Well folks, I’m not sure if hubby and I are brave or insane. We are getting ready for our family vacation, which starts on Saturday. It will take us the next two days to prepare for the drive.
I hear you asking, “Why so long, Christine?” Excellent question! You see we need all the prep time because we are driving from Ontario to New Brunswick. Now if you put this into Mapquest, it tells you that it will take 16 hours to complete this insanity. This (naturally) ignores the idea of traffic, or the fact I will have two kids and a dog in the car. Hubby and I are anticipating it will take us between 18-20 hours with stops and slow downs.
In the car.
With two kids AND a puppy.
Yes, yes, I hear your laughter now. But we are strong! We are prepared (or will by tomorrow night)! I have Gravol for the kids…and have figured out that we can give it to Jack too (he’s the dog, not my husband). We have the laptop and an adapter ready to go so the kids can watch Smallville (Superman saves the day AGAIN!), and I’ll have a good assortment of music to listen to while I drive.
And yes, I’ll do most of the driving. I’m a terrible passenger, so it’s less stressful on hubby if I just drive. 
So, I won’t be on my blog for two weeks, but I will be bugging everyone on Twitter.
Wish me luck!
Good luck… you’re very brave, and have a great time!!!
We drove from Vancouver to Palm Springs with our three young children. It’s about 2 1/2 days depending on how you drive. Because we did it in winter we planned one stop in Portland so we wouldn’t hit the mountains that divide southern Oregon and northern California in the dark (they can get very snowy and dangerous, but it was thankfully still clear when we went down) and another one in the middle of California (approx). At the time my youngest was about 3 months shy of being 2 yrs. He grabbed a pot of coffee in Portland and managed to badly burn his hand before we’d barely started our journey. Poor little guy – he really was a trooper.
I also do most of the driving. I’m a bit of a control freak and it’s also easier on my dh if I just do it. LOL
Have a great time!