I am a big lover of road trips. If I plan a vacation/short holiday, I generally make sure I squeeze a road trip in. This is thanks to a combination of things.
I love driving. I love music. I love spending time with close friends and family (a.k.a framily). And driving combines all these things together!
And, probably, most importantly, I find road trips to always engender great memories. There’s something about traveling in a new place with a group all clustered together in a moving box that makes for a wonderful bonding experience. (Or a complete disaster if the group doesn’t get along!)
As of last night, I am on vacation for a 2 weeks. It feels like a nice point to stop and take stock – at about the half way point of the year. The last week has been very busy with Mom getting here and with the added work that goes into wrapping things up before you leave on holiday. The holiday started with a Coldplay concert that was so incredible that I will not bother describing it here. It deserves a separate post.
And that was followed by 24 hours during which we’ve covered a whopping 640 odd miles i.e. 15 hours of driving. I love road trips.. but I must admit I wasn’t sure how I would cope with these numbers (yup, the only driver). Turns out it worked out just fine – the late night 4 hour drive last night was a bit of a challenge. But the 11 odd hours today spent driving from the north of England to the Isle of Skype in Scotland was always gorgeous, occasionally breath taking and sometimes ethereal.
So, I’m here on the other side looking forward to catching up on a lot of much needed sleep and relaxation. The picture above isn’t one I took. Our photos are all in various phones but there were many points in the journey in Scotland that looked exactly like the image above.
The British countryside is absolutely gorgeous. Looking forward to exploring..
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