The only sane choice
We are planning on going down to Melbourne over the Easter period. We had planned to drive. This would be insane. Think about it. We only have a small 4WD, a Toyota RAV 4. We have 3 kids, including a baby. This means we have to take up space in the rear of the car for the baby seat. It also means we would have to take a pram, or stroller, all of which takes up space. The RAV doesn't have a lot of storage space.
With the car seat in the back, it means the front passenger seat has to be almost bolt upright. Not a comfortable thought for 5 total days of travel (2 1/2 down, 2 1/2 back). The drive is also long and boring. With kids, the good thing is you are forced to stop every two hours. With kids, the bad thing is you are forced to stop every two hours. Stopping invariably means stopping at a park, or a McDonalds, or someplace where the kids won't rip each other to shreds.
We also used to be able to space the 2 boys out in the back, or alternate with one of us sitting in the back whilst the other drove. Not anymore. With the Appendage in the back, if I'm driving, Anth can't sit in the back, as he screams that she isn't holding him. So both boys are in the back. They prod. They poke. Aidan licks Ethan. Ethan freaks out. Can you imagine this for 2 days solid?
We're taking the sane approach. We're going to fly.
Ciao for Now, No longer criminally insane Angry Dad.
With the car seat in the back, it means the front passenger seat has to be almost bolt upright. Not a comfortable thought for 5 total days of travel (2 1/2 down, 2 1/2 back). The drive is also long and boring. With kids, the good thing is you are forced to stop every two hours. With kids, the bad thing is you are forced to stop every two hours. Stopping invariably means stopping at a park, or a McDonalds, or someplace where the kids won't rip each other to shreds.
We also used to be able to space the 2 boys out in the back, or alternate with one of us sitting in the back whilst the other drove. Not anymore. With the Appendage in the back, if I'm driving, Anth can't sit in the back, as he screams that she isn't holding him. So both boys are in the back. They prod. They poke. Aidan licks Ethan. Ethan freaks out. Can you imagine this for 2 days solid?
We're taking the sane approach. We're going to fly.
Ciao for Now, No longer criminally insane Angry Dad.
posted by Wes at 10:10 pm
3 Comments:
Smart smart smart....we are planning a family trip to NC in the next couple of months and I have already spoken up and said I am not going to drive it....much like your trip its 2 solid days there and 2 solid days back - its brutal. We did it when we moved because we didn't have much of a choice....thank goodness for the portable DVD player and hours and hours of DVD's.....Flying, the sane choice (hey thats a good marketing approach don't ya think?)
Dude......re the kids....isn't that what roof racks are for?
Ahh...the Rav4.
My lovely wife had to have one, and in a moment of weakness, I caved in. I shudder to think of the 5 of you driving to Melbourne...I think Angry Dad would be in full effect the entire time...
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