Holiday Dilemma

Being retired, kids still living at home, wife works part time and we have pets. I want to go to Australia and rent a car to live in for a few weeks while touring around.
It costs a chunk to get down there, and the car, but if I take the family it will cost 4 times more.. actually way more since they need to sleep in hotels or whatever, so probably 20X more.
Should I ditch them all and go by myself, or just never go.

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meggie · F

Would you miss your wife and kids

JamesBugman · 56-60, T

@meggie I would miss seeing their faces when we walk out on an amazing beach and run in the water. I would not enjoy seeing them run out because there is a fish, or being upset because there are bugs on the sand, or it's too hot, or they want more icecream. So it's a bit of a tossup.
I can only imagine the trip across the desert and all the complaining about everything.