Road trips
Utah, USA
Desert roads in a yellow van
Red rock, no signal and the best sandwiches we ever made.
By Mila Hart
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We hired the most cheerful van we could find and pointed it at the red rocks. The road ran straight for hours, and nobody minded.
No signal, no problem
Out here the phones gave up, so we used a paper map and a lot of guessing. The kids took turns as navigator and only got us lost twice.
The sandwich rule
Make lunch in the morning, eat it at the best view of the day. Fill up with fuel at every town, carry more water than you think, and stop before you are tired.
Written by Mila Hart
Family traveller, snack planner and window-seat collector.
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