Tag: road trip
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at Home on the Farm
Taking a weekend road trip with children is like telling a lie – the more often you do it, the easier it becomes (or so I’ve been told). Anticipating 18 hours on the road over the course of four days can induce anxiety. But in the midst of the deed, it doesn’t feel so bad.…
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Long overdue – The Great American Road Trip
For the first time in nearly a year and a half, I have not posted every week. I have good reason – I have been traveling, with kids. Two weeks ago we packed up the house and embarked upon the Great American Road Trip. We have covered 3,000 miles and seven states so far – California, Oregon,…
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the side of the road
I have mixed feelings about the side of the road. When I was a kid, road tripping through remote areas of Mozambique, the side of the road was where the land mines were. Sometimes there were signs – “Perigo Minas!” Sometimes there were trenches and yellow tape marking areas where a de-mining operation was…