You have some good roads to share? Love to hear from you all. Heck, even if in another country.
Generally speaking, are summer road trips with your friends and family fun, exhausting, or both? What tips can you share to help ensure your summer trips by car are enjoyable and memorable?
As a little incentive, the best summer road trip story and/or tips will win this picnic basket:
Happy driving!
dan
