It’s on, baby. Our madcap road trip is on. Princess Leia is house/cat sitting, the days off have been approved with the Galactic Republic, we’ve set aside the fund-age, and we’ve a new plastic friend to send updates from the road. Have laptop, will travel.

I feel like playing one of those group games. I’m going to try to think of things that I need to bring along, from A-Z. I’ll fill it in as I think of them (so stop back occasionally, if you’re intrigues). Feel free to play along. Yes, this includes you lurkers out there. You know who you are. If you can think of something that I’ve forgotten to put on the packing list, I’ll add it in and give you accolades and linky love to boot. Just remember to say, “I’m going on a road trip and I need to bring…”

A – Audiobooks, downloadable from Audible – Sandra Foyt
B – Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, so if you get stuck in traffic, you can headbang like there’s no tomorrow – Wendy Hawksley
C – Crock Pot for cheap dinners in the room.
D – Digital camera
E – Electric skillet. You can cook pancakes and toasties and steak and stir fries and lots of good things to eat. – Keptwoman
F – Fluxx one of our favorite games to take on the road. – Karen
G – Games that require you to look at every license plate, road sign, or volkswagen rabbit on the road are a MUST. – Topsy-Techie
H - Hiking Shoes for the jaunts around the artifacts (and to run from bears) – Brian
I – Interstate maps; preferably up to date; not like the ones from 1988 we still have… – Wendy Hawksley
J – Journal/sketchbook for the joy of 5 minutes observing or sketching – Keptwoman
K – Kit for roadside emergencies: fix-a-flat, flashlight, garbage bags (I think I’ll pass on her suggestion of a concealed weapon) – DJ
L – Lessons from home, to be done during any boring car-riding time. Nothing else can make scenery so interesting!
M – Medications in their original containers
N – Nuvi by Garmin – Sandra Foyt
O – Occular necessities like glasses, contacts, contact solution, and sunglasses. – Ashley Allain
P – Pillows so you don’t have to rest your head on your folded-up sweatshirt – Wendy Hawksley
Q – Quilts for when the temperature tug of war begins (hubby says its hot, you say its cold…) – Wendy Hawksley
R – Reusable shopping bags, preferrably insulated, for carrying food about the place – Keptwoman
S - Surge protector, multiple-outlet – Sandra Foyt
T – Towels, preferrable microfibre for roadside swims if the weather is good, and cleaning up messes in the car. – Keptwoman
U – Undies, clean in case we end up in the hospital
V – Very full tank of gas – Brian
W - Water bottles for our hiking adventures
X – eXtra dose of patience! (I think I’ll pass on Theresa‘s xylophone suggestion.)
Y – Yarn . . . for knitting. – Hilary
Z – Ziplock baggies of all sizes: food in the cooler, wet clothes in the suitcase, picnic supplies, dirty shoes, etc.