This page holds links to information
about the DOAV: "Daughter Of All Vacations."
DOAV was our three-week family vacation to the east coast with our five
kids in June 2005, in conjunction with my sabbatical from
SGI. The name was a take-off
from our MOAV ("Mother Of All Vacations"), which was our nickname for
our six-week trip to the west coast in 2000 (back in the good ol'
days when SGI sabbaticals were twice as long).
Since this trip was chronicled in our local newspaper, we get asked for
advice on family vacations. The biggest thing is to "just do it!" It
doesn't have to be very expensive...we got by for $22 per day per person
in Washington, D.C.! And in New York City, we paid only $70 per night
for a spot for our pop-up camper with a view of the Statue of Liberty.
(I'll bet you didn't know you could sleep for $10 per night per person so
near Manhattan!)
Our final score was
19 states visited, 4361 miles driven, 335 gallons of gas
used, 21 days on the road, and 4398 photos taken. (Don't worry, I
narrowed down the photos to the Top Thousand in the links below!)
Here are some links to more information about our trip:
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