To think I shouldn't be this wiped out by driving

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Drove 200 miles on Tuesday to visit family, stopping once. We are going home today and I am still exhausted. I am dreading the drive home. Surely this isn't normal?? Any tips??
I'm travelling with my mum and 2 kids, my mum isn't confident driving long distances anymore so I can't share the driving.

We are going to Cornwall next summer for a holiday (400 miles) and although we will break up the journey by staying overnight half way, both ways I am starting to worry it's going to be really exhausting.

Urghh, stop/start is the pits, especially during a long journey.

I find driving tiring too. I do 2 x 125mile trips a week and usually don't break the journey.
Love driving, but I'm extra dozy the next day.

Because Canada is so bloody big, we regularly have to do 500-800km drives. It’s either that or fly, as there are no trains.

As a PP said, cruise control is a godsend. And most folks over here drive automatics.

I used to do Calais to Milan in one go - these days 50 miles fucks me up. It’s my eyes and age. 😔

I don't envy you those drives so I'm not minimising, but big roads in the UK are I imagine much busier than in Canada. I use cruise control here sometimes but it's very often variable speed limits and stop-start driving in traffic, so you can't use it for long. Even driving in France and Germany is nicer than here for uninterrupted cruising.

How is your eye sight? It is possible that you are finding it more tiring than you should because you are straining to see.