We all travel differently. You do what works for you and your style. In our younger years, when time off came a couple weeks at a time, we did those 700+ mile days... driving was part of the "journey." (Or, the cross country motorcycle trips.)
In our middle "business years," we had a series of airplanes and could get "there" fast, and enjoy the destination. We joked over the years, that as we got older, our mode of transportation kept getting slower and slower - airplanes>motorhomes>boats. :wink:
I have run into plenty of people who are "checking places off a list" but not taking the time to enjoy those places. Well, that was my point of view - then I came to the conclusion that checking off places was their enjoyment. And, neither of us were doing it "wrong."
Time is one thing that we can't "bank." Enjoy it YOUR way... fast, slow, frugal, extravagant, near or far, by land/water/air.
During one of our summer jobs in the Tetons, I spoke with a guy who had just stepped off a bus. He asked me what there was to do there. I started rattling off a lengthy list of all the great things to experience in that mountain wonderland (and, of course, recommending a meal cruise on an island away from civilization), when he said to me: "Don't have time for that. We did Yellowstone this morning, we're doing the Tetons this afternoon, and Jackson tonight." I was dumbfounded. I felt bad for the guy, because he was getting a glimpse of a breath-taking area from the window of a bus, rather than getting to really experience it. From my perspective, not really different from watching a travelogue about the area on TV. Well, probably less of an experience, because they can edit and highlight the best areas for the travelogue.
But, he seemed happy.
Deciding ahead of time how many miles per day you have to do on a boat cruise would (from my perspective) take away the serendipitous fun that boat cruising offers. We feel the same way about land cruising... some times, it is the great experiences you come across by being there that you can't get by driving by.
That said, a seven month boat cruise of any kind sounds like quite an adventure; something most people will never experience.
Enjoy.
In our middle "business years," we had a series of airplanes and could get "there" fast, and enjoy the destination. We joked over the years, that as we got older, our mode of transportation kept getting slower and slower - airplanes>motorhomes>boats. :wink:
I have run into plenty of people who are "checking places off a list" but not taking the time to enjoy those places. Well, that was my point of view - then I came to the conclusion that checking off places was their enjoyment. And, neither of us were doing it "wrong."
Time is one thing that we can't "bank." Enjoy it YOUR way... fast, slow, frugal, extravagant, near or far, by land/water/air.
During one of our summer jobs in the Tetons, I spoke with a guy who had just stepped off a bus. He asked me what there was to do there. I started rattling off a lengthy list of all the great things to experience in that mountain wonderland (and, of course, recommending a meal cruise on an island away from civilization), when he said to me: "Don't have time for that. We did Yellowstone this morning, we're doing the Tetons this afternoon, and Jackson tonight." I was dumbfounded. I felt bad for the guy, because he was getting a glimpse of a breath-taking area from the window of a bus, rather than getting to really experience it. From my perspective, not really different from watching a travelogue about the area on TV. Well, probably less of an experience, because they can edit and highlight the best areas for the travelogue.
But, he seemed happy.
Deciding ahead of time how many miles per day you have to do on a boat cruise would (from my perspective) take away the serendipitous fun that boat cruising offers. We feel the same way about land cruising... some times, it is the great experiences you come across by being there that you can't get by driving by.
That said, a seven month boat cruise of any kind sounds like quite an adventure; something most people will never experience.
Enjoy.