An article I just read in Homeschooling magazine got me all jazzed up about exploring the country AGAIN. This woman took her 7 kids across the country without her husband (he flew out to Colorado to meet up with them at one point) Anyway, it was a coast-to-coast camping trip except for the time they spent in a hotel when it was raining in Kansas or something. They deliberately AVOIDED big cities and they focused on locations that had historical significance. They stayed mostlya t state parks and national parks and since they were homeschoolers, the entire experience was replete with field guides and all sorts of other digging-deeper experiences, like tours of historic homes and foraging foe wild foods on occasion.
I can’t imagine my older kids enjoying a trip like that but I would. And since we’re no longer feeling inclined to spend a bunch of time with the East Coast family (except my Grandma) we can just explore the area carefree. I found a cool site for Indoor Water Parks in Virginia and my kids have never stayed at one before. So I’m thinking maybe we will take a look at the calendar and see when we can do this. It’s so cheap to rent a van and camp compared to the RV experience we had last summer.
I’m definitely not into any more 14 week trips and I wouldn’t dream of asking my husband to go beyond his comfort level again. I could even do it solo. Shoot, that would be so much fun. This land is beautiful, it’s a shame more people aren’t into exploring this country. Oh well, what are your plans next summer?