I’m sure you’ve heard the saying…it’s not the destination, it’s the journey? Well, my family lives by that saying. We love road trips! However, vacations are expensive and usually only last 1-2 weeks. So, what do we do to get that road trip feeling? We get lost! Yep, we get in the car and drive to somewhere we’ve never been. We do this all the time and the kids love it! We are lucky enough to live near 3 other states, so we have many options, but you can do this anywhere.

Here’s what we do…we gas up the van, pick a direction and just drive. Once we’re in an area we’ve never been to, we look around to see what stands out. We check out the GPS to see if there’s anything to do close by. We find a local place to eat…nothing fancy, a hot dog stand will do:) We have been to countless parks and beaches and free mini zoos. Sometimes we wind up in the strangest places. One time, we ended up in what looked like a ghost town, that had a nuclear power plant right across the bay…how did we get here!?! We had no idea what we thought we were going to see, but it wasn’t that:) So, we got out and took some pictures and joked about how we should have brought a pole to catch some 12 eyed fish! The rest of the ride was spent making up stories about deformed animals and the people who lived in the ghost town. There are all sorts of interesting places right around the corner. It only takes a little gas to check them out, so get out there and see what your area has to offer:)

In other words…GET LOST!!!!