Today’s topic is from the Found Love Now What blog – Have you ever been on a road trip? Where did you go? If not, where would you like to take one to?
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I love road trips. I like driving long distance. The last road trip I took was in 2013. It was a spur of the moment trip. I stumbled upon an amazing resort with room rates slashed 50% and that’s when I knew where I’d be heading for my next road trip.
On the day of my trip, I was up at 5am because I intended to start my journey before 6am, ideally at 530am. I didn’t quite sleep. Which is normal for me. Rather, I took multiple naps throughout the night. So, when my alarm finally rang at 5am, I was sure my eyes were bloodshot. Naturally, after rolling around in bed, had my coffee, went to the bathroom, etc…I only left at 550am. Not too bad. But 530am would’ve been better.
A friend who was concerned about me driving across the country suggested I update my Facebook status every chance I could during the trip so she could make sure I was safe and sound. I did and every time my phone pinged when someone commented, I felt like I wasn’t alone on the journey!
I admit, I did get lost for a little bit. I generally didn’t mind getting lost provided I had a full tank of gas. I suppose my wonderful GPS decided to take me through the scenic route. Also, I programmed it to the town the resort was in and not the exact co-ordinates of the resort which was what I should’ve done in the first place.
Finally, after more than 8 hours of driving over a distance of 500 kilometres (I took many, many stops), I arrived and was shown to my villa. An entire house which was a 100 years old, all to myself. It was beautiful and the hours of driving totally made up for it.
I spent 20 hours at the resort, then the next day, checked out and drove 500 kilometres home. All within 38 hours.
WORDS from SONOBE 
Finally! I missed my morning dose of AJ, but am glad to find it later in the day. Reading this confirms what I had already begun to suspect: You and I might have been great friends if we lived on the same continent. We seem to enjoy a lot of the same things, with long driving trips just being the latest!
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LOL The Boss required babysitting at work hence the late post ;P Yay! Someone else who likes long driving trips! No one else I know here loves driving long distance as much as I do. It’s so tranquil! Who says we can’t still be great friends even though we’re on different continents? 🙂
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Yeah, we probably could, come to think of it! But no matter how good a friend you become, I’m still not going bungee jumping with you!
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Don’t worry, bungee jumping is not one of my conditions of friendship LOL And one of the main reasons I did it was because I was afraid of falling from heights haha I’m still afraid of falling from heights LOL
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I think I’m due for a road trip now!
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That sounds like fun! I’d totally be up for a road trip if it weren’t for the kids.
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Perhaps when they’re a little older? And also when they’re passed the stage where they’ll keep asking “are we there yet?” ;P
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Give them another 7-8 years. Baby Girl is almost 2, so she’ll soon be asking us all the questions. LM does ask, plus he gets carsick after like 15 minutes, so ehhh gotta figure that out.
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I love road trips, sometimes more than the destination but your destination sounds cool!
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I know, right?!!! And I always make sure I go the scenic route and stop anywhere interesting 🙂
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Oh I wish I could do that – somewhere pleasantly cold…
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I’ve done a road trip in new Zealand in winter too. It was awesome! 🙂
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How fun! It’s been ages since I went on a road trip but gah good times 😀 Love that you kept checking in with friends along the way 🙂
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Yep, it was a good idea to keep in touch with my friend during the trip. My next road trip, I’ll probably live tweet the trip lol
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