Coordinating

Time flies as we know.  So I got ahold of my friend Doug to find out when his vacation is exactly.  I don't want to go to the Midwest in June if he is going in July or vice versa.  Well his vacation starts in July. 
So I am going to travel with him when he goes.  He is like Dave and just goes.  Maybe even more so than Dave was.  He told me he doesn't stop to eat.  Wait...what?  Guess I will need road snacks.  He takes three days to get to Illinois.  It makes me feel a little better traveling with someone even if we are caravaning.  I could ride with him and rent a car there...but it really didn't look cost effective.  And the kids stuff will fit in my car.  It's just bikes and some toys.  We got our hotel rooms booked.  He always stays at the same place in Wyoming.  He just started the second night when he realized that showing up at his parents at midnight was kind of hard on them. 
I will spend some time with Doug.  I assume he has already checked with his mom about me staying there for a couple/few days.  I think we get to go on another bike ride...assuming I can still get on it.  Then I will head to Kokomo.  I really dont' want to leave stuff in my car for too long.  Spend some time with the littles.  From there it is on to Ohio to meet my mom's brother.  Then back through Kokomo and on to Rockford. 
So far so good.  Then I have to decide if I part ways completely with Doug.  We can travel back together or I can take the northern route and see some MN relatives. It may depend on the timing.  But if I do that....I can take my time coming back home.  Maybe see some prairie dogs or something. 
It will be my longest trip.  It's a lot of family trip.  Can't help that most of my family is in the Midwest.  And I can never hit them all at once.  The biggest part of this trip though is the littles.  They are my heart.