Quick overnight stops in route

DutchmenSport wrote:
We do not, because we always plan a max driving distance of 6 hours. This provides lots of wiggle room to make side excursions and on-the-spot site seeing or if a road side attraction grabs our attention. We plan 6 hours of drive time and stay in actual campgrounds, even if just over night. We also enjoy exploring new campgrounds and enjoy meeting other RVers there too. It really provides a safe, comfortable, and restful night of sleep. Of course, we incorporate the drive in our plans. The "journey" is just is important as the "destination". Maybe even more. So we don't rush and drive for hours on-end and arrive exhausted and beat out. We use to do that when the kids were little, and it ended up being no fun, because everyone arrive at the destination with all these plans, and ended up, the first day there, we were all so tired and grouchy, no one enjoyed anything, except arguing with each other and everyone grumpy. So when the kids no longer camped with us, as they got older, we shifted the way we travel and camp. But with kids, especially when they are young, it IS all about the destination.

This is exactly what we have been doing for more than 25 years and what I would HIGHLY & STRONGLY RECOMMEND to others. To be honest it's beyond me and bordering on reckless to not ensure one gets a PROPER AND GOOD break from driving. IMO it takes a well rested and FULLY ALERT person to safely tow around others. I don't and never will buy into this "few hours sleep" and the working excuse for traveling ridiculous stretches of time.

For these reasons I for one will never recommend anything but something like the above and when I feel it's appropriate make replies such as in the para above even if it's not the actual original question.

Of course I can't prevent others from driving themselves and their loved ones around bleery eyed, fatigued, and less than 100% ALERT putting other an increased risk no matter how much more.

Off the SOAP BOX!

Larry