Don't delude youself with the times that you get from google etc, there's usually a lot of traffic the closer you get. That 8 hour drive has usually taken us anywhere from 9-12 hours from here in northern NJ during the summer.
We took the Chesapeak Bay Bridge Tunnel when we went to Williamsburg over April break. Wanted the kids to see it.
But the funny thing was that there were so many traffic lights in Delaware that it took FOREVER. Can't imagine it during the summer. The kids actually thought Delaware is about the same size as Texas!
That will probably help. I have to admit that I'm not too familiar with what the summer traffic will be like as my trips there have always been in May. I've never really had any problems with traffic and the timing from CT has always been around 9 to 9-1/2 hrs (so considering that I'm about an hour from where you are, should translate to about what you were thinking).oh gosh really? we will be leaving on a weekday think that helps at all?
Not sure how old your kids are, but we love to stop in Gandy, NC at Grave Digger's and get pictures of the kids with the various monster trucks. They typically have Grave Digger & a couple other trucks from the Monster Jam circuit.
When we did that drive last year from Syracuse we stopped at Hershey Chocolate world on the way down. It's probably a bit out of the way for you, , but our kids thought is was a fun time. The ride is free, and otherwise it's really a big food court/souvenir stand for Hershey, but worth the time if you're going by anyway, takes about a hour to two hours, less if you don't like to shop at all.
When we did that drive last year from Syracuse we stopped at Hershey Chocolate world on the way down. It's probably a bit out of the way for you, , but our kids thought is was a fun time. The ride is free, and otherwise it's really a big food court/souvenir stand for Hershey, but worth the time if you're going by anyway, takes about a hour to two hours, less if you don't like to shop at all.