Michigan to the Carolina Coast & back with 3 kids?
Hey guys & gals;
I have a business convention in June, and am trying to work a family vacation around it.
We're in northern Michigan, and the convention is in Charlotte, NC. Figured it would be a good "excuse" to spend some quality family time;)
Kids will be 1.5, 4, and 8 in early June. Truck is a 2015 MegaCab Ram 3500 Single Wheel, Cummins HO/Aisin. Trailer is an 07 Sierra 321BHT which is just shy of 40ft, triple slides, 4 bunks in the back (appx 12k lbs loaded). I have a Pro-Pride 3P hitch.
Thought is that we spend 10-12ish days on the trip. Max drive time 6 hours in any one day, after the kids are settled down after dinner, drive until midnight so we still get rest. I want to spend an absolute minimum of 2 or 3 nights in any one campground, so-as not to have to set up and tear down every single day.
Day 1 evening after dinner: Drive Frankfort MI to friends house in Toledo, OH (6hr)
Day 2: Spend the day at the Toledo zoo, after dinner drive from Toledo OH to the Smokey Mountains, TN. (6hr)
Day 3/4: Relax in Smokey Mountains.
evening of the 4th, drive to Charlotte for convention (3hr)
Day 5/6: in Charlotte for the convention....easy work, just 6 hours each day) Evening of Day 6, drive to the NC coast....(4hr). Maybe something like Pirates cove or another fun kids style campground.
Day 7/8/9: Relax on the NC Coast. Evening of the 8th, drive to West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains.
Day 9/10/ stay in the blue Ridge Mtns area.
Evening 11/Day 12, come home through Ohio.
Whaddya think? Too ambitious? Ripe for disaster?? The last leg of the trip is the worst, and I haven't ironed it out well yet;)
I;m trying to make sure we have enough "down time" before each leg of the trip so that we are not constantly on the go.....looks like about 2500 miles total over the 12-ish days, which is flexible.
Any thoughts appreciated:)
I have a business convention in June, and am trying to work a family vacation around it.
We're in northern Michigan, and the convention is in Charlotte, NC. Figured it would be a good "excuse" to spend some quality family time;)
Kids will be 1.5, 4, and 8 in early June. Truck is a 2015 MegaCab Ram 3500 Single Wheel, Cummins HO/Aisin. Trailer is an 07 Sierra 321BHT which is just shy of 40ft, triple slides, 4 bunks in the back (appx 12k lbs loaded). I have a Pro-Pride 3P hitch.
Thought is that we spend 10-12ish days on the trip. Max drive time 6 hours in any one day, after the kids are settled down after dinner, drive until midnight so we still get rest. I want to spend an absolute minimum of 2 or 3 nights in any one campground, so-as not to have to set up and tear down every single day.
Day 1 evening after dinner: Drive Frankfort MI to friends house in Toledo, OH (6hr)
Day 2: Spend the day at the Toledo zoo, after dinner drive from Toledo OH to the Smokey Mountains, TN. (6hr)
Day 3/4: Relax in Smokey Mountains.
evening of the 4th, drive to Charlotte for convention (3hr)
Day 5/6: in Charlotte for the convention....easy work, just 6 hours each day) Evening of Day 6, drive to the NC coast....(4hr). Maybe something like Pirates cove or another fun kids style campground.
Day 7/8/9: Relax on the NC Coast. Evening of the 8th, drive to West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains.
Day 9/10/ stay in the blue Ridge Mtns area.
Evening 11/Day 12, come home through Ohio.
Whaddya think? Too ambitious? Ripe for disaster?? The last leg of the trip is the worst, and I haven't ironed it out well yet;)
I;m trying to make sure we have enough "down time" before each leg of the trip so that we are not constantly on the go.....looks like about 2500 miles total over the 12-ish days, which is flexible.
Any thoughts appreciated:)
