Somewhere in the middle of a beautiful rural Kentucky byway, while I was on my way to Kentucky Lake for my annual Pirate Adventure , my minivan had a birthday. Or rather, a birth-mile. Sylvia (my minivan, also known as “The Mother Ship“) turned 100,000 miles. I took a picture.
Why is that mile different from any other? When I posted the photo to my social media, I had many friends comment on their locations when their own vehicles hit this milestone. They all remembered where they were when that odometer turned over 99,999 –> 100,000. I guess it’s just really fun to watch all those 9’s turn over!
One friend commented, “Keep going! You’re halfway to the moon!”
I remember one of my previous cars turning 100,000. It was a Toyota Camry and I was on my way to work teaching school when it turned. Considering the Camry cost of ownership, it would be nice to still have it since it would have kept going forever. But, after my 3rd child and a hoard of Girl Scouts, I traded it in for my series of minivans and became a minivan mom.
So, happy milestone, Sylvia. Here’s to many more fun miles on the way to more adventures!
