Apparently road trip snacks can be very important. Let me back up…
I’ve just arrived in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for another summer of contract work in Hiawatha National Forest.
My wife and I made the long trip from western Arkansas over the course of 5 days, only driving 4-5 hours per day.
This way we were able to take our time, stay at a few state parks along the way, and not get too tired over the long trip.
But we did make one mistake early in the journey.
We left a park in Iowa with the plan of arriving to another in Wisconsin later that afternoon. But we didn’t prepare any road trip snacks or food, so within a few hours we were thinking of our next meal. Visions of burgers, lo mein, pasta, and tacos were dancing in our heads.
We thought it would be best to go ahead and set up at camp when we arrived, go to the nearest grocery store, and come back to make dinner.
But, by the time we arrived and set up, we started thinking about grabbing takeout.
Finding the Solution
Now there’s nothing wrong with takeout, but we were both getting cranky and were indecisive about what to eat.
We eventually decided to make a meal back at camp because it would be more affordable and taste better. But we knew that the following day we would have to avoid the same issue.
So the following morning, before leaving camp, my wife prepared some black bean burgers, fruit, and chocolate to keep us level-headed and better able to make decisions at the end of the day.
It definitely helped and we learned to take the time in the mornings to prepare ourselves road trip snacks to keep indecision at bay.
Do you have any strategies to help plan long road trips?