How many days to travel 1,260 miles?
My wife's siblings are planning a surprise party for my in-laws in June. Originally, we were all going to meet in a more or less central location for a big family vacation. Now, they don't want to d...
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Different folks have different limits. Two days is a stretch for that mileage for most people, others might do it as a 20+ hour marathon.
My 30-something nieces and nephews regularly do 1000-1200 miles without an overnight stop, using two drivers. They even manage this with 1-2 toddlers.
My daughters try to limit themselves to 800 mile days, planning one overnight about halfway for anything longer than that, and 600 mile days for extended trips.
On a 1000 mile trip I will usually do a 600 mile day, finish with a 400 mile day. 1200 mile trip for me would be at least three days, maybe a couple of 500s and a short finish. So my limits now (70+ years and driving alone) are closer to yours.
RV travel, I'm usually 200-400 miles a day with lots of exploring. That's partly because RVing means getting on the road not much before 8 AM and pulling in to a campground enough before dark to cook supper outside.
For the trip your family wants you to make, meeting family at a longer term destination but having limited time, that would be a fly-in for me, with the expectation that someone who wants me there to visit them is going to put me up and let me use their car when I need it.
In June, you may have 16-18 hours of daylight, so longer driving days are possible.
My 30-something nieces and nephews regularly do 1000-1200 miles without an overnight stop, using two drivers. They even manage this with 1-2 toddlers.
My daughters try to limit themselves to 800 mile days, planning one overnight about halfway for anything longer than that, and 600 mile days for extended trips.
On a 1000 mile trip I will usually do a 600 mile day, finish with a 400 mile day. 1200 mile trip for me would be at least three days, maybe a couple of 500s and a short finish. So my limits now (70+ years and driving alone) are closer to yours.
RV travel, I'm usually 200-400 miles a day with lots of exploring. That's partly because RVing means getting on the road not much before 8 AM and pulling in to a campground enough before dark to cook supper outside.
For the trip your family wants you to make, meeting family at a longer term destination but having limited time, that would be a fly-in for me, with the expectation that someone who wants me there to visit them is going to put me up and let me use their car when I need it.
In June, you may have 16-18 hours of daylight, so longer driving days are possible.
