A short upstate NY jaunt. How many days in a row can a baby take 5 hours in the car plus two hours of stopping? I know that I would not have been able to do it with only one day in the middle so I "insisted" we leave on Thursday and return on Sunday. David is accomodating and tries to fit all his work in to a shortened work week. Charlotte Dahlia was a trooper. Again, methods of persuasion and deception are the key. Good toys and a selection of books that she has not played with in a week. Set them aside a week or two in advance. They are all new and fun!