Silver Threads Book One - Road Trip Itinerary

​Over the next few weeks, Chapter-A-Day posts will feature all the background information going into writing Book One in the Silver Threads Series, appropriately titled Road Trip. You, my dear readers, will have a hand in writing the book!
 
Here are some of the things we need:
Names of Characters – Main male and female characters (empty nesters), one adult son, one adult daughter, adult son’s college roommates (three guys), adult daughter’s boyfriend, best friend who lives in Vegas and her husband (also empty nesters), brother-in-law of main male character, pre-teen son and daughter of brother-in-law.
 
Places of Interest and Fun Things to Do – Along the planned route, fun places for them to stop, either touristy, historical, sentimental, haunted house, old friend from high school, cool little city that they simply must drive an hour out of their way to go see, etc.
 
Happy Things that Happen – If you have any suggestions of things you’d like me to include in the story, let me know.
 
Tragic Things that Happen – If you have any suggestions of things you’d like me to include in the story, let me know.
 
Hilarious Things that Happen – If you have any suggestions of things you’d like me to include in the story, let me know.
 
If you contribute to the story in any way, your name will be featured in the acknowledgements section of the book! Heck, I might even name a character after you.
 
Here’s the basic itinerary for their car trip. If you’ve been to any of these places or along the route, or have suggestions or ideas, let me know!
 
Day One
They will leave Michigan and travel to Saint Charles, Missouri, a total of 8 hours, 13 minutes’ drive time.
 
Night One
Saint Charles, Missouri at a hotel
 
Day Two
They will drive from Saint Charles, Missouri to Tulsa, Oklahoma—5 hours, 48 minutes’ drive time—where they will visit with their son and stay two nights.
 
Night Two & Night Three
At a hotel in Tulsa, Oklahoma
 
Day Three
They will go to church with their son and enjoy a day of rest hanging out with him.
 
Day Four
They will travel from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Albuquerque, New Mexico, a total of 9 hours, 25 minutes’ drive time.
 
Night Four
At a hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico
 
Day Five
They will drive 8 hours, 39 minutes from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Las Vegas, Nevada where they will stay for two nights with their friend, and hang out with their daughter.
 
Night Five
At their friend’s house in Las Vegas, Nevada
 
Day Six
They will spend the day hanging out with their friend, her family and their daughter in Las Vegas, Nevada.
 
Night Six
At their friend’s house in Las Vegas, Nevada
 
Day Seven
They will drive from Las Vegas to Mesa, Arizona, stopping briefly to gaze upon the Grand Canyon just so they can say they’ve been there and to take photos. That day they will have a total of 8 hours, 23 minutes’ drive time.
 
Night Seven
They will stay with his brother in Mesa, Arizona.
 
Night Eight
They will stay with his brother in Mesa, Arizona.
 
Night Nine
They will stay with his brother in Mesa, Arizona.
 
Day Ten
They will drive 6 hours, 53 minutes from Mesa, Arizona to Albuquerque, New Mexico where we will stay for the night, just passing through.
 
Night Ten
At a hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico
 
Day Eleven
They will drive 7 hours, 55 minutes from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma where we will stay for the night, just passing through.
 
Night Eleven
At a hotel in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
 
Day Twelve
They will drive 7 hours, 30 minutes from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Saint Charles, Missouri where we will stay for the night, just passing through.
 
Night Twelve
They will stay at a hotel in Saint Charles, Missouri
 
Day Thirteen
They will drive 8 hours, 18 minutes from Saint Charles, Missouri to their home in Michigan.
 
Here’s a map of their itinerary. What should our hypothetical couple do as they’re travelling along this route?

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