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Old 02-23-2009, 10:49 AM #1
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When I was young, I could toss a few things in a bag and be off like a gypsy at a whim.

Now it's just not like that. I'd love to go see things, do things, visit people. but the thought of bouncing around in a car for hours on end makes me cringe. Might as well stuff me in the dryer or roll me down a rocky hill.

Winter stinks for me anyway. Danggit it hurts, and me with nothing for pain. I'd rather crawl in a hole and hide then have anybody see me first thing in the morning.

Dh wants to take a trip to Florida - I have people there, and he could use a break. He's laid off, and that's about the only way he'll get any time to do something like this. I get that. Money is tight, but he even managed to put a few bucks aside to do this.

That's okay too. I can be extra frugal so he can have his trip, if that's what he wants.

I'd like to go, love to see my family there. But even after all these years I just don't think he gets why I hesitate.


I'm trying to explain why half (or more like 90%) of my brain is saying NO to going anywhere.

I would like to know where, exactly, are we going? Where are we staying? I want to stop when I need to stop, and rest as long as I need to. I don't want to drive clear across country just to sit for 2 days and drive all the way home, whining all the way I need to get out of the car, and now.



Just once, it would be fun if we went somewhere and I saw something I wanted to check out, and we actually stopped instead of zipping right by.

That's our trips - driving right past everything. Notice I don't use the word *vacation*.



How do the rest of you handle this? Do you get your travelling companions to cooperate?

I read about your travels and it always sounds like you're having fun.
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I do not travel well at all by car!

Long car trips are a nightmare for me as I worry are the restrooms close enough so I don't have to "wait".

I remember years ago on a jaunt from Iowa to Ohio in the Winter and many of the rest stops were closed!

I was in a panic and had him pull off the interstate so I could "go"!!

Ther was no place to hide and cars were zooming by and honking and I was just mortified!!

That was my LAST long car trip!!

We decided to try a bus trip and that has just been perfect for us. The tour bus is about an hour from us and there are two clean restrooms on the way "just in case".

All the arrangements are made, we have rest stops every two hours plus there is a restroom on the bus.

Most and on some trips all our meals are paid for and we stay at the nicest hotels which we would never be able to afford on our own.

Since the tours are meant for Seniors (no kids allowed ) there is not a lot walking and we never handle luggage at all.

We sit back on the bus and read or enjoy music or movies and have a great time. Our next trip is a three day to Death Valley next month.


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I never did travel well by car and now with the MS, it's horrendous..

I travel, vicariously, thru you guys..
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We travel by car but it's not easy. Not only is it tough on Jim physically, but I have to take the whole house with us. Lifts, ramps, luggage, meds, medical supplies, etc. I tell my fam how much easier it is for them to come see us but they don't budge. Something about they can't handle the trip. Oh but Jim can do better? Not to mention the hotel and how Jim can't lay in the beds everynight and ends up sleeping in his chair. Thank goodness it's reclining.

This is why we only go once a year if that. If it wasn't for my mom who cannot travel alone we wouldn't go to TN.
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I do ok if I can sleep and only if the car seat is comfy (like my current car). But when I say STOP to use the restroom, it means soon. It slows us down but that's the only way we can do it.

We haven't had any really long trips in awhile though, last time was summer of 2007 when we drove to N. Wisconsin for our summer trip to the north woods (7-8 hour drive).

I'd like to do a road trip and see lots of places, sort of like AMN did a couple years ago. It's hard for me to take long stretches of time off work though.

We should go to Texas to see my BIL and his wife in Austin, since she can't travel anymore. We could do some extra stuff while there too. We might have to fly down and rent a car for any extra siteseeing.
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Ah, those were the days! to simply shout "ROAD TRIP!" and grab a hand full of clean undies, socks, and snacks, and hit the road. I would think nothing of doing a 12 hour drive to go visit old friends half way across the US. I could drive 10 hours straight, and not think it a bit tiring. Add MS into the mix...I dont want to walk to check the mailbox, let alone drive an hour to get to the MS clinic. A car trip spends me! it takes me days to recover. I would love to crawl on a train and see the USA, but the exhaustion makes me think that I would snore my way through some of the prettiest towns. That would break my heart.
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Well, Brain, I don't know how well I do it, but I like to do it —BUT, and it's a big one— I only do road trips with my favorite travel partner, ME.

No way would I make the trip your hub is talking about. In high school and college, we did the 24-hour blast down to the keys, but that was then. MS aside, what a silly thing it was to fly down there with 10,000 other carloads of overtired & over stimulated teens.

I'm with you, if I see something interesting, off I go, no holds barrred. My only rule for myself is that it has to be within 100 miles of my course.

If plans, weather & $$ allow, I will still do the occasional "let's go right now!" quicky trips, but I drive myself and stop to go wee wee and stretch whenever I want, my passenger(s) are at my mercy. That includes the music.
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Just going to town for groceries and one or two other stops wipes me out for two days. Travel?

I'm way too complicated now, due to MS and other health issues to travel. Gone are the days. It's just not worth it. Food issues, bathroom issues, bed and pillow issues, parking issues, medication issues, heat/cold issues, multiple footwear and assistive device issues, fatigue issues...

If I try to explain how complicated it is, people's eyes glaze over.

If I say, "Sorry, I'm busy, can't go", they try to pick a different date.

If I say, "Too far for me to drive," they say "We'll pick you up." (As if it were that simple)

If I say, "I don't want to", it's not true. I really DO want to, I just can't.

I mostly just hope nobody asks me to go anywhere that could be considered "travel". If they do, I usually just say "I don't travel well anymore, I wish I could." If they persist, I put on a pained expression and say "It's really difficult for me to talk about."
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Just going to town for groceries and one or two other stops wipes me out for two days. Travel?

I'm way too complicated now, due to MS and other health issues to travel. Gone are the days. It's just not worth it. Food issues, bathroom issues, bed and pillow issues, parking issues, medication issues, heat/cold issues, multiple footwear and assistive device issues, fatigue issues...

If I try to explain how complicated it is, people's eyes glaze over.

If I say, "Sorry, I'm busy, can't go", they try to pick a different date.

If I say, "Too far for me to drive," they say "We'll pick you up." (As if it were that simple)

If I say, "I don't want to", it's not true. I really DO want to, I just can't.

I mostly just hope nobody asks me to go anywhere that could be considered "travel". If they do, I usually just say "I don't travel well anymore, I wish I could." If they persist, I put on a pained expression and say "It's really difficult for me to talk about."

I'm with ya, B2Y. For the life of me I cannot get my sister to stop asking me to go to the Outer Banks with her. Our cousins have a house there that they've offered to let us use whenever we want to. Years ago, I'd have gone in a minute. Not anymore.

I get sooooo tired of trying to explain it to her. She comes up with an answer to everyone of my excuses. She'll drive (it doesn't matter who drives....I'm still gonna get exhausted); I can stay inside in the AC (then why go???).

I hate to be a party pooper but I'm just more comfortable at home.
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Hey Cath! I understand how you feel. I used to love to take road trips, but it's a no go for me now. Last summer DH wanted to drive to DD's in NC. I said, I'll meet you there, so we both flew. I just can't hardly ride over a couple of hrs in a car anymore. *sigh* I sure miss the good ole days, too!

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