We're just home and already starting to talk about our next road-trip!
We have two opportunities to travel coming up soon - in September Bear has 10-days off, and in October he has a conference for work (one week) that we go to each year as a family. We've been eying a return to the Four Corners area for September, and know San Diego is the destination in October since it's where the conference is being held this year.
Do we drive? Do we fly? Do we train? Do we do a combo?
Decisions, decisions!
The verdict is - we drive!
The decision to drive in September was pretty easy - it's not that far and driving far outweighs the hassle factor of flying with a toddler and all the stuff he needs (ie. stroller, car seat, etc.).
October was a harder call - it's much farther away, much more driving and neither me, nor Bear, wants another three-week apart experience; it's way too long for us to be apart, but more importantly, too long for the kids! But I hate flying these days and really prefer being able to stop as we go, seeing sites and things we'd miss if we just flew out and back. In the end it came down to costs - it'll cost half to drive than to fly and rent a car, and we'll get two weeks out of the adventure instead of six days.
Now for the planning, which includes thinking about what to do differently this time, from the lessons learned from our last road-trip!
In September, the vacation will be vacation and educational - since it's within the school year and we're in the full swing of Boo's lesson plans, I'll need to schedule in daily lessons, educational stops and downtime to just have fun. Same with October - if I'm driving to San Diego, I need to plan out how to get there and back, with adequate time for lessons, learning experiences and just plain 'ole fun. I think I'll start reading some Road-Schooling blogs to get ideas!
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