Tuesday, June 04, 2013

How I love a Road Trip

For all the traveling that I do, I confess I love nothing better than a road trip. Piling goodies into the car -- a picnic basket plus far more food than you'd probably ever eat under normal circumstances -- feels like I've just escaped into summer.

And my knitting baskets! Unlike flying, I have no restrictions as to weight or entanglement factors. Already two big project baskets sit heaped full. Well, I rationalize, 8 days of driving equals significant knitting time so I'd best be prepared. Of course, I'll leave no yarn store unturned en route to Maryland (and I understand there are quite a few along the way). Best of all, this mode of transportation eliminates all the trials of air travel, of which I'm too aware: the security checks, the nude scanning machines, the glowery customs officers, the delays, the stop overs, the missed planes. Enough. Just give me the open road!