{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Socamom","provider_url":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w","author_name":"Eva Wilson","author_url":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/author\/socasoca\/","title":"Travel Tuesday: How Caribbean Moms \"Road Trip\" - Socamom","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"66kRhPG2RZ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/travel-tuesday-how-caribbean-moms-road-trip-2\/\">Travel Tuesday: How Caribbean Moms &#8220;Road Trip&#8221;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/travel-tuesday-how-caribbean-moms-road-trip-2\/embed\/#?secret=66kRhPG2RZ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Travel Tuesday: How Caribbean Moms &#8220;Road Trip&#8221;&#8221; &#8212; Socamom\" data-secret=\"66kRhPG2RZ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/fridge_socamom_2.jpg","thumbnail_width":400,"thumbnail_height":533,"description":"The fridge the night before a road trip. Photo Credit: Eva Wilson We took a lot of road trips when I was young. We traveled to see family friends up and down the east coast, took trips to amusement parks like Disney World, and short trips to nearby Hilton Head, SC. \u00a0When we traveled to see family in Trinidad when I was 16, my aunt took the teenagers took a little road trip to a wonderful secluded beach. This time when we took the kids to Trinidad for the first time, we spent a couple hours in the car and took a quick trip to spend the day at a really great beach. On our road trips in Trinidad, I noticed several parallels between our road trips growing up, and the road trips I take with my family now. I could assume that it is a Caribbean thing, but I am sure that many elements of the Caribbean mom's road trip happens in other cultures as well. \u00a0If you notice similarities, or differences in your own road trips, tell us about them in the comments. 1. Organize. Great organization is something that I noticed that all the Caribbean moms who planned the road trips, long or short, had in common. \u00a0They were up early in the morning and transport, routes, pit stops, meals, gear, and everything in between was planned out - ready for flawless execution. \u00a0Soccer balls, music, towels, trash bags, changes of clothes, extra everything - packed and ready to go. \u00a0The trunk is to be packed in reverse chronological order so that if we are hitting the beach, for example, swimsuits are on top, then towels, then food - extra clothing and personal items are in backpacks carried by the person who will be using it. \u00a0One or two people who are responsible for unpacking and making sure everyone gets what they need when they need it, man the trunk - no one else may go in and upset the system... or inquire about the system... just reap the benefits and enjoy the trip, no questions asked."}