How to make a Drive then Fly Trip Easier!

Helping because it's the right thing to do!
A friend offered to drive a U-Haul to Oregon for the couple that she bought their house for her mom. When she told me she was doing this I told her I would go with her so she wasn't driving it alone. So I packed my pillow and blanket and we got on the road.

To make a trip more comfortable:

1) Pack soft and comfortable clothes.
2) Put bath stuff zip lock bag : shampoo & conditioner ant wet stuff,

 razor, toothbrush, toothpaste, have your meds in a separate zip lock.
3) Pack snacks of things you eat at home:

 like Activia yogurt so that I didn't change my routine and my apples that I eat every night.
These things help make my trip more comfortable and I'm not eating fast food that my system doesn't like.
 

Next try to travel with someone who doesn't make you want to pound your head on the glass and chant "I love my friend I will not kill them  I love my friend I will not kill them  I love my friend I will not kill them" lol and most important plan for unexpected delays so that if it happens it’s no problem. Like we planned for a full day of down time 1/2 way through the drive. This has been the least stressful trip I have taken in years.

We drove the 9 hr the first day. That was to long if we do it again we have decided 6 hr then stop for the night, Eat a real meal walk around go to the store for any forgotten "things" then have a good dinner and go back to the hotel and rest and or sleep.

The second day we puttered around and I slept she went to the store. She slept I soaked in the tub after sitting in a U-Haul truck seat I needed it! Then I puttered around and repacked my bag and stretched out and finished my book and started one on my Kendal.

Day 3 we finished the drive, dropped off the truck and went to the hotel and had dinner. I got my backpack ready for my flight back. So everything that couldn't go on the plane went into the suitcase I drained and dried the small cooler and folded it flat and packed it. We got a good nights sleep.
We passed 3 different lakes but they always seemed to be on the other side of the truck or i couldn't get the camera to work i did find out i could take my own pic with my phone even tho I was trying to take a pic out the window!
lol bad pics of me not sharing those.

Up at 5am got my wheelchair at check in at the airport I know better than to try to stand in line I would be on the floor. So pride aside "get the chair" if you have a problem standing in one place. I'm ok walking for short distances. Oh and get wheels on all your luggage!!!!  So I get the bags she pushes my chair she let the guy at Salt Lake push! lol! We get through security and we board first and get the back row to our selves. She doesn't like take offs then shes out. we get through Salt Lake airport 

and the 2 hr layover and then headed home a short flight to Las Vegas wheelchair picks me up at the gate and takes us to get our luggage and Her son picks us up at the airport and 2 hr drive and we are back home.

Well It was a nice trip I GOT TO SEE GREEN!!!!! AND TREES real trees. I have missed seasons and colors. 

It also didn't take us a week to recover. My system was back after a good nights sleep. So all the prep for the trip made a difference.