In four days I’m
taking my kids and going on a road trip. Alone. As in I’m leaving my husband at
home. Now, my husband is the one who usually does the driving, so this should
be interesting. As the time grows closer, I find myself looking at my smallish
car (Chevy Malibu) and picture the five of us in there. Not pretty. But, on the
other hand, something about the idea of a real road trip is so appealing. I’ve
got my nine-year old picking up wacky places to stop—hoping for something crazy
like the World’s Biggest Ball of Twine. Anyone got any suggestions? I’m going
from Upstate New York through Ohio, Kentucky, Tennesee to Alabama. We’ve got
Lehman’s (Amish old-time store) and Wendell August (Foraging) on the list so
far. Anyway, at the very least should give me plenty of new interesting new
pictures for Instagram.
Trapped in a car with four kids - I don't think I'd survive that trip.
ReplyDeleteHere's a link to odd places in Kentucky. From that page you can check out what the other states have to offer. Lexington has a huge mortar and pestle...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.roadsideamerica.com/location/ky/all
I was going to say the same thing as Bish. Roadside America is a great site for finding those odd attractions.
ReplyDeleteI do most of the driving when we travel so roadtrips are fun for me. Not really familiar with your route but it sounds like a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteThere are some crazy good restaurants along your way. Look them up--great BBQ along the way.
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I didn't go on that many road trips with my parents when I was a kid, so unfortunately I don't have a lot of ideas, especially since even as an adult I haven't done much traveling. But I hope you and your family have fun on the trip! If you're passing through Tennessee, you could stop in Nashville and watch a concert at the Grand Ole Opry, or you could go to their aquarium (I forget what it's called). I haven't been to a concert there at the Opry, but I've heard it's pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteI drove a U-haul truck across country with my 12 year old son as navigator, during winter. Amazing trip, but for fun, totally different! Letting kids be part of the process is definitely the way to make it fun!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone! Great suggestions!
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