Quote Originally Posted by silver View Post
Ohhhh, this is interesting.

first off, I would go!

I drive 9 to 11 hours to visit my parents all the time.

Buuutttt....this brings up an interesting issue that Mr. and I have been discussing. It's a similar situation.

I want to become a LCI cycling instructor and need to take the prerequisite class. The closest It's offered in Little Rock, Arkansas. It's a 7 hour drive and Mr. says he doesn't feel that it's right for me to make the drive. I feel that this is unreasonable since I have no problem driving long distance. I've driven all over the southeast by myself or myself and small kids and have been fine. So I don't understand his reservation, but want to respect his feelings.

So I'm in a similar situation but with a different slant.
What the heck!? Mr. Silver, 7 hours to Little Rock is nothing. (I lived in Little Rock while my hub was working for a company based out of Indy. I know the route well. But then, I took a trip from Arkansas to each coast this year via car with my young son.)

Little Rock is a WONDERFUL place now, with the River Trail and lots of outdoorsy places to go and is very scenic. Then there's the River Market District spawned by the Clinton Library. It's a little hidden gem on the Arkansas River.

Silver, if you do decide to go, let me help you pick your hotel, okay? There are good places to stay and not-so-good and the online sites do not distinguish them.

Karen