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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Stopping for two hours at a time? Good lord, just get there!

I know right? And if they really are doing that 3 times over the course of a 12 hour drive, that means they are stopping, on average, every 3 hours to rest for two hours!

Why is that crazy? We need the exercise and breaks for sure!

What's crazy is that you think this is totally normal. It's not. Far from it. You need 6 hours of exercise on a 12 hour road trip? Breaks, sure but 2 hours each is insane. Just fly at that point. Your 18 hour road trip is now 3 hours. But I guess you'd need some exercise time on the plane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

I’m so confused by people suggesting that our breaks are too long…?

What do you suggest? No breaks? Shorter breaks? I’m genuinely curious because I thought 3 hours/2 hours to run/explore a new town along the way/drive 3/stop for 2 was a good plan?

2 hours is not enough to "explore a new town." 2 hours is too much to just stretch your legs/shake off the energy. If the stop includes a meal, 1 hour is plenty. If it's just a shake out stop, 20-30 minutes is fine.
If you want to "explore a new town" plan on a multi-day journey.