Adventuring!

Posted by tiff in Travel in the U.S. | 1 comment

So here we go!

I got my game face on, a requirement for any long distance travel with kids! My game face means I’m militantly optimistic. I keep my perspective macro instead of micro…meaning, as long as everyone is enjoying themselves, then I’m not going to get bent out of shape if we are or are not following our intended schedule. I’m flexible to all suggestions, whether that means stopping three times in succession for potty/snack breaks or not. It’s their trip as well as mine, so I keep an ear out for their needs too.

I have snacks and toys within easy reach. I have our ipad stocked up on game apps and the Hunger Games audiobooks. I have my map sent to my iphone and a destination in mind.

The kids estimated (using mileage and car speed) that it would take about 18 hours to get to Seattle, so they decided that 3 days of driving 6 hours per day would be the right amount to get to Seattle. Then we realized getting off the 5 and onto the 101 up the Oregon Coast would be a better, but longer route. So then Naturalist said, “Let’s just get the heck out of California on the first day!” So that’s what we’re doing! It’ll take 10 hours today, but we’re going to go for it!

Stopping at Redding will give us great views of Shasta and the Cascade mountains on tomorrows drive. I know this because that area was one of my favorites on the train going to the meditation retreat. I can’t wait to show it to the kids! I’ll be updating sporadically through our roadtrip on twitter and via the freeplaylife facebook page. I’m anticipating an update about vomit in the car since that always happens at some point on our roadtrips. It’s like our special tradition.

So…anyway….

here…

we….

go!!!!!

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