Welcome to Week 27 of the MFRW 52-week challenge. The topic is "Your destination is within 1500 miles, fly or drive."
Let's see. Spend 17 hours in a car or fly. Making the trip via airplane sounds quick and easy until you look at the details.
A one-hour drive to the airport. Two hours standing around to get through security. Between headcounts, seating passengers, taxi time and deplaning at the destination, figure on another two hours. There is no non-stop flights, so add in a few more hours catching a connecting flight. Then there are the seven official hours listed on the airline schedule. You're not making the trip to visit the airport, so there is the additional travel time to the end destination. Altogether figure on a 14-hour day.
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I chose to make the trip in a more leisurely two days by car. Besides, a car allows for detours to visit interesting sites and outlets malls.
~till next time, Helen
I'm the same, Helen. Recently it took my daughter-in-law nine hours to go from Detroit to Virginia, and they lost her luggage. It takes ten to drive and she'd have her luggage. They found it and left it at her door at 2:00 a.m. Left it. Aw, yes, a car ride for sure.
ReplyDeleteAdd in carting along medical equipment, wheelchair (or having to arrange for one at the airport) way too much hassle. It's easier just to load up the pickup. At least as long the everyone is able to climb into it. But that's what a step stool is for.
DeleteHelen, you have the whole of it! I would rather drive than face the hassle of flying any day!
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