Luckily for you, you can use air travel. Rob's the only one who's stuck doing the Pan-American Cannonball Run.
(Fun Fact: in the Actual Real Life Cannonball Run, one of the winners was a couple of guys driving an RV of all things! Which goes to show you - you don't have to be driving a sports car to make really good time when driving cross-country in the USA - just very smart about where and how you make your best times!)
That said, why not treat it as such? I can drive, if nothing else. And if Rob gets a vehicle with toilet facilities, then that will drastically cut down on stops - two a day for solid meals, and one for a midday snack. If we have three drivers on hand, then those are ideal driver change times. And I can take the graveyard shift with no issues. Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome can be a pain in the butt, but there are times when it's a godsend.
So, what tourist traps you think you should hit up on the way down, Rob? Pretty sure that Chi-town and Gateway Arch in St. Louis is gonna be on that list. Dunno about Mt Rushmore - that would be a ways off the beaten path for you.
Note: If you are going to Chicago, then it is of PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE that the girls watch The Blues Brothers and Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Without those, seeing Chicago just doesn't have the same impact. Also, a collection by the eponymous band would not be out of the question, either. They have a sound that is absolutely timeless.
I wish I could be there when they do see those movies for the first time. The girlfriend that I had in Japan was absolutely destroyed by some Bugs Bunny cartoons.* Watching the Senshi's reactions would be an absolute scream.
* - What's especially impressive about this was that it was in the Starbucks coffee shop above the larger of Yokohama's two train stations. The Japanese are not fond of making a scene in public, but Mariko couldn't help but be reduced to almost falling out of her chair and clutching her sides by Bugs Bunny's usual antics.
(Fun Fact: in the Actual Real Life Cannonball Run, one of the winners was a couple of guys driving an RV of all things! Which goes to show you - you don't have to be driving a sports car to make really good time when driving cross-country in the USA - just very smart about where and how you make your best times!)
That said, why not treat it as such? I can drive, if nothing else. And if Rob gets a vehicle with toilet facilities, then that will drastically cut down on stops - two a day for solid meals, and one for a midday snack. If we have three drivers on hand, then those are ideal driver change times. And I can take the graveyard shift with no issues. Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome can be a pain in the butt, but there are times when it's a godsend.
So, what tourist traps you think you should hit up on the way down, Rob? Pretty sure that Chi-town and Gateway Arch in St. Louis is gonna be on that list. Dunno about Mt Rushmore - that would be a ways off the beaten path for you.
Note: If you are going to Chicago, then it is of PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE that the girls watch The Blues Brothers and Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Without those, seeing Chicago just doesn't have the same impact. Also, a collection by the eponymous band would not be out of the question, either. They have a sound that is absolutely timeless.
I wish I could be there when they do see those movies for the first time. The girlfriend that I had in Japan was absolutely destroyed by some Bugs Bunny cartoons.* Watching the Senshi's reactions would be an absolute scream.
* - What's especially impressive about this was that it was in the Starbucks coffee shop above the larger of Yokohama's two train stations. The Japanese are not fond of making a scene in public, but Mariko couldn't help but be reduced to almost falling out of her chair and clutching her sides by Bugs Bunny's usual antics.