My wife & I seem to enjoy the trips to & from a destination better than the destination. We've reduced time at the destination, left lots of time for unscheduled adventures during the drive.
Our best trip was traveling up the Canadian Maritimes to Newfoundland then west to the mainland where we met out destination, the Trans-Labrador Highway. They had recently upgraded it, no more dirt road sections. After crossing Labrador we headed south through Quebec, with a few days at a very nice hotel in Quebec City, then along the St Lawrence until we could cross the border and head home.
I got a new 4WD truck. Time for another road trip?
Some friends and coworkers where I worked at work went on vacation together and part of it was spent a a well known Midwest attraction/tourist trap. My wife and I were walking along at one of the sites and I heard a voice say “Hello John”. It was a supervisor from work.
I tried to get into camping when my kids were young. I thought it’s the only affordable option. I got to Canadian tire to buy the gear. I realized that it wasn’t the answer when I couldn’t afford the cooler or the camp stove… or the tent
I was talked into camping years ago and almost died from the heat. Luckily there was a casino boat nearby, so I always say that my favorite part of camping was the gambling.
I have lived in Florida since 1974. My nephew (born and raised in Florida) went to visit some caves near San Antonio Tx. In preparation the tour guide was warning everyone that it gets quite humid in the cave and my nephew asked "how humid" and he said "up to 75%!" as if that were high. My nephew exclaimed "man, in Florida, that's a GOOD day" so he stopped hassling us about making sure we had water. The caves were very cool in both senses of the word. We really enjoyed it.
My last vacation, we went to visit the in-laws in rural IL. It was exactly as exciting as you imagine. The vacation before that, we drove across the country to get our dog eye surgery (Virginia Beach area in the winter was actually lovely compared to Pennsylvania at that time). It's possible I have a very loose definition of vacation... but hey, both involved driving across many states and staying at a motel!
My wife & I seem to enjoy the trips to & from a destination better than the destination. We've reduced time at the destination, left lots of time for unscheduled adventures during the drive.
Our best trip was traveling up the Canadian Maritimes to Newfoundland then west to the mainland where we met out destination, the Trans-Labrador Highway. They had recently upgraded it, no more dirt road sections. After crossing Labrador we headed south through Quebec, with a few days at a very nice hotel in Quebec City, then along the St Lawrence until we could cross the border and head home.
I got a new 4WD truck. Time for another road trip?
It’s the unexpected adventures that make a trip.
Some friends and coworkers where I worked at work went on vacation together and part of it was spent a a well known Midwest attraction/tourist trap. My wife and I were walking along at one of the sites and I heard a voice say “Hello John”. It was a supervisor from work.
Ahhh!
I was speechless.
I tried to get into camping when my kids were young. I thought it’s the only affordable option. I got to Canadian tire to buy the gear. I realized that it wasn’t the answer when I couldn’t afford the cooler or the camp stove… or the tent
I was talked into camping years ago and almost died from the heat. Luckily there was a casino boat nearby, so I always say that my favorite part of camping was the gambling.
I have lived in Florida since 1974. My nephew (born and raised in Florida) went to visit some caves near San Antonio Tx. In preparation the tour guide was warning everyone that it gets quite humid in the cave and my nephew asked "how humid" and he said "up to 75%!" as if that were high. My nephew exclaimed "man, in Florida, that's a GOOD day" so he stopped hassling us about making sure we had water. The caves were very cool in both senses of the word. We really enjoyed it.
Don’t tell Floridians what’s humid!
“To prevent me from dying of starvation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber”. It’s you or me. Sorry!
I accept your decision.
Cheers. That’s gracious of you. I’ll see if I can buy you a coffee next pension day
Coffee can keep me going for days.
Sorry, the cartoons were just too funny.
My last vacation, we went to visit the in-laws in rural IL. It was exactly as exciting as you imagine. The vacation before that, we drove across the country to get our dog eye surgery (Virginia Beach area in the winter was actually lovely compared to Pennsylvania at that time). It's possible I have a very loose definition of vacation... but hey, both involved driving across many states and staying at a motel!
Vacation time should also be called “pet sick days”, because that’s how a lot of it is used.
True, but they're worth it!