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    I think I'm going to make the drive back in one day. It's 18.5 hrs. Way better than taking up two days on the road and paying for a hotel.
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    We slept at a truck stop, but it was summer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Irving View Post
    We slept at a truck stop, but it was summer.
    Yeah... Might be kind of hard with a baby and a dog, especially this time of year. I've done that before when traveling alone, but I don't think I can do that anymore.
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    I also don't want to deal with drunk drivers and over zealous cops on new year's eve
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    We did it with a 5 year-old, but no dog. Your kid is too little and it is WAY too cold out to be doing so. Also, we were in a rental, so I didn't care about sleeping with the A/C running all night!
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    When we go visit family in MN, we always make it a 2-day trip. That last leg of the trip can seem endless, on the way back.
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    Yeah. We could do it down to about 50*, but it's supposed to be awfully cold next week. Bigger issue is that I can't recline with the kiddo in the car seat right behind me and the Xterra is packed pretty darn full.
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    why does Irving's broke-donkey have a broken-donkey as an avatar? what'd I miss?
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    Quote Originally Posted by HoneyBadger View Post
    Yeah... Might be kind of hard with a baby and a dog, especially this time of year. I've done that before when traveling alone, but I don't think I can do that anymore.
    We learned this summer that traveling with a dog is a challenge. We picked "pet friendly" places on the way out and back and because of how we travel it was not the same place. Doing research made the places a great stop.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheBelly View Post
    why does Irving's broke-donkey have a broken-donkey as an avatar? what'd I miss?
    Well, the lip-stick wearer in my house was mad at me for something, so my avatar got changed to something really stupid. Once I saw it, I had to go all the way back to the internet to try and find my old donkey avatar. On the way to finding my donkey, I saw a baby donkey with two broken legs. How can you NOT have that as your avatar?

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