The essay describes a family road trip from when the author was 4-5 years old traveling from their home to Atlanta, Georgia to visit an aunt, during which both the author's mother and cousin became nauseous and threw up along the way, making the long car ride a memorable family experience full of talking, joking, and unexpected stops due to illness. The trip created a lasting memory for the author of traveling with family to visit relatives in another state during spring break as a young child.