That sounds like such a blast! I hope you have a great time. I think much of your success depends on what happens BEFORE your trip. Do you live together, or will this be your first time cooped up together? You'll want to do a lot of talking and agreeing before you leave. Things like: how will you manage time alone, and how much of it do you think you'll need? How will you peacefully negotiate if it turns out one of you needs more? 100% responsibility for your own good time, while also supporting each other when one has a meltdown -- and you can be SURE someone will have a meltdown. How will you interrupt a stressful pattern if one emerges: will you take time-outs, or will you perservere till you get a resolution? Who pays for what? You might think you can just wing that, but talking about it works much better!
I figure some people will say: don't think about possible negatives, because the LoA means that's what you'll get! But I think: the more you talk about it, the more you are a team.
Why not set it up as a game show: set yourself up as the tightest possible team; be prepared, positive and responsible; give yourselves a challenge or two; take a video camera! Or even blog it!
Boy, I remember a 3-week caravan in a cattle truck with 30 other people (all of us young and hot!) up and down the entire coast of California, stopping at all the campgrounds. Phew. That was fun.
Have a great time!
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