Taking a Tesla to the Grand Canyon?

🚗 🚗 🚗 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Happy Thanksgiving! Earlier this month, Amanda and I went to Phoenix, AZ to see one of our favorite bands in concert. When we decided to go, I found this cool hotel that was kind of far from downtown. And Amanda and I agreed, as long as we had a rental car, we could stay in this hotel. Because it was like 30 minute Uber to get to anything. But it was my job to book this rental car (back in June). And let's just say ... ...I forgot. Two days before we were set to fly down, Amanda asked, "Hey! You did rent that car for Phoenix right? Are we picking it up from the airport?" I slightly panicked. "Ugh.... actually." And I immediately went online to try and book a car... ...Only to discover almost every place was completely sold out cars that weekend. The few I could find were insanely expensive. So I pulled up Turo (like AirBnB for cars) and was happy to find out there were TONS of options on there. Whew! As I scrolled through the options, one jumped out at me... ...I could get a Tesla Model 3 for less than the price of any of the rental agencies. Now, I'd always wanted to drive a Tesla. And *technically* this was one of the cheapest options. So I allowed myself to splurge and book it. I was giddy to pick this thing up from the airport. IDK if you've ever driven a Tesla, but the acceleration is CRAZY. It's so quiet! And no gas! I loved driving it. But I think I got a little *too* confident in its powers... Because after a few drives in the city, I pitched Amanda on the idea of taking it all the way to Grand Canyon on our last day! "Are you sure it can make it?" Amanda said cautiously. "Oh yeah! It gets 250 miles with a full charge. The Canyon is only 220 miles away. And there's tons of charger stations along the way. See?" I said gesturing to my phone. "Okay, if you're sure." I was. And we went. ...Only to find out that the city battery "mileage" we got used to was NO WHERE near equivalent to the interstate's drain on the battery. It emptied like 5x faster! So we ended up having to find like 8 supercharger stations along the way just to get there. Each one set us back like 20-70 minutes. And so what was supposed to be a 3 hr drive turned into an 11 hour saga where we got dangerously close to running out of battery a few times. Which is, you know, very stressful in the middle of NO WHERE! But after the first stop at a "Supercharging" station, just 30 minutes into our trip, Amanda and I realized we could: (1) Be super stressed about this whole thing and worry about getting there "on time." Or... (2) We could lean into the experience. And be present. We chose the second option. And made a whole thing of just living in the moment. So we turned the radio up, sang along with our favorite songs and drove as far as that poor baby Tesla's battery could take us. And every time we parked, we got out of the car, took fun photos of different spots, and ate all the snacks at gas stations along the way. We did, finally, make it to the Grand Canyon and fell in love with the views! I like to remember that on days like today. Because, if your family is anything like mine, on the holidays, things happen. Uncles breach topics they probably shouldn't. Kids get wild. Food gets burned. But I like to remember it's not about having the "perfect holiday." It's about being perfectly present with the people who make getting together special. Now, get outta your inbox, and go hug somebody you love. Appreciate you, Rob "Gobble, gobble" Allen Are we connected on Twitter? [Follow me here!]( No longer want to receive these emails? [Unsubscribe](. Kings of Conversion PO Box 1175 Boise, ID 83701 ‌