Friday, November 2, 2018

High Tech Road Trip


High tech road trip. 

Chuck and I returned from a road trip to New England earlier this month. It was a long eleven days, but we really had a great time, and got to visit with both my sister and my ninety-two year old aunt. 

It had been about five years since we had traveled a long distance by car, and we were amazed at how much we relayed on technology this time. 

Although, we hauled along a coffee table-sized Atlas, it remained virtually untouched this time. Plugging our destination into the GPS on our phones made it extremely easy to get around, and to know when we would arrive. Receiving notifications of any traffic problems up ahead also kept us on our toes when it came to driving. 

I had packed quite a few goodies for us to eat, including food for lunch. We have never liked eating every meal out, and decided stopping along the way at rest stops for lunch would be the way to go this time. Did you know that there is an app for that? I downloaded it to my phone, and we stopped several times along the way for a picnic lunch and a bathroom break. 

We also spent many hours listening to XM satellite radio. Between Fox News, Dr. Laura and Dave Ramsey we were in our element. We also listened to some podcasts through a Bluetooth speaker of Chuck's as for some reason my car doesn't want to cooperate when it comes to this sort of thing. 

New to us on this trip were audible books. We listened to a fascinating memoir written about the Cold War called Forty Autumns. It was a great way to break up basic talk radio. As much as I wish I could say we enjoyed listening to music, this is one of the few areas where Chuck and I  don't seem to agree so talk radio works better for us. 

In addition, we relied on the internet to help us choose and locate local eating establishments, we no longer needed to request a wake-up call from the front desk, and my "good" camera was left at home as we chronicled our adventures using our i phone. 

I can't say I really enjoyed a road trip more, except perhaps for our jaunt to Niagra Falls via D.C. early in our marriage. We adjusted quickly to our travels, and Chuck and I got along remarkably well despite the close quarters. I think having food readily available kept either one of us from getting to hangry!

After returning we were excited to start planning the next adventure. 



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