Caitlin and Kristen's East Coast Road Trip Rules

/From the moment I started planning my tour of the US, I knew that flying from destination to destination was out of the question. What could I possibly see and experience from an airplane cabin window? Taking public or private transportation and actually seeing the country was the only way I wanted to do it. So when one of my besties from camp, Caitlin, said she was driving home to Miami along the East coast, I asked if there might be a spare seat in her car.

And so Caitlin and Kristen’s East Coast Road Trip was spawned.

Leaving New York on the 25th and with my plane to New Orleans booked for the September 2, Caitlin and I have nine days to get from NYC to Miami (with a few days spare to see the city itself). After the structure and reliable routine of camp, we had definite plans that there would be a considerable lack of plans on our trip. We’d stop when we wanted to stop, eat when we wanted to eat and drink when we wanted to drink, leaving much of the journey up to the twisting highway before us and any friends we can couch surf with on the way.

With just the two of us, a four day drive and Caitlin’s unreliable Ipod auxiliary cable to keep us entertained, we knew a substantial amount of music was going to be required. So, before leaving camp, we gave our fellow counsellors the opportunity to provide us with mixed CDs of their favourite tunes. What resulted was a stacker full of Glenn, Mary, Merci, Molly, Will, Andrew, Amanda, Chris, Rachel, JQ, Tim and Stu-inspired mixed CDs (and a mix they are indeed).

So with our music sorted, some yummy snacks at arms’ reach away and the United States Road Atlas as our trustworthy tour guide, Caitlin and Kristen’s East Coast Road Trip was ready to roll out.

Ciao for now. xo