That is to say, the Sabbath is God's gift to busy, distracted, weary human beings. He gives us a break, time to recharge our lives by spending time with Him, our families, and ourselves. God gives us our vocations. And He also gives us our vacations. There is thus something holy about everyone in the family piling into a car and spending, in that space, time together.
Vacation allows for quantity time, which is even better than quality time.
Car rides mean the chance for conversation, for the cultivation of in-jokes, and for having experiences together that, remembered, constitute a family history. A good percentage of vacations consists in visiting extended families, which are now typically spread across the country. And grandparents and grandchildren are unalloyed blessings to each other. Even when family members, in close vacation quarters, get on each other's nerves, it is still better than being alone. Get some culture Vacations can also be a time of cultural repair.