With the newfound freedom to work from anywhere, we set off to prove the theory. Two weeks later, with nearly 4,000 miles and 10 states behind us, we can officially confirm it’s entirely workable.

Our first stop along the way was the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, where we spent a relaxed day moving ourselves east all while enjoying some of America’s finest bourbons. We started the day in Bardstown – the official bourbon capital of the world, did a tour and two tastings, and capped off the day with a nice bottle of red wine at a winery near Lexington.

Our first weekend in the D.C. area, we spent as much time as possible with our youngest son. He is swamped with work and med school applications, but we got in as much time with him as possible. On Saturday, we drove up to Philadelphia and had a nice visit with Biker’s mom. She’s in an assisted living facility there, and the rules they have in place for everyone’s protection are very strict but appreciated, as they are watching out for her health and ours. On Sunday, Biker and I wandered into D.C. to visit a museum, but found all of the Smithsonian museums closed due to COVID. We wandered a bit but it was hot and humid, and with no food or drink readily available, we gave up pretty quickly. Hurricane Laura had chased us as we moved east from Texas, and set up camp along the eastern seaboard for the first week of our trip, making it really hot and humid during that time.

On Monday, we headed down to southern Virginia, where we spent the week in a nice Airbnb. It was a great place to spend our week, with easy access to historical attractions and a very comfortable place to hang out. We visited both Colonial Williamsburg and Yorktown – both very important locations in our country’s independence. Colonial Williamsburg is like Disney for history – very well preserved and all on brand. But a lot of it was closed off due to COVID. We enjoyed walking around but feel like we need to come back when it’s fully open and not so hot. Yorktown was another story entirely. It’s a drive through a battlefield and then, surprisingly, a REALLY great museum with some very engaging outdoor living exhibitions. Rounding out our trip to southern Virginia were a couple of stops at a peanut store to stock up on yummy Virginia peanuts, including peanut brittle and chocolate covered peanuts. They’re famous for a reason – yum!

Our second D.C.-area weekend brought even more time with our son. We kayaked the Potomoc on Saturday and made a trip up to Gettysburg on Sunday.

We had an amazing trip. It was mostly work for me on the weekdays, but as you can see from the above we were able to sneak in quite a bit of fun along the way.