12 days 3400 miles coast to coast with kids
This summer I have 12 days to get from Portland Oregon to NYC. 3400 miles. Wife, nine year old twins, two dogs and a cat. Major stops along the way include Mount Rushmore, Niagara Falls, and Boston...
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luvlabs wrote:
IMHOit is not possible to do what you want to do. You have not allowed any contingency time for weather, mechanical problems, sick kids, or anything else that might come up. You will find that the a 500 mile day is just about going to wipe you out not to mention take 12-16 real hours to complete.
Do SD, WY, and spots in between and go home. Unless you want to take 2-3 months, do it right, and come home in one piece without calling the divorce attorney.
We are doing 2-3 months. Just the first 3k miles will be tough. Contingency is that we hold off on Boston until after NYC. So, somewhere around Niagara Falls we'll decide to head on towards Boston or head direct to NYC (New Jersey actually). However, it is entirely possible that the RV breaks down (or whatever else might happen) and then that is where we vacation. :-)
We have done long hauls in the past with a pickup/trailer. That was hard. The motorhome is a lot easier to go longer distances.
I'm surprised that no one has replied "Lots of TV."
Perhaps I should have titled the post, "How to avoid family mutiny on the high way." ;)
