Taking off while the other occupants sleep
I'm an early riser and my family is not. In the past, our travel days would consist of me waking up between 6:00 and 6:30 and waiting for the family to arise at 8:30. Then we would have breakfast, p...
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in 1976 we rented a friend's motorhome and did what you described, well it was a gasser and there was no tow'd and the "monster" was 26' (seemed mighty big then). The biggest difference in the day was when the boys had been fed DW put my breakfast on the table and I ate while she took over the driving so we didn't even lose eating time. That was when we began our routine of 2 hours on and 2 hours off which we maintain to this day.
Now it is just the two of us the boys have boys of their own (no girls) and live their own lives. We consider a 6 hour day to be max windshield time and generally plan on 4 hours so starting at 10 gets us settled by 2:30 or 3 (lunch and fuel). We are both up by 6 or 7 but we enjoy listening to NPR and reading the NYTimes before getting under way.
Including the spouse in driving responsibilities greatly reduces stress. For the first couple of days that may not be true :) but if you go away from the Nav seat and let one of the children ride there it will help you not have a nervous breakdown and it will let her learn how to handle it without your "helpful suggestions" - I know, I know we have been doing this for years and I still have to remember that when she is at the wheel, she is in control and I am just the navigator :)
Now it is just the two of us the boys have boys of their own (no girls) and live their own lives. We consider a 6 hour day to be max windshield time and generally plan on 4 hours so starting at 10 gets us settled by 2:30 or 3 (lunch and fuel). We are both up by 6 or 7 but we enjoy listening to NPR and reading the NYTimes before getting under way.
Including the spouse in driving responsibilities greatly reduces stress. For the first couple of days that may not be true :) but if you go away from the Nav seat and let one of the children ride there it will help you not have a nervous breakdown and it will let her learn how to handle it without your "helpful suggestions" - I know, I know we have been doing this for years and I still have to remember that when she is at the wheel, she is in control and I am just the navigator :)
