HeatherC
Alas...these people I live with ...
- Joined
- May 23, 2003
We are thinking of doing a cross country road trip this summer and I am kind of lost on planning it. Our summer vacations are usually a two week beach vacation, so this is a bit different for sure and will take a lot more planning...or much less if we decide to just "go".
It will be myself and my two daughters ages 21 and 17. DH will probably fly in somewhere and join us for two weeks. We have about six weeks to travel.
Sooo...have you ever done something like this? Should I pre book lodging? Planning to use some hotel points to keep the costs down and will even consider bringing a tent and some camping mats for a few nights.
I have a minivan tentatively rented in case we decide to not take one of our cars. It's an added expense, but having the extra space would be great and we wouldn't have the wear and tear on our cars. Plus three of us could "probably" sleep in it if we had to one or two nights if we were between places and decided to stop.
Planning on getting a plug in cooler for the car so we don't have to worry about ice.
Planning on getting a National Parks Pass and maybe city passes for a few places as well.
Haven't done something like this since I backpacked across Europe after college! Part of me thinks I'm nuts, but the other part is that a trip like this has been on my bucket list and I have two great kids who want me to go with them, so I am determined to make it happen!
Any suggestions are welcome!
It will be myself and my two daughters ages 21 and 17. DH will probably fly in somewhere and join us for two weeks. We have about six weeks to travel.
Sooo...have you ever done something like this? Should I pre book lodging? Planning to use some hotel points to keep the costs down and will even consider bringing a tent and some camping mats for a few nights.
I have a minivan tentatively rented in case we decide to not take one of our cars. It's an added expense, but having the extra space would be great and we wouldn't have the wear and tear on our cars. Plus three of us could "probably" sleep in it if we had to one or two nights if we were between places and decided to stop.
Planning on getting a plug in cooler for the car so we don't have to worry about ice.
Planning on getting a National Parks Pass and maybe city passes for a few places as well.
Haven't done something like this since I backpacked across Europe after college! Part of me thinks I'm nuts, but the other part is that a trip like this has been on my bucket list and I have two great kids who want me to go with them, so I am determined to make it happen!
Any suggestions are welcome!