The longest ride I ever took in my life was one of our trips down to Florida. I don’t remember how old I was but probably around 8 or 9. It was the day before we were scheduled to start our long two-day drive down to Florida.
I was at our local swimming pool (Shoutout to Germonds Park in West Nyack, NY!), and I was all the way up on this grassy hill. I started running down the hill for some reason, I think I was playing tag with a friend or something. Suddenly… OUCH! I apparently stepped on a bee! Or to be more precise, a bee managed to sting me right between my big toe and the toe next to it. Needless to say it hurt. A lot.
We put ice on it and still drove down to Florida the next day. But my poor right foot starting swelling and itching like nobody’s business. That was easily the longest, most painful ride of my life!
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So what’s the movie about? Well I haven’t seen it yet, but seeing as how I loved The Notebook, I’m guessing it’s chock full of love, romance and, of course, heartache. I’ll be sure to have an extra box of Kleenex handy when I watch this one with Allie!
Based on the bestselling novel by master storyteller Sparks, THE LONGEST RIDE centers on the star-crossed love affair between Luke, a former champion bull rider looking to make a comeback, and Sophia, a college student who is about to embark upon her dream job in New York City’s art world. As conflicting paths and ideals test their relationship, Sophia and Luke make an unexpected connection with Ira, whose memories of his own decades-long romance with his beloved wife deeply inspire the young couple. Spanning generations and two intertwining love stories, THE LONGEST RIDE explores the challenges and infinite rewards of enduring love.
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the longest ride for me was from winnipeg to new york
13 hour road trips when I was in college. It didn’t seem like a big deal then, but I wouldn’t do it now!
We took a 12 hour trip nonstop to Middletown Ohio with young kids.
The longest ride I’ve ever taken was from Missoula, Mt to Los Angeles, CA in 110 degree weather without A/C.
Hubby and I hauled a load of cattle. Left TN, picked the cattle up in South Carolina then took them somewhere near Nebraska. From start to finish, it was almost 30 hours.
Nebraska to florida
Hmm. I’m not sure. I’ve traveled to Canada and all around there, been up to the mountains in NY… I’ve hiked them. I’ve been to NYC. I don’t really know, when all that happened, I was a kid, so I didn’t pay attention. LOL.
Pennsylvania to Tennessee
The drive to Ohio to visit family with my 2 children (we now have 3!)…. 12 hours…. 12 very very long hours.
2 days drive from Ontario to Nova Scotia driving home 🙂
My longest ride has been 12 hours driving home from Myrtle Beach, SC to LongIsland. I have done this several times.
Going from NY to Australia…think it was about 22 hours or so? NY to Atlanta to LA was about 7-8 hours including a 2 hour layover and then a 17 hour flight from LA to Aussie. .
My longest ride was by bus from NH to Maryland…10 hours.
For me it was a trip from Virginia to Washington State. We detoured through Minnesota, Missouri, and Iowa to see family.
Kansas City to San Diego
22 hours
I once drove from PA to FL it was a 20 hr ride
The longest ride for me was taking a Greyhound bus from Oregon to Massachusetts. It was the trip from hell. Note to self: Never, ever do that again.
We went from Longview, WA to Victoria, Canada.
I flew to Germany when I was 16 years old. thank you
Southern Minnesota to Portland Oregon
When we made the 16 hour trip to TN for a funeral.
Chicago to Honolulu years ago. Not bad because I was excited Hawaii.
California to Texas
Longest ride… California to Michigan!
The longest ride I’ve ever taken is a plane ride from Cincinnati, Ohio to Los Angeles, California!
DC is the furthest i’ve been, from Mobile, AL. Field trip, oy!
A 7 hour plane ride.
Florida to Washington D. C. It was a lot of fun!
When we moved from Washington State to Kentucky.
Georgia to Washington state.
From Arkansas to California is my longest ride.
I traveled from Ohio to Germany!
Tennessee to Wisconsin
From south Carolina to Oklahoma what a longest ride
The longest ride i have ever taken was about 4 days. We went to colorado from New Hampshire.
The longest ride I’ve ever taken was from Tennessee to Key West.
I’d say a ride to Buffalo, NY from Hamilton, ON. It’s not bad.
My husband and I drove from Winnipeg, MB, Canada to Southern California.
My husband and I drove up the California coast.
Two full days in the car going to Arizona.
our move from Seattle to Sw Florida
My longest ride ive ever taken was from Ga to Ohio. not too far lol
SC to Missouri
The longest ride that I have been on was from South Dakota to Las Vegas. We drove straight through no overnight stays.
from dc to mi to visit family
Family vacation…drove from New Jersey to Florida
When I was a child, we used to drive from our home in Michigan to Florida each year for a winter vacation. It was about a 24-hour drive.
I once took a road trip from Indianapolis to Orlando. . Never driving down there again. I’d much rather fly
Rode from FL to TX to visit relatives with a new baby, whew.
I rode from Virginia to Georgia……..long trip.
Summer trip from East Coast to West Coast without air conditioning
Summe trip from East Coast to West Coast without air conditioning
road trip from MA to DC
Nova Scotia to BC
Just got back from it last month, almost 3,000 miles out to South Dakota and Wyoming then back to Wisconsin. Great trip but realized that our family likes to fly!
In the comments section of this post, tell me: What’s the longest ride you’ve ever taken in your life?
california to louisiana…uugh never again
The longest ride was to the hospital for my wife and me to see our son who was flown after his delivery.
A trip to Washington state is the longest ride of my life.
The longest ride felt like when we went from Chicago to Florida.
A plane ride to South Korea
The longest ride was the road trip to New Jersey
From SE Indiana to Colorado, to past the great devide, then back to norther Illinois and then home to southern Indiana. Was sure glad to get home.
My longest drive was from Michigan to California.
The longest ride was a plane ride from Los Angeles to Seoul, South Korea.
Road trip to pei from ontario
the longest drive I’ve taken is from ontario to flordia. It was spread over a three days.
We drove all the way to Disneyland in California from Canada..
from new brunswick to british columbia
The longest ride I’ve taken is from Nova Scotia to Calgary and back again
The longest ride was from NC to Canada. I had to walk using a cane and was in so much pain. I was 17 and impatient.
I don’t travel often but my longest ride would be from Spokane, WA to Seattle.
well i just drove back from Halifax NS to Ontario…That was pretty far.
The longest ride that I have ever been on was a drive from Pennsylvania to Louisianna. Thanks for the giveaway. I hope that I win.
Road trip from Seattle to Boise (Not that long of a ride but the longest I’ve taken!)
Not too far, just Calgary Alberta to Victoria BC.
Road trip from Manitoba to BC
Road trip to Eastern Canada
You mean, besides my life? Road trip across the country.