Putting Myself To the Test

In a previous post (way back in 2013) I made the statement I would rather drive to Alaska than fly because it was more fun and far more comfortable.  Little did I know a few years later I would be testing that statement.  We definitely have the set-up for comfort.  We have an air mattress made specifically for SUVs blown up in the back of the rig with a little over a half dozen pillows to be enjoyed by whomever isn’t driving.  I’ve tried it out for a nap or two already and it is a little slice of heaven!!  Since we have a fancy schmancy vehicle, we also have a DVD player we have yet to try out and built in WiFi I am currently using to write this blog and wondering how we ever survived without it.  Maybe I would find the WiFi less amazing if I had a smart phone . . . we’ll probably never know.  I think all of that qualifies as traveling in luxury.  The real test, however, will come at the end of seven days during which we will have driven an average of 10 - 12 hours a day.  Will we still think the technology, scenery, better snacks, and our little snuggly, cushy napping area worth the additional days of travel?  As I look out the window and watch the light show of a million lightning bugs over the soybean and corn fields, I think we will.