Journeys

Welcome to my travel blog. Every year my family and I set off on an adventure seeking to explore the world in which we live. We try to experience the culture of each new place we visit. These trips are referred to as the "Sita Family Cultural Road Trip!" I treasure this time with my kids. We spend about 20 days locked up in a car, traveling over 3000 miles, and staying in Econolodges the whole way. We travel on a very tight budget but lack seeing nothing. I hope to share some of our money saving tips with you as well as recieve a few. The places we see, the things we do together, the laughter and tears we share, have created priceless memories that will last a lifetime. This year I was able to experience my childrens social study books coming to life, as they studied many of the places we have been so blessed to experience. Our trips have become a talking point among our friends. It was suggested that I begin a travel blog to share some of our experiences along the way. It is my hope you will enjoy our journey and that it may inspire you to venture off on your own family adventure!

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Day 17: Savannah Ga, to Outer Banks, NC (Buxton)

Today was the day we all were dreading. The GPS said 9 hours or at least it would have had it been working. This morning after loading the car in a 90 degree garage for a half hour it was time to hit the road, only my car decided it didn't want to go. You guessed it! Dead battery! After getting a jump start we were ready to go. All I had to do was plug in the address and move out. Nope! You see when the battery dies so does my navigation system. It will only restart with the proper entry code which was of course at home in a file where all codes belong! I get on the phone with my Honda dealership who wont give me this "TOP SECRET" info over the phone until I decided that no was just not an option. During this time tempers were starting to spark just a bit because it was hot, getting late, and we all had an answer of how to fix the problem, only trouble was nothing was working. Yes....., of course I had a map and I do in fact know how to read one and even ask for directions, but I wanted my GPS to work. So after Jimmy and I both got know resolution from Waldorf, we headed for Granger Honda of Savannah. All I can say is, WOW! They were so friendly and interested in helping me that I though I must be buying a new car not getting an old one fixed. Jonathon heard my tail of woe and simply said I can fix it, bring it around and I will get you taken care of. That's exactly what he did. They were going to have to pull out my GPS, get the serial number, and then run it through the computer to get the codes. I asked how much, of course expecting to hear a couple hundred dollars, but instead Johnathon said, I will take care of you all.....No Charge. Long story short the codes were written in my service logs all along and in ten minutes (12:30pm) we were headed down 95 again. Finally about 10:30 we started driving over some very long and very dark bridges. Given that I truly hate bridges this was not a pleasant experience for me. Nor were the next 3. At 11:30pm, 11 hours later we arrived, dead tired. There are no photos for today but just imagine three adults, two kids one of which is sick, and a very loaded minivan all locked up together for 12 hours and you wont need a photo any longer! LOL
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