Originally Posted By tapdancemom The summer before my eighth grade my mom took my four younger sisters and I back to Detroit on the train. Now this was great once we got back there, tons and tons of cousins to hang out with and we did lots of fun stuff Greenfield Village, Belle Isle, the zoo and lots of picnics. The boring part was on the train. Pretty much nothing to see between Portland and Chicago but wide open spaces, no trees, flat land. I think it was 2 and 1/2 days, but it seemed MUCH LONGER.
Originally Posted By LPFan22 Ugh. Mine's a downer but if you're really curious you can email me. I just don't want to talk about it on the boards.
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess My worst was the only one we ever attempted to take. We were going camping, and as soon as we got to the campsite, I came down with a major case of the stomach flu. We had to turn around and drive right back home. We didn't take vacations; too poor and had a brother at home who was too ill, much of the time. Fortunately my life has dramatically changed since then. I love to travel now.
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess >>>I once drove cross country with my family out to California because we wanted to go to Magic Mountain. When we got there it was closed. What made matters worse is that my aunt died on the way out there and.... ....wait...this sounds vaguely familiar.<<< ROFLMAO!!!
