[turfmann]

If where I have to go is 400 miles or less, I drive.

If where I have to go is 400 miles or more, I drive further.

[ThunderSleeps]

Exactly. Mrs. ThunderSleeps and I are planning our yearly anniversary trip. 850 miles each way (one solid day of driving). It's a trip we've done several times before, through what we both consider beautiful countryside. So the day there and back are no longer "travel days" but rather part of the experience.

No-one will be patting us down. We'll travel on our schedule. We'll both be armed and protected the entire way. We'll have access to my considerable first aid kit in the event of emergency. We'll take our own breaks at our own pace. We'll see a lot more of the country than we would flying over it. This time next year, if all goes according to plan, we'll be planning a similar trip on a Road Glide or Street Glide and see even more...