For 2,000+ Mile Round-Trip Drivers Only! (III)

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And that was the last time I texted! ;)

[Our countdown continues: not quite single digits.]

All the best. :thumbsup2

:lmao: i was the same way. now they got me hooked. its fun sitting on a disney bus and texting your wife if she see the guy over there falling asleep and drooling? :lmao:
 
:lmao: i was the same way. now they got me hooked. its fun sitting on a disney bus and texting your wife if she see the guy over there falling asleep and drooling? :lmao:

I will start texting when dvczerfs starts using capital letters in his replies! :rotfl2:

All the best. :thumbsup2
 
I will start texting when dvczerfs starts using capital letters in his replies! :rotfl2:

All the best. :thumbsup2

im an english major bc. :lmao: i type with two fingers, one on each hand.its hard to hold the shift button down :lmao: briana has been correcting my spelling and grammer since shes was in 7 th grade. i realy should take a few english class's at the com.college. im not proud of this but when i lost my mom when i was 15, i gave up on alot of things. school work was one of them. my father got sick just before i graduated from high school. i was a vo tech student so i went to high school for 1/2 day and worked in my trade the other half. luckly, i made it in my trade and worked my way up over the years and managed to make a very good living. but my grammer and typing is an area i need some work. its my fault, i did some stupid stuff when i was a teen and dont blame anyone but myself. until the days of computers and social networks, i never realy had to write or compose letters. i design hvac systems so i draw all day and do alot of math and just dont do enough writing. the best thing that came out of it is it showed briana how important english class was and critical writting. my biggest problem is i rush. my mind goes faster than my fingers and i dont go back and re read. it funny now i noticed this about myself, ive noticed one of the guys i deal with, who has made a good living over the years in the trade, put 3 girls through school, big house, has all the toys, i never seen him read or write anything. over the last 18 years ive been dealing with him, i never seen him write. ive come to know his wife and kids like family and one day i asked his wife. he cant read or write. :confused3hes 53 and graduated from high school, how can you not read or write anything? :confused3 but after she told me that, it all feel into place. he would say, i cant see that, i dont have my glass's. i was shocked.
 
im an english major bc. :lmao: i type with two fingers, one on each hand.its hard to hold the shift button down :lmao:

A very interesting personal tale, told from the heart.

Also had some academic issues as a youngster due to an immediate family health concern...way back when.

Fast forward to 2011: Looks like we both are doing well enough to get to WDW as many times as we have.

All the best. :thumbsup2
 
A very interesting personal tale, told from the heart.

Also had some academic issues as a youngster due to an immediate family health concern...way back when.

Fast forward to 2011: Looks like we both are doing well enough to get to WDW as many times as we have.

All the best. :thumbsup2

:thumbsup2 i think wdw was the only thing i didnt give up on when i was teen for some reason. luckly i had tammy all these years. she put my butt back on track when i was a teen and still hasnt givin up on me yet.:lmao:
 
Question:

There are a number of driving records that have been established on this thread (see Page 1). However, whether it takes you days or a single "straight-through" drive to get to WDW, what is the longest you've ever driven before you had to make a stop?

A little over three hours for me. [Legs needed to be stretched.]

All the best. :thumbsup2
 
Question:

There are a number of driving records that have been established on this thread (see Page 1). However, whether it takes you days or a single "straight-through" drive to get to WDW, what is the longest you've ever driven before you had to make a stop?

A little over three hours for me. [Legs needed to be stretched.]

All the best. :thumbsup2

7 hours. Kids were asleep. Stopped for gas and put the cruise control on 65 mph. 7 hours later, I needed to stop for gas again .... and go to the bathroom pretty bad.
 
Better late than never but here are our driving times from our trip last a few weeks ago.

Left PA 11:35pm 9/22
PA/DE border 11:46
DE/MD border 12:05am, stopped for gas in MD
MD/VA border 1:50, stopped for potty break and coffee in VA
VA/NC border 4:52, stopped for gas in NC
NC/SC border 7:37, stopped for breakfast in SC
SC/GA border 11:09
GA/FL border 12:50
Pulled in Saratoga Springs 4:30

Overnight construction was not an issue. Speeds decreased to 45mph in some areas but traffic moved along just fine. We also hit some heavy rain, the worst in GA and FL while on 95 so that slowed us down a bit. Between the rain and some accidents on I-4 we ended up hitting Friday rush hour in Orlando. Annoying but not anywhere near what I'm used to in Philly. Thankfully I was the one driving and didn't get too cranky. I sure was glad when we got off I-4 though. I think we will definitely work to avoid that route during Friday rush hour.

Left Animal Kingdom Lodge at 9:50am on Sat 10/1
FL/GA 12:46
GA/SC 2:18, stopped for dinner and gas in SC
SC/NC 6:58
NC/VA 9:34, I think we stopped for gas in VA
VA/MD 12:40
MD/DE 2:15
DE/PA 2:42
Home 2:55am

Hit some construction in GA, I think, which ate up a good half hour. Also hit heavy rain again just before DC which required some slowing down.

We realized how much a nice car makes a difference for the driver. On the drive down, DH drove around 6 hours straight and coming home he drove about 11 hours. He really loves this new car.
 
Better late than never but here are our driving times from our trip last a few weeks ago.

Left PA 11:35pm 9/22
PA/DE border 11:46
DE/MD border 12:05am, stopped for gas in MD
MD/VA border 1:50, stopped for potty break and coffee in VA
VA/NC border 4:52, stopped for gas in NC
NC/SC border 7:37, stopped for breakfast in SC
SC/GA border 11:09
GA/FL border 12:50
Pulled in Saratoga Springs 4:30

Overnight construction was not an issue. Speeds decreased to 45mph in some areas but traffic moved along just fine. We also hit some heavy rain, the worst in GA and FL while on 95 so that slowed us down a bit. Between the rain and some accidents on I-4 we ended up hitting Friday rush hour in Orlando. Annoying but not anywhere near what I'm used to in Philly. Thankfully I was the one driving and didn't get too cranky. I sure was glad when we got off I-4 though. I think we will definitely work to avoid that route during Friday rush hour.

Left Animal Kingdom Lodge at 9:50am on Sat 10/1
FL/GA 12:46
GA/SC 2:18, stopped for dinner and gas in SC
SC/NC 6:58
NC/VA 9:34, I think we stopped for gas in VA
VA/MD 12:40
MD/DE 2:15
DE/PA 2:42
Home 2:55am

Hit some construction in GA, I think, which ate up a good half hour. Also hit heavy rain again just before DC which required some slowing down.

We realized how much a nice car makes a difference for the driver. On the drive down, DH drove around 6 hours straight and coming home he drove about 11 hours. He really loves this new car.

Excellent detailed report!

Ah, that GA construction continues....

All the best. :thumbsup2
 
:lmao: how did you manage that!!! you on the east coast and the mil on the west coast??:worship::worship: you sir are a very lucky man!!:worship::lmao: one of these years tammy and i are going to make the drive. im thinking of doing a southern rte, stopping to see the canyon, the dam, sin city (not that i gamble but just to see it) and maybe the byou and disney land. if i can knock tammy out, get her on a short plane ride, i would like to see pearl harb. i wouldnt be in a motor home so i would have to have hotel resis. every night.


Yeah, we'll be in hotels too. We have a van, no motor home. Our thinking is this: There's lots of little attractions that aren't worth it on their own, but would be a lovely diversion for an hour or two along the way. We're trying to string those together. And, we're working on two different southern routes...so we're trying to get fancy. ;) As for my MIL, :rolleyes1. She's a very nice woman, we simply have very different lifestyles. She does like Disney though, and will travel to meet us when she can. I'm thinking she might make it to WDW in Jan. when we plan on driving there next.
 
Yeah, we'll be in hotels too. We have a van, no motor home. Our thinking is this: There's lots of little attractions that aren't worth it on their own, but would be a lovely diversion for an hour or two along the way. We're trying to string those together. And, we're working on two different southern routes...so we're trying to get fancy. ;) As for my MIL, :rolleyes1. She's a very nice woman, we simply have very different lifestyles. She does like Disney though, and will travel to meet us when she can. I'm thinking she might make it to WDW in Jan. when we plan on driving there next.

that does sound nice. we either have to wait for another 9 years when we retire, (hopefully) so we have time to do the stopping. or, have to make a blast run out and back in three weeks. vacation time is limited. :sad2: this work thing is realy getting in the way.:lmao:
 
I am glad I can help. The hills are a bit more than hills but I would think I bit less than the Cascades. Basically think of winding up and down turns the whole way through West Virginia for a couple hours of the trip. In the daytime they seem like nothing, at night (which would be when you do it) it is a bit more scary. You basically can do 70 through them no problem, but there are a couple where you will want to make sure the breaks work. When you need to pass the semis you will feel a bit more scared as well. You can tell when the bad parts are coming though. Pay attention to the "no trucks left lane" signs and you know that isn't the best turn.

Can you tell me a litle more about the 7-19-77 part of the trip? How is 19? I am just trying to figure out where we want to stop our first night? I was thinking Morgantown if all of VW is farily rugged terrain. If it doesn't start getting "bad" until you're farther south, I would like to just keep going. Are there quitea few places to stop or is it really in the middle of nowhere? Thanks! :) We leave in five days!
 
Excellent detailed report!

Ah, that GA construction continues....

All the best. :thumbsup2

I think the permanent road construction fairy packed up and moved from Jacksonville to Southern Georgia. :tink::car:
 
:lmao: how did you manage that!!! you on the east coast and the mil on the west coast??:worship::worship: you sir are a very lucky man!!:worship::lmao: one of these years tammy and i are going to make the drive. im thinking of doing a southern rte, stopping to see the canyon, the dam, sin city (not that i gamble but just to see it) and maybe the byou and disney land. if i can knock tammy out, get her on a short plane ride, i would like to see pearl harb. i wouldnt be in a motor home so i would have to have hotel resis. every night.

Yeah, we'll be in hotels too. We have a van, no motor home. Our thinking is this: There's lots of little attractions that aren't worth it on their own, but would be a lovely diversion for an hour or two along the way. We're trying to string those together. And, we're working on two different southern routes...so we're trying to get fancy. ;) As for my MIL, :rolleyes1. She's a very nice woman, we simply have very different lifestyles. She does like Disney though, and will travel to meet us when she can. I'm thinking she might make it to WDW in Jan. when we plan on driving there next.

We hope to do the same thing when we retire. Mike did that for 6 weeks back when he was young and it was really great. Every time we see something interesting on TV, he's been there! They drove southern on the way out, then north on the way back. Slept under the stars at Yellowstone, saw so many historical and tourist sites, it just sounded perfect. He can still tell stories about it if we ask.
 
I think the permanent road construction fairy packed up and moved from Jacksonville to Southern Georgia. :tink::car:

Is it primarily northbound construction or both north and south on I-95 in GA?

[It wasn't a concern on our last drive in June.]

All the best. :thumbsup2
 
I think I might have the longest drive - 1953 miles each way or 3906 miles return trip. Have done it in 2008, 2006 and 2003, I am the only driver as DH does not like to drive on highways (plus 5 times in the 70's with my parents).

Paula
 
Hi
We will be driving from northeast Ohio in Dec with a 4 year old and a one year old, :) I would appreciate any tips of help any one can give me.
Thank you
 
I think I might have the longest drive - 1953 miles each way or 3906 miles return trip. Have done it in 2008, 2006 and 2003, I am the only driver as DH does not like to drive on highways (plus 5 times in the 70's with my parents).

Paula

:eek: :worship: how many days do you take to do that?
 
I think the permanent road construction fairy packed up and moved from Jacksonville to Southern Georgia. :tink::car:

:lmao: :thumbsup2 when i came through jacksonville last sat. morning about 5am, they had cones up but it didnt look like nothing long term. it is so nice, on the way down, i went through jacksonville at 5:30pm rush hour and didnt have to hit the breaks one time.:thumbsup2
 
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