First long haul and lessons learned
We just got back from what was our first "long" haul of about 1300 kms round trip. It was also our longest trip to date (8 days). Some of the things we learned along the way: - Travelling with tw...
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Our kids are teens now, but we do travel with a dog (sometimes cat too), and we still stop about every 2 hours.
We have set stops on the TCH between Vancouver and Calgary. Our old dog even knew when it was time to stop. When the kids were small, it was a place with a playground or pool. We have done the trip many times and found that by the time we reached Calgary we were happier as a whole if we had made all the planned stops.
On travelling days we make lunch at breakfast times and store it in a cooler. Years ago we found ziplock plates with lids. I wish we bought more, the plates are dinner sized and a sandwich, fruit, vegies etc fit just right. We wash the plates with the dinner dishes.
Frozen juice boxes become slushies. Frozen yogourt tubs are another treat in our house.
We always travel with water.
We have set stops on the TCH between Vancouver and Calgary. Our old dog even knew when it was time to stop. When the kids were small, it was a place with a playground or pool. We have done the trip many times and found that by the time we reached Calgary we were happier as a whole if we had made all the planned stops.
On travelling days we make lunch at breakfast times and store it in a cooler. Years ago we found ziplock plates with lids. I wish we bought more, the plates are dinner sized and a sandwich, fruit, vegies etc fit just right. We wash the plates with the dinner dishes.
Frozen juice boxes become slushies. Frozen yogourt tubs are another treat in our house.
We always travel with water.
