Driving Question

[DisneyLisa]

That's the route I took last year HoboGary...really enjoyed the 66/17 stretch (hardly any traffic).

When I used my TripMaker software this afternoon, it said the quickest route (although actually longer in distance) is to cross at Detroit & follow I75 all the way to Florida. Why would it be quicker even thought longer, any idea?

Since the Backstreet Boys concert was cancelled here for Friday night (daughter is devastated although feeling better now that she knows it's been re-scheduled), we are now leaving Friday morning (prefer to leave a day sooner & be back a day sooner as we are flying out west for a family vacation on July 31).

So now I have 1 day less to finalize my plans...seems like all I've done today is work on my Disney plans (good thing it's slow season for my business).

Appreciate any advice re: the route to take. Detroit route sounds interesting only because I've never been that way before (but hate the thought of going through that city).

Guess what I'll be doing all night...thank goodness for DSL internet.

 

[disney6]

Just giving you my 2 cents worth. We drove Oakville (Toronto) to Cape Canaveral last year with four SMALL children and took the route described by Canadakid. It was great. My DH's family lives in south Florida and we used to live in Cleveland, OH so you can imagine how many times we have driven this route. There is no way you could convince us to go to I75 (have driven that route many times also) or I95 any more than necessary. We will be driving down again this October (to Orlando and the Boardwalk Villas - yea!) and will go I90 (crossing at the first border crossing) to I79 to I77 to I26 to I95 (the worst part of the drive) to I4. FYI: once you pass Columbia don't plan on stopping until you get to 95 because there is nothing there!!!!

Have a safe and fun trip!

 

[DisneyLisa]

Thanks for everyone's input...just love this board...

Just thought I'd let everyone know that after spending a lot of time (too much actually) pouring over everything and considering all options, I've decided to use the same route that CanadaKid and Disney6 suggested. It seems the best choice for us and I feel the most comfortable with it.

I'm hoping there will be less truck traffic (it was the worst on I95 & we're avoiding a good portion of that by taking this route) but if there isn't...oh well.

Again, thanks to everyone...4 days & counting