Al, over at Travel with the Bayfield Bunch wrote an interesting post this morning about long distance commutes:
http://thebayfieldbunch.com/2018/10/rochester-new-hampshire-to-spencerport.html
I guess they are thinking that their long-distance travel days are over.
We're in the same boat. Mainly, it is me. I'm the driver. Hubby is the navigator. I don't like him to drive because (1) he gets dizzy; (2) he weaves; (3) he drives TOO DAMN FAST. So, I drive. He sits.
However, our last trip to the eastern Sierra, in June, I drove 5 hours home (with Bodie on hubby's lap) and only took 1 potty stop the entire way home. YAY! However, I was EXHAUSTED the next 2 days.
And, GUESS WHAT we are planning in June, after school is over? Yup... a 6 hour trip to the Grand Canyon! OF COURSE! Our daughter wants to take her husband and kids over to see the Grand Canyon and the trains there and in Flagstaff. I doubt hubby and I will take the train ride (1) we can't take the dog on the train and (2) one of us would HAVE to stay behind with the dog...but that's okay. Either hubby can go or I can go. We do want to visit BearArizona and Flagstaff. So, we'll see....
BUT...
That is ANOTHER 6 hour (or more) drive...sigh...which means I will have to do all the driving.
And, take the dog...
So, we'll see...
In other news, I'm LOVING our cooler days and nights here. The temps lately have been PERFECT! I washed 3 loads of wash and hung everything outside on my ILLEGAL clothes line to dry, including the bed cover which had dog hair ALL OVER IT! I have tried to hide it from the street because our city doesn't ALLOW clothes lines! I mean, how STUPID is that? In this day and age of energy conservation, everyone should have a clothes line (in my opinion)...
I'm also busy driving Miss Ellie to kindergarten every morning. She is learning her letters and sounds and now reads a book after I pick her up from day care and on the way to kindergarten. She spells words! She sounds out words! She is learning... TO READ! :-) Apparently they are having some kind of toilet paper party in class today (I'm guess they will be decorating their room).
Cheers!
~Cheryl Ann~
You have the same problem as Al. You make the wrong choice of driving long hours when you don't need to and then burn out. As we get older if we want to do the things we used to do, we gotta think smart and get smart or it won't be fun.
ReplyDeleteSlow down and smell the roses and don't get burned out or stay home and? It's really each of our own choices as I don't really like telling people what to do. I have enough trouble running my own life and know how easy it is to pick the comfort zone. I fight it.
If we want to get to the areas we enjoy, we have to drive long hours. Simple as that.
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