We are about to embark on our 4th roadtrip tour of the USA. Once again we are very excited. Even the kids LOVE the roadtrips. They never complain about going. It is one of the greatest things we are doing as a family. This year will be a little different. We are going down south to and through Ohio, Tennesee, Kentucky (stop), Alabama (stop), Mississippi, Louisiana (stop), Florida (stop), Georgia (stop) and then home. We are going during Spring Break this year be...

Here it is in numbers. Pretty neat to look at.  16 days4162 miles78 hours 55 minutes in the car9 new states12 states total9 Big Cities6 State Capitals1 pueblo13 or more different attractions (historic, natural or amusement)  17 plus different restaurants.5 picnics7 Llamas100 fruit flies in the car 269 gallons of gas. 10 different beds per persons8  Marriotts1 Uncle Stone5 ducks1 duck master3 honorary duck masters1 pueblo style house1 resort3 entertainmen...

95, 90, 85, 80 degrees555 miles8 hours 15 minutes2 restaurants1 racetrack1 BurgooWe are home!! We left Nashville around 10 and hit the road for a straight shot home. When you are at the end, you want to just get home. It's a mental thing. If we knew we had another stop, we'd be good with it but since we know its over, we want to just get home.On the way, we stopped in Louisville at Churchill Downs. I have a bucket list wish to go to the Kentucky Derby som...

93 degreesO miles1 new tire1 plantation building 4 hours poolside3 poolside burgers?? sunburns12 Country Entertainers5 VIP backstage passes1 set of drumstixWe started the morning with a stroll around the property. You will get lost here. It is a maze of really cool atriums, water features, plantations, boats, etc. The kids love this place, especially Ben. The people who work here are so nice too. Paul went to get the tire fixed this morning which he said was eas...

85 and sunny2 hours 5 minutes136 miles1 King of Rock n Roll5 ducks3 duck masters4 slabs of ribs1 fraternity brotherWe arrived in Memphis around 11:30 and went straight to Graceland. We are not Elvis fans and we weren't excited to go but it is one of those bucket list or boxes to be checked off. It is pretty expensive to go, too. We got the minimum 1.5 tour for $36 a person (there are no rides). It is an ipad tour. You start on one side of the road and they dr...