THE FIRST TIME, we made the journey for the love of the dog
Six years ago, my husband, Kevin, and I (not yet married then) had recently adopted a retriever mix named Landon. With plans to visit Kevin’s family in Iowa and no one to watch the dog, we decided to drive the 18 hours from our home in Brooklyn, NewYork, sowe could bring him. Ever since, three or four times a year, we’ve traveled halfway across the country by car. Our family and friends think we are slightly nuts to do so. But we like having the dog along once we reach our destination, and really, I think there’s a lot we like about the journey itself.
We usually do it in two days, taking turns driving, staying somewhere…