Road Trips

Our family has spent many days traveling to and from Arkansas and Port Mansfield. I've heard of families who treat road trips as adventures - stopping as they spot anything interesting, to explore. Not us! The only stops allowed are for food, fuel and facilities. And it's expected that the needs coincide for quick execution in a town where all are available - thankfully, not at a single destination. Our only road trip adventures are inside the vehicle - videos, books and games. When the children were young these trips were journeys, punctuated with frequent stops for food and facilities. As everyone has matured, we now sometimes have to prompt our excellent, focused driver that food is required at least once during a 9-hour excursion. Our trips, though clearly destination oriented are journeys that have yielded a lifetime of wonderful family adventures.