So tomorrow I am leaving Oklahoma and heading to Louisiana: a Christmas Tradition.
What I have learned, because we almost always head down there, is that road trips can be fun, if you know how to do them. So here is a list of some awesome road trip activities that I grew up with and some that I still use.
- Music is key. I could not get through any sort of driving in solid silence. Plus, I need to listen to new things, otherwise I go to sleep. If I pop in the Dane Cook CD I have heard 20 thousand times, I will most likely sleep and crash.
- This is an oldie, but: Gameboys. They have saved me from total boredom of a drab landscape more than once.
- Portable DVD players. You can’t watch them if you are driving, but for others in the car, they can be a lifesaver. Plus, the driver can listen to the movie.
- Car Games. Yea they are sometimes corny, but they can be awesome if you are with the right people. My mom and I play a game where we count how many cars we see broken down on the side of the road. Me and Danielle play a game where we look for letters to complete the alphabet. Its hard to describe but its really fun.
So hopefully I can keep myself and all the other passengers in the car safe and awake. I have often resorted to yelling loudly to keep myself awake or singing songs in an Irish or Jamaican accent.
Feel free to use that.
-Kyle