Family road trips: lots of fun from the outside. Photo / Getty ImagesBecause my wife long ago proved unable to prevent herself from shrieking with fear every time I sat in the driver’s seat, I am now a permanent passenger on family road trips. Two weekends ago, we took our longest-ever family road trip, from Auckland to Palmerston North. It became clear, not long after setting off at 5.15am, that no one was going back to sleep. Mostly, though, you carry on because you’re a parent, and that’s what parents do, because their kids force them.

Source: Stuff May 14, 2023 00:29 UTC