The trip starts on Friday July 11th and will end (for the rest of the family) when they fly home from Oklahoma on July 29th. I will be driving home and arrive July 31st. The map of the route can be found here.
My sister Kathy and her family will also be roadtripping out to Minnesota. They have their own itinerary but we will be meeting up at various points along the way.
I will try and update the blog on a periodic basis as we make our way across the country. The blog, as is the trip, will be inspired by the classic movie Vacation.
Ed: Now, I owe it to myself to tell you, Mr. Griswold, that if you are thinking of taking the tribe cross country, this is your automobile. The Wagon Queen Family Truckster. You think you hate it now, but wait till you drive it.
The weeks and months leading up to the trip - I fretted about having enough space in out Hyundai Veracruz to hold the kids and our gear. I wanted to get a cargo box for the roof and spent about 2ox more time researching the options than I spent on shopping for Karen's engagement ring. My main concern was having enough room to fit in some of my favorite beer that can only found west of the Mississippi. And some people think my priorities are screwed up. In the end, thanks to Karen's judicous packing, we were able to fit in all the stuff without the addition of the Thule rack.
We are ready to hit the road.....
1 comment:
Dear Olens,
I tried one posting, hopefully this will work. Your wonderful photos and comments remind me of July 1980, but you seem more scheduled than we were.
Please don't have Karen talk with JoAnn when she gets here as I don't want the "fun" diminished in any way.
Anxious to see you all.
love dad and nancy
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