Am from sunny California and am moving to Boston soon.

[mirapatec]

I agree with this. I especially like that the pricing on prepackaged food at Love's and Pilot (which are now under the same ownership) is uniform and also not 'jacked up'. After my last trip, I plan to add my own version of your last suggestion re optimal circulation in my legs.

In fact, I normally plan my long trips based on distance from truck stop to truck stop so my rest breaks, food/coffee breaks, and fuel-ups are at regular intervals. You will be amazed at how much better you feel driving long distances with a few breaks during the trip. We all know the importance of clean restrooms.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by mirapatec

In fact, I normally plan my long trips based on distance from truck stop to truck stop so my rest breaks, food/coffee breaks, and fuel-ups are at regular intervals. You will be amazed at how much better you feel driving long distances with a few breaks during the trip. We all know the importance of clean restrooms.

On the trip I just returned from I overextended myself one day. I planned to leave Bangor, ME...go south and visit the big L.L. Bean HQ/Campus/Store....then visit Kennebunkport....then to Newport, RI for the night. I left Bangor much later than I had planned to, had a great visit to L.L. Bean, got to Kennebunkport early enough to get a picture of Walker Point before the sun completely set, and then headed south. The detours and delays re road construcion, etc. in the Boston Metro area were unreal. Mapquest didn't reflect this. I got lost, but after driving around for a long time I recognized the terrain again and decided to head to one of the Starbucks in Framingham that I had been to on previous trips....and remap the rest of the trip from there. Hit one right as they were closing. Tried the second one, already closed. The third one was the charm (still open) and the barista could have worked for Mass DOT with her extensive knowledge of the current road conditions. She gave me great directions. As I got closer to Newport, I said 'Uh-oh' and knew I was getting a bout of Cellulitis. My doctor's assistant, over the phone, told me that my doctor wanted me to go to the hospital right away. I did and got an IV (antibiotic) in the evergency room and an oral antibiotic and then had to take both (orally) for 10 days and spent 4 1/2 days in my hotel room with my leg elevated. The hospital's listing of the cause: insect bites I'd 'suffered' 2 weeks earlier in South Carolina.

If I had had more of your mindset that 'travel day', I think I would have been better off.

In the future I also plan to make sure I continue (while traveling) to take the vitamins I normally take when I'm at home.