[blparent] travel questions for extended trip

[Dena Wainwright]

She is 3. We'll be with my husband. The flight is 2.5 hours.
Dena

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "sharon howerton" <shrnhow at att.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] travel questions for extended trip


> Dena, how old is your daughter and with whom will you be traveling?
> How far will you have to travel to get to Toronto?
> Others may have responded to you already, but this additional info could 
> get you better responses.
> Safe travels.
> Sharon
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dena Wainwright" <dena at envogueaccess.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 2:40 PM
> Subject: [blparent] travel questions for extended trip
>
>
>> Hi Everyone:
>> We'll be heading up to Toronto for a couple of weeks this summer. I have 
>> traveled a lot with Elise before, but she has been smaller and less 
>> mobile. Any tips from you travel veterans out there?
>>
>> We will be renting a condo with a washer/drier, so that will help in 
>> terms of the amount of clothing we'll need to transport. Some of my 
>> biggest concerns are around where to have her sleep. I am thinking about 
>> getting an inflatable travel bed. She could sleep with me, but I'm 
>> concerned about my own quality of sleep. She is a kicker/hitter.
>>
>> I also don't want to encourage cosleeping, as it is something we have 
>> worked hard to get away from. Any recommendations for a good sleep 
>> solution?
>>
>> Also, since she is walking all the time now, we were thinking about just 
>> bringing the Sit 'n Stroll and my Ergo. Any thoughts on this? Will we 
>> need a better stroller? Toronto has an excellent public transit system, 
>> so our time in cars will be minimal. Just the odd trip in a cab, or 
>> perhaps a rental to drive out of the city to Niagara.
>>
>> Any other travel essentials people can think of? Things you absolutely 
>> found were life savers, either with respect to toys, gear, etc.
>>
>> Also, any good books about going on trips? She's a great reader, and we 
>> thought if she read about someone going on a vacation, that would help. 
>> Videos would also work. She's not fantastic with transition/change, so 
>> anything we can do to help her feel more in control would likely make our 
>> lives easier.
>>
>> Dena
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