I won't dehydrate myself on purpose, but I'm willing to use a bush if necessary!
Last April when I drove from MN to AZ to be with my family when my mom passed, I knew bathrooms could be an issue. I was also traveling that distance alone for the first time and with my dog (who is super protective and made me feel very safe and my hubby much more willing to agree to my driving alone!). I had no idea what would be open along the way and I was not risking not being able to get water so I filled 4 bottles for myself and I always fill a jug for him on that trip. I finished all my water and then some while I was on the road. Thankfully I only ran into bathroom availability a few times. One was in I think OK, but the next gas station had them open so I was okay. When I got to NM it was situation critical!! I took the wrong exit at Gallup instead of the one I wanted, which is much nicer. Instead I was in the busy heart of everything. I stopped to get gas but that one was so busy and had no place to pull ahead and park so I filled up and went searching for a place for Cyric and I to relieve ourselves. I got to another station where I could park and I took him out first, got him back in the 4Runner and went inside for myself. No luck. I went to four or five stations before I finally found an open bathroom and of course it had a line! I had to go so bad by then all I could do was pray people were quick about it! I honestly had been looking for a place to stop along the road but if you've been to NM you know that is not easy to find! Anyway, I vowed to never stop in Gallup again and on the way home I went a different route that involved driving through the Salt River Canyon. Gulp!! I was a nervous wreck by the time we hit the next town so we just stopped there for a while, walked around, ate some food, spent some time texting. Finally I was calm enough to drive again.
Wow, sorry for the book! All of that to say, yeah, never thought we'd have to worry about having open bathrooms!
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"No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch."
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