Oh nooo , 9 hours on a bus is a long time! I would probably listen to music, watch some movies or a show, and maybe sleep for a while. Hopefully the time goes by quickly. This summer, I drove from Houston to New York with my two children before school started. The drive was tough for me—it took three days, and I was exhausted from stopping at hotels along the way. But it was also a great sightseeing trip, and my kids keep asking to do it again because they really enjoyed the scenery. I rented a brand-new car for the two-week round trip because I didn’t want to take my own car that far, lol. I have a large family in New York, so we didn’t need a hotel there. Overall, it was a great experience for me, especially because before that, my longest drives in Texas were only about three hours, like Houston to Dallas or Houston to Austin, lol. 😂