Nicolai, Karuna and Maya began a 10 (or so) day road trip this morning. Jeanine, my mother and I will rendezvous with them on Friday in North Carolina where my side of the family is gathering for a reunion at my sister Mayela’s mountain cabin. From there, Nico and Karuna will head all the way down to Florida to visit friends, Maya will fly back to Boston, and Jeanine and I will extend our road trip to take in a couple of national parks in the area before returning home late next week. The kids will be camping during their journey and left with the Audi packed to the gills with their gear.