Crazy Canucks!- Who is going with me in August???

[bdoyledimou]

Those of you who have driven from Ontario before... Where do you usually stop? Do you stop for 1 or 2 nights? We have never driven and will be doing it with 1 driver.

I am a Road Warrior, having driven 7 times, and planning the next drive for Aug 1!


Depending on where you are departing from, what time you leave and how resilient the driver is...

I drive from Toronto, leave at 3 pm and generally drive straight through. I make stops at Erie PA for dinner, a small town in (i don't know the name but the area is familiar) Virginia for a stretch and a quick rest (30 minutes?) and then again in the morning on the Florida/Georgia Border rest stop.

This is where the family gets out to stretch their legs and run around taking in the fresh air for an hour or so while i take a power nap. Then we continue on to the World. That's a straight 21 hour drive though.

I know a lot of people break it down into 8 hour drives.. but that would take 3 days!! even doing 2 12 hour days just sucks way to much time from Vacation!! (at least for us!)


The best thing to do is to get a GPS, take it at your own pace, and if you need to, pull into a hotel on the way. Most GPS's can provide Hotel info while you drive, provide the phone number, and you can call about 20 miles in advance and have a nice room all ready for you when and if you need it.

 

[Stitch'sCousin]

Those of you who have driven from Ontario before... Where do you usually stop? Do you stop for 1 or 2 nights? We have never driven and will be doing it with 1 driver.

We did the drive in in 2 1/2 days on the way down because we had the time. This put us in Orlando just after lunch on the third day and we stayed at a DTD hotel the first night in order to rest before starting our on-site stay. The drive down with the kids wasn't all that bad because they were looking forward to Disney but we intially dreaded the drive home until we found out about the autotrain. If you are looking for a great way to get back, I highly recommend the autotrain. We caught it in Sanford (near Orlando) in the afternoon and got off in Lorton (near Washington) the next morning. It was then just a one day drive back home to Ontario. It wasn't cheap but the kids really enjoyed the ride, it seemed to continue the vacation and it cut nearly 1200 km off of the drive.

 

[YukiPhnx]

Hey PunkyHunky, we'll be there at almost the same time! I'm at Pop from Aug.17-Aug.24!

 

[bahecasmart]

So our dates have changed due to free dining...we will now be staying at CSR from Aug 15 - 25! We are still planning on driving unless there is an amazing seat sale for flights...can't wait for AUGUST!

We are booked at CSR from Aug 15 -22! Maybe we'll be neighbours!

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Those of you who have driven from Ontario before... Where do you usually stop? Do you stop for 1 or 2 nights? We have never driven and will be doing it with 1 driver.

We always go down Interstate 75 and on our 1st day of driving south we stop in Cleveland, Tennessee and on our 2nd day we stop in Valdosta, Georiga.

On our way back home going north the 1st day we stop at Dalton, Georiga and on our 2nd day we stop at Lima, Ohio.

 

[calnmace]

Im so excited I finally convinced DH to do the drive from Burlington to Pop Century. We have never driven down before we have 2 little ones (4 and 9)and Im nervous but SOOOO excited!! We will be going from August 22nd-27th.

 

[essom71]

Im so excited I finally convinced DH to do the drive from Burlington to Pop Century. We have never driven down before we have 2 little ones (4 and 9)and Im nervous but SOOOO excited!! We will be going from August 22nd-27th.

You are braver than us. We have three teenagers. My husband thinks we are just stupid! LOL! We have never driven before so I am definitely nervous! Your kids will have so much fun! We are there from the 20th-28th of August

 

[Rita007]

So our dates have changed due to free dining...we will now be staying at CSR from Aug 15 - 25! We are still planning on driving unless there is an amazing seat sale for flights...can't wait for AUGUST!

CSR for us too! Aug. 16-26....See ya by the pool!

We're driving from Markham...

 

[essom71]

So we chickened out. We are flying. I booked our flights with Delta for $160 each out of Detroit.

 

[jsweeks@cogeco.ca]

This will be our first summer trip to Florida. Looking forward to it as long as there is no rain. We are staying at POP Century. We did last April and Loved it! We hope to have another great time there. See you August 14 to the 22nd

 

[callau74]

We will be at Pop from Aug. 10 to Aug. 20. Pin Code Free QS Dining. We are driving from Barrie for the 4th time. This will be our second time going in the summer. Very Hot and Humid, balanced by more time in the pool or at the water parks.