While we were making a stop in Florida, Brian had cut his foot rather badly in a fast food parking lot. It is not a vacation spot I would have selected, but when you have the opportunity to stay somewhere, why not go? The pool/patio of this home was beautiful, and who wouldn’t love this backyard view: Our stay in Port Charlotte was nice, and the house we borrowed was lovely. Some AirBnB’s are okay with pets, but always always be respectful of the owner’s property and the neighbors if you are going that route. Many hotels and inns, will not be okay with that–especially if your dog is a barker. We also stayed at a house when in Florida, and we were okay leaving her at the house for a few hours. We intentionally planned this trip around having Minerva, so we were okay. Something very important to remember when traveling with a dog–if you don’t want to limit where you eat or what type of sites you visit, you are going to want to leave the pup at home. Using the BringFido app (did I mention how amazing this app is?), we did find a wonderful Mexican restaurant with an outdoor patio at one of our meal stops. We tended to eat at more take-out or fast food places so that we would not be leaving her in the car. It helped block out all those weird sounds in the parking lot.Īlong the road, we did change up our habits a little bit while traveling with the dog. To keep her from getting nervous and barking, we adapted and fell asleep with the television on. Also, with rooms all facing the outside parking lot, she heard every noise made (and at Red Roof Inn, you get a lot of strange noises). I will say that Minerva was not as mellow as we thought while sleeping somewhere new. However, they are always relatively clean, and most of them are dog-friendly, so it was a decent stopping point on our journey. We were not looking for anything fancy, and the Red Roof Inn definitely was not a four-star hotel. We took two days to drive to Florida, and we decided to just do a quick stop in Columbia, SC. Seriously, I could do an ad for BringFido… it’s amazing! BringFido is what I used to find almost all of the hotels and restaurants on this trip. We have since used it quite frequently to find local restaurants and spots that are dog-friendly. If you have a dog, go download the app now. I could never have planned this trip without using this amazing site and app. This would be a lot different if she had a high-strung disposition or was not used to riding in the car often.Īs for the planning… I need to give a big shout-out to BringFido. Luckily, our Great Dane, Minerva, is pretty mellow, and she loves a good car ride. Traveling with kids AND dogs requires quite a bit of discipline and training, and a lot of planning. Those same people thought I had lost my mind when I said we were now taking along our Great Dane! Some people travel with small dogs, when we go, we like to go big. There are quite a few people that think we are crazy for doing long road trips with 3 children in the same car for extended periods of time. Savannah, GA: 2 nights at the Thunderbird Inn.Port Charlotte, FL: 5 nights at a home lent to us by a work contact of my husband.Columbia, S.C.: one quick night on the road at Red Roof Inn Columbia East.
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