I’m very lucky to be in such a mobile relationship.
Together, we travel all over the place on our weekends together.
Much of the time we’re traveling in the name of a business matter, and the other half of the time we hit the road to go see family and friends. No matter what, it feels like we’re usually heading in a strictly north-south path from home. I enjoy all the sites along this route, but the tricky part is the degree of temperature discrepancy that we experience. Due to our weather patterns, when we move in a lateral direction across the country we pass through many diverse climates along the way. When we head up north we encounter slowly decreasing temperatures and changing sky conditions. As we move south there’s a clear difference in the heat and humidity until we hit our torpid Florida destination. All along the way we experience temperatures somewhere in between as we stop to refuel and take potty breaks. This means we’re continually changing our clothing to match the climate conditions and trying to offset the uncomfortable temperatures with hot or cold beverages to adjust. It also requires us to pack quite heavily even for short trips, because we can’t predict all the weather conditions we will encounter. Most annoyingly, however, is how sick it makes us to endure vastly different air temperatures each day. There’s nothing like sneezing the whole time you drive. I love our long road trips and sightseeing, but I really wish we could stay in a more uniform climate along the way!