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

[MOQu]

Do you have a deadline to check in? Like midnight?

Remember, your daughter's instructor wants to start Thanksgiving vacation too. He may just let his students out by 1:30...if he even shows up.

We can always call on the way to let them know we will be in late...And I plan to put blankets in the car in case it gets chilly and we stop. I've tried to figure out if it is legal to actually 'rest' in the rest areas along the way, but I keep finding conflicting info. Perhaps truck stops like Pilot or TA will be better choices. They have mobile apps with info about each truck stop.

Sadly, it is not the last day before Thanksgiving break for my kids. Daughter will miss school the following Mon-Wed, so the Profs won't be in any hurry to get anywhere

 

[BC1836]

Still in Savannah...watching the Weather Channel..checking smart phone info...phoning relatives and neighbors in Sandy's path. Heading out tomorrow towards home.

All the best.

 

[cruisingkat]

Will be driving down Thursday morning for our fourth trip this year. Looked at the interstate weather and rain should be gone from southeastern TN and northern GA on Thurs. Even FL looks clear for Fri.
And temps in FL look quite good - Not too hot nor too cool. Much better than our Oct trip - the MNSSHP on the 8th was miserable- Humid stagnate air which made the temp seem much higher than it was.

 

[TinkPirateMom]

We are so blessed that we made it through Sandy without any damage (we are only 35 minutes from AC). So we still plan to leave Friday around 6:30pm for our straight through drive to Disney World.

Praying for all those at the shore that took the brunt of this storm.

 

[byejou]

We are so blessed that we made it through Sandy without any damage (we are only 35 minutes from AC). So we still plan to leave Friday around 6:30pm for our straight through drive to Disney World.

Praying for all those at the shore that took the brunt of this storm.

We are 20 from Philly and have some mild damage mostly from high winds. We are leaving at 3:30am on Saturday, hoping to pulled camper down if roads are open and make it to Orlando around 8-9pm.

 

[letthewookiewin]

We are so blessed that we made it through Sandy without any damage (we are only 35 minutes from AC). So we still plan to leave Friday around 6:30pm for our straight through drive to Disney World.

Praying for all those at the shore that took the brunt of this storm.

I'm glad that y'all made it through without any damage. Some of the pictures I have seen look terrible. I am just so thankful that we don't have to deal with hurricanes where we live.

I finally convince the DH to the Mulligan trip I want to take next year!! Our trip this past June had several issues, and I told my DH he owed me a do-over. We'll drive again, because the boys loved driving there. Our oldest DS is already reminding us that he turns 15 this November, and since he'll have his driver's permit he thinks that means he gets to drive on the trip. I haven't talked to the DH about specific dates, but we may just do what we did last year. As soon as the boys got off the bus the last day of school, they went in the house long enough for a potty break, and to put their stuff up, and then we left.

 

[pwdebbie]

We also made it through without damage or loss of power. My parents had to evacuate from the Delaware coast; they went to Dover. Tomorrow (Wednesday) morning they are going to go home. If they need help, dh and I and my ds and dbil are ready to head down there in the afternoon.

 

[Allieran3]

We are leaving Pa on Nov 26th will be stopping in Richburg SC overnight. Here's my question will we be passing by South of the Border?

 

[loveysbydesign]

We are leaving Pa on Nov 26th will be stopping in Richburg SC overnight. Here's my question will we be passing by South of the Border?

No , when you stay in richburg you do not pass SoTB on 95. We actaully just stayed at the Motel 6 in Richburg on the way down last week and stayed at the Country Inn & Suites in Rock Hill on the way home on Sun. night.

 

[loveysbydesign]

Got back Mon. night around 7:30p.m. from our drive We were planning to take the Autotrain home this time to try it out. Howevere at 1:30pm. on Sun, as we were checking in Amtrak got word all th erailways were closed by CSX. We hit the road immediately upon findng out! So by 2p.m. on Sun. were were on the road to adventure trying to outdrive Sandy to get to PA!!!

The drive on Sun. was uneventful other then being rushed and stressed trying to get as far north as possible as we were worried about snow in the mountains. Part of I95 was already closed north of NC so we had to go 95-26-77-81-78. That is the way we typically go anyway but we usually leave early in the morning and we felt rushed as we were concerned about snow. We only made it to Rock Hill NC Sun. night as we were exhausted and hadn't hit the road til 2p.m. We atayed athte The Country Inn & Suites, got an amazing rate of 2 connecting rooms with 2 Q beds for under $150 including taxes.
The 2nd day we had good weather for the 1st 2 hours and the last 9 were dreadful! High winds, rain, snow showers...saw 2 tractor trailers tipped over off the side of the roaud on 81 and 78 once we got to PA as the storm had worsened by then and we were only doing a max. speed of 45mph due to restricions. It was eerie once we hit Hamburg Pa as we were the only car on the road...made it a bit less stressful but still weird.

 

[amcnj]

Only 9 miles west of AC where apparently Sandy made landfall. Experienced the "eye" phenomenon, where it became calm and no rain for a while and then the winds actually got worse than they had been and were going northward instead of south as they had been previously. We had suffered through that derecho on June 30, and I guess that took out most of the trees prone to fall, so we fortunately did not lose power, just cable and phone. Some of the scenes from the barrier islands here in NJ, especially the Seaside Heights roller coaster now in the ocean are eerie. Hope everyone else made it through OK, and that you find things fine at home BC.

 

[Allieran3]

Got back Mon. night around 7:30p.m. from our drive We were planning to take the Autotrain home this time to try it out. Howevere at 1:30pm. on Sun, as we were checking in Amtrak got word all th erailways were closed by CSX. We hit the road immediately upon findng out! So by 2p.m. on Sun. were were on the road to adventure trying to outdrive Sandy to get to PA!!!

The drive on Sun. was uneventful other then being rushed and stressed trying to get as far north as possible as we were worried about snow in the mountains. Part of I95 was already closed north of NC so we had to go 95-26-77-81-78. That is the way we typically go anyway but we usually leave early in the morning and we felt rushed as we were concerned about snow. We only made it to Rock Hill NC Sun. night as we were exhausted and hadn't hit the road til 2p.m. We atayed athte The Country Inn & Suites, got an amazing rate of 2 connecting rooms with 2 Q beds for under $150 including taxes.
The 2nd day we had good weather for the 1st 2 hours and the last 9 were dreadful! High winds, rain, snow showers...saw 2 tractor trailers tipped over off the side of the roaud on 81 and 78 once we got to PA as the storm had worsened by then and we were only doing a max. speed of 45mph due to restricions. It was eerie once we hit Hamburg Pa as we were the only car on the road...made it a bit less stressful but still weird.

Thanks for the info about SoftB, and glad you made it home safely )

 

[BC1836]

Only 9 miles west of AC where apparently Sandy made landfall. Experienced the "eye" phenomenon, where it became calm and no rain for a while and then the winds actually got worse than they had been and were going northward instead of south as they had been previously. We had suffered through that derecho on June 30, and I guess that took out most of the trees prone to fall, so we fortunately did not lose power, just cable and phone. Some of the scenes from the barrier islands here in NJ, especially the Seaside Heights roller coaster now in the ocean are eerie. Hope everyone else made it through OK, and that you find things fine at home BC.

We made it home safe and sound, and our house is safe and secure as well. The power returned. Thank God!

The Jersey Shore that existed when we departed fro WDW no longer exists. Our hearts go out to the scores of thousands whose lives and homes have been devastated.

 

[LadyBeBop]

We made it home safe and sound, and our house is safe and secure as well. The power returned. Thank God!

That is good news.

The Jersey Shore that existed when we departed fro WDW no longer exists. Our hearts go out to the scores of thousands whose lives and homes have been devastated.

That is not good news. However, I'm sure the shore will rebuild better than before.

 

[amcnj]

We made it home safe and sound, and our house is safe and secure as well. The power returned. Thank God!

The Jersey Shore that existed when we departed fro WDW no longer exists. Our hearts go out to the scores of thousands whose lives and homes have been devastated.

Glad to hear you made out OK there in my former town. Although I am sure the people near the bay may have had problems. Areas north of where Sandy made landfall seem to have borne the brunt of it. Some of the photos of those towns are difficult to accept.

 

[cruisingkat]

On our way to FL. Gas prices all over the place. One exit in KY had $3.05, next exit $3.39

 

[BC1836]

On our way to FL. Gas prices all over the place. One exit in KY had $3.05, next exit $3.39

If you complete your 4th round trip drive to WDW this year, please alert me and I'll amend the all-time record page.

All the best.

 

[thumbalyna]

51 days til we make our Xmas trip. Ive never driven down at that time of year. Hope the weather cooperates

 

[sharadoc]

I'm sure the shore will rebuild better than before.

It will rebuild, but so much of the charm comes from the "old time-y" feel of the shore towns. That's what really sad, just like the governor of NJ said, it will be rebuilt but it will never be the same.

 

[BC1836]

For those veteran drivers who are outside of NJ and metro NY:

Hurricane Sandy has devasted New Jersey and continues to have an increasingly negative impact on the state. For the most part, the established Jersey Shore of homes, businesses and attractions no longer exists. Many roads are damaged and some have disappeared. In addition to the billions of dollars in damage and deaths, electric outages remain pervasive; as a matter of fact, hundreds of thousands are still without power. Approximately 75% of the refineries and gas stations can't pump because they lack electricity. Some gas station lines are over a mile long, and the situation doesn't seem to be improving according to this morning's local news. Certain food items are hard to come by; milk, orange juice, bread and eggs were unavailable in our closest supermarket. Water restrictions (from boiling water to limiting its use) are in effect in parts of the state. Despite the images you see in newspapers, online or on TV, it's much worse. Furthermore, unseasonably colder temperatures and an approaching Nor'easter next week will only add to the widespread pain and suffering. Miraculously, our home was spared...and we have electricity.

All the best.