"I know this will shock everyone everyone but you don't NEED a car."
However, if we did not have a vehicle, there are are number of things our family could not have done.
-for 40 years we skied , and not just locally but Ottawa and Algonquin
-we bicycled and stayed at inns in Vermont
-we hiked the white mountains in New Hampshire
- we spent over two months camping across Canada, the 4 of us
-We visited, attended funerals and weddings, of family, none of whom live anywhere near here
-we spent 2 months at the USA national parks camping in the area from Grand Canyon to Yellowstone
- we rented cars to wander around England, Wales and Scotland for 2 months, spread over 3 years
-we rented cars to wander around Newfoundland on two trips, east side and west side
-we spent 5 weeks each year after retirement near the ocean in Alabama. 25 years of this
- wandered Florida in the spring for 5 years, as well as drove in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Georgia
- drove to small cities nearby to compete in road races
- drove to hiking trailheads all over the place.
- we visited and stayed with friends who live at least 4 hours away.
-having a car allowed me to take a better job outside the city
Anyone reading this could make a similar list, though maybe more local. Much of this makes up the best and most exciting part of our lives. My daughter still drives north in the winter and stays for a couple of nights to ski.
We could have existed without a car, but that, to me, is not living.
