I remember similar conversations to this one on this list before, and I
certainly realized how sprawling our country (USA) is... But I also
realized that one reason people in other areas consider an 8 hour trip
to be too much is that they're not on open roads with the wind in their
hair!! An hour of stop and go traffic with cranky drivers all around is
enough to deter me!
Last year, I nearly gave up traveling three hours to see my daughter and
grandsons... because the interstate I traveled on has a posted speed
limit of 65 MPH, but traffic routinely goes 85 MPH... and much of it is
huge 18-wheel trucks which are driven by people who seem to think
they're in sports cars! And the traffic is congested, with idiots
zipping in and out, trying to get to the head of the pack... I tend to
get white-knuckled in traffic like this! I found an alternate route
with hardly any trucks, and with beautiful scenery. There is one
stretch that sometimes gets bogged down around the University (of
Virginia), but it's worth the short delay. The trip takes about a
half-hour longer, but I arrive safe and sound, and still sane!! (...
yeah, yeah... I know that's a relative term!!)
Clay
H. Muth wrote:
Hello all,
This reminds me of a conversation I had with a young French man who
was staying with me for a time. He lived a 2 hour drive away from a
family apartment on the Mediterranean, and a 6 hour drive from Paris.
They went to the apartment a couple of times a year and rarely to
Paris and he was quite shocked when I told him that Canadian young
people would drive into Paris for the weekend! Many Canadians will
drive 2 hours there and back _every_ weekend during the summer (or
winter) to a vacation home. I guess when you live in the world's 2nd
largest country and are spread out so much you get used to driving
great distances. When I was that boy's age, we drove from Calgary to
Vancouver for the weekend for a wedding. A 12 hour drive both ways!
Heather
Abbotsford, BC
A 1 hour drive to Vancouver where I will often go for dinner with my
parents.
At 11:06 PM 09/05/2009 +0100, Sue wrote:
8 - 10 hrs maximum? That's when I realise how big the USA is, that's
as far
as me driving to Scotland for a workshop wow!
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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