A Family Road Trip

We just came back from a two week family road trip from BC to Saskatchewan. It could have all gone horribly wrong with two young boys in the car but the fact was, that it went wonderfully right!

With a little planning on my part I was able to keep the boys entertained during the long car rides with DVDs, snacks, audio books, dollar store surprise toys and a few other goodies. We also planned a lot of breaks and stopovers. I discovered that my boys were very good travellers.

To cut down on costs and our impact on the environment, we never drove over 110 km/hr. If we did we found our mileage to be that much worse. We also camped and stayed with friends or family for the most part. There were only 3 of 14 nights when we did stay in a hotel. As for meals, instead of eating out all the time, we'd go to the local grocery store, buy some healthy food and take it to a park so the boys could run around instead of being cooped up in a restaurant. It worked out very well that way and we found some awesome parks along the way. (The one in Grand Forks, BC stood out for our family!)