Help me to convince...

[disneylover]

my Dh about what time to leave.It's a nine hour drive from our house.Normaly on the day we leave we check inand hit a park so we leave around 1 or 2 am. Well this trip we aren't doing that.So to my way of thinking why leave that early.Sleep in and leave at 6am sounds good to me.DH still wants to leave 1 or 2 am.WHY! He isn't the first driver I am he sleeps.Then when it is his turn it's daylight everyone is awake and talking! Does mom get to sleep? NO!How can I convince him since we aren't doing anything until the PS at O'Hanas that we don't need to leave so early. HELP!!!

[AliciaG]

Tell him that in all likelihood your room won't be ready until 4:00 pm anyway. No need to stand around tired and cranky when you aren't going to a park. I'd at least try to compromise with 4 or 5 a.m. if he won't go for later. You could still get what's considered a full nights sleep, and get there early afternoon. Then everyone is rested and ready to start the week off right. Make sure and consider any major cities you may be driving through and what their rush hours might be.

Good luck! :D

[sandar]

hi disneylover,

I agree with Alicia -- I'd take a look at your route and see if there are any commuting bottlenecks to avoid, then plan your departure based on that info. Otherwise, sure seems like leaving at 6:00 a.m. or so would make sense. You could stop for a decent lunch and still be checking in right around 4:00.

Good luck!

Sandi

[Robin]

Tell him if he wants to leave that early, he needs to take the first driving shift. Besides, the other made a good point about the room not usually ready until 4pm. If you don't want to sit around waiting for your room, and then be too tired in the evening to enjoy dinner, you need to get some sleep that night, before hitting the road.

[sandar]

Tell him if he wants to leave that early, he needs to take the first driving shift.

Yeah! That, too. Definitely.

[Lou-Ann]

I am with Robin....If he chooses the time you choose which shift to drive..Let him try to sleep in all the commotion. Luckily, Rich prefers to drive and on our last trip was so anxious to get there he did 15 hrs with no complaints. We got up at 4 am and left.

[Lou-Ann]

I should add that he kind of has to do this as he is the one who wants to have his own car and not fly. (too many years flying 26 weeks a yr). We have a two day drive to get there as well as it is 1000 miles. it is only fair though that you share the best drivng hours.

[Cinderella]

Well, I'm usually the one who wants to get up in the dead of night to go as I am so anxious to arrive at DW BUT I must add that I do almost ALL of the driving the 1000 miles to/from Disney so it should be my call. DH does not like to get up early but it doesn't matter as I do the packing of clothes/snacks/plot the course/make the ressies and drive. He sits in the car and naps. About 9 hours later, he'll ask if I want him to take over which he does for about an hour or so before we stop for the night.

If you are driving first, you get to pick the time to leave - so there!!!!
:nahnah:

I can't sleep in the car if DH is driving. He's very nervous about major highways and trucks etc. I'll just close my eyes for a few minutes at a time but even if I wanted to sleep, I have to keep telling him where to go and where to get off etc. so it's a waste of time. (How come, as a woman, I can drive and read the map and get myself a drink out of the cooler and not get lost all by myself while he sleeps??? Hmmmmmm).

Cinderella

[Lou-Ann]

BECAUSE you are a WOMAN.............That's it in a nutshell, Cindy. helen Reddy was right.......We can do anything........LOL..... Hope you are enjoying those kids and not letting them exhaust you.Let Ronnie do some of it..........Boys need to bond too.......