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[quote=Anonymous]I would love some advice.  
I am driving with my two kids (1.5 and nearly 4) to Maine.  We need a car to get around while we are there and I'm hoping to stop in Boston as I have family/friends who I'd like to see (could be for an hour or to spend the night).   In the past when we have driven, we drive through the night with my husband and I switching off drivers.  We feel like this is easiest for the kids and it has worked well for us in the past.  He has to work for the first several days of vacation so will be flying up and joining us later in the week.  We will all drive home together (through the night).

We usually drive at night because it seems so painful for the kids to sit for such long distances.  I can't drive by myself all night long so I'm wondering how best to do this.  We can leave anytime on Sunday and onwards and there's no specific time we need to be there but would prefer by Monday afternoon, possibly Tuesday.  I'm trying to decide if we should spend the night in Boston and, if so, when should I try to do the DC to Boston leg of the drive.  My kids nap 1-3 in the afternoon, so will take advantage of that, but can't quite figure out what would be the best time to leave, or good breaks to take along the way.  If you've done this drive, do you have any recommendations?  Particular places to play would be helpful as would general advice (only x hours in the car at a time).

I should mention that we will be joining family when we get there so I can be exhausted and hand over care for the children for several hours to take a nap.  But I don't trust myself to plan on driving through the night as I do get sleepy when it gets past 1am and don't want to put my family at risk.

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