Foley and the rest of the team were due to fly out of Sydney just hours after Sunday's loss to the Swans, but were left stranded, along with thousands of other commuters, when ash from erupting Chilean volcano Puyehue-Cordon Caulle caused the cancellation of dozens of flights into and out of Melbourne.
The decision was quickly made to charter a bus to make the 11-hour, 960km trip on Monday.
The timing of the travel mishap wasn't ideal for Richmond with the club facing another interstate trip to Queensland to take on the Lions at the Gabba, but Foley says the players were well looked after and feels there might even be some unexpected benefits to the team coming off successive losses.
"It was a big trip … but it wasn't too bad. I thought it would be worse," Foley said from Punt Road on Tuesday.
"[We watched] a few DVDs and a few of the boys were pretty entertaining. Jack Riewoldt and Alex Rance were very good. There were a few card games and time passed by pretty quickly.
"It was quite entertaining and it was a good bonding experience. Sitting on the bus for 10 or 11 hours with the boys was fun.
"We've just had a normal Tuesday. We had ice packs on the bus and we stopped every couple of hours. Matt Hornsby, our fitness coach, was making us get off and go for a walk and stretch and all that sort of stuff.
"To be honest, for the Tuesday after a Sunday game I don't feel any different at all.
"It won't affect us at all."
Interest in the trip was heightened by the regular updates supplied by Riewoldt and his teammates via Twitter using the #tigsroadtrip hashtag.
Foley, who will play his 100th AFL match on Saturday, admitted to some mixed feelings when the prospect of traveling by bus was first broached.
However, he maintained the idea was quickly embraced by the players, who remained upbeat despite news filtering through on Monday that flights into Melbourne had resumed.
"It wasn't a great feeling when we heard the flights were going, but we were well on the road then. It still turned out to be quite a good trip," he said.
"There was some uncertainty about flying back on the Monday night, so we decided that the bus was the best option to make sure we got back and had a normal Tuesday."
Foley, 25, has played all 11 matches this season in a welcome return to fitness after a debilitating ankle injury restricted him to 18 games in the previous two years.
"It's been a tough couple of years with injury," Foley said, adding he had contemplated the idea that his career might be in jeopardy.
"When you're injured for so long and dealing with it seven days a week there's no doubt those sorts of thoughts do creep into your mind, but all along the fitness staff were really supportive and assured me that I'd be back playing in time.
"I suppose its [taught me a few things like] patience. I feel like I've always been pretty diligent over the journey in doing all the right training and all the right things. [You've got] to make the most of it while you're out there and playing and enjoy the journey."
