ROAD TRIPS CAN BE FUN!

My family and I went on a 10 day road trip this year that turned out to be one of the best vacations that I had ever taken. One my age would think 'kids?--in the car for 10 days? - Orlando Florida?-I don't think so'. Well, I thought the same thing and hesitated before going. I thought about my health and sitting for so long a time in the same seat, and I really didn't want to go. What a mistake that would have been for me!

At the last minute I said yes and as it turns out, I'm glad I did. We took our time! The kids watched videos and played video games the whole time we were in the car - so there was never any real noise. Not once did they argue over anything. My daughter laid down the rules about the back seat before we left and they pretty much followed all the rules that she laid down. She took the two seats out of her van and so they had room to move around when they could. We stopped so many times before we actually got to our destination.

We stopped in Birmingham to see a friend of my daughters and spent the night at a hotel there. Then we went on to Montgomery, Alabama to see my son and grandchildren and stayed 2 nights there. He followed us to Atlanta, Georgia where we spent two nights there; went to church the 1st day and then the world's largest aquarium the next day. The following morning, we were off again en route to Orlando.

In Orlando we stayed 4 days at the Liki Tiki Hotel Resort. You should really consider staying there if you ever visit Orlando. The second day there, we went to Universal Theme Park and had the time of our lives. My family pushed me around in a wheelchair because walking would have been too much for me. They took turns and really didn't mind, so they say. But, I believe I was able to ride on all but one ride, some even twice. Two days later, we were off to come back home; however, we did not come straight home but detoured and went a different route. We stopped in St. Augustine,Florida and Charleston, North Carolina where we ate at Bubba Gumps Restaurant.

We were not worn completely out once we arrived back home, but had so much to talk about.
Again, I say it was the vacation of a lifetime.

By mejamison