Leaving kids at home...
Hi Marty,
She will be officially an "adult" having turned 18. As such we're comfortable with leaving her to get on with her own life!!
In the past, I've taken my son (who was 17 at the time) round Europe for 3 weeks on the bike, and also left my kids (who were in their late teens at the time) on their own whilst I went trekking for 4 weeks and on another 3-week trip round Europe.
As long as they're mature enough, then my reasoning was leaving them at home was good experience for them (if not for my house, but that's another story!). In retrospect, I'd have loved to take them travelling when they were much younger, but apart from camping holidays in UK/France it wasn't practical.
Good luck taking your kid(s) with you - I'm convinced experiencing life as broadly as possible as early as possible results in a very rounded, independent adult.
Paul
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