"For 2,000+ Mile Round-Trip Drivers Only!" (Part V)

[DizDaD7]

Prices are up in NJ. They bottomed out at about $1.69 last week but are back to $1.77 or $1.79 today.

Well, this is definitely Horrible news.....I thought that this might make another possible perk, by driving again this summer. But I kinda figured it was bound to go up at somepoint..... I'm trying to remember the last time we drove in 2009 or 08 we ended up paying roughly $4 or so a gallon on our way down there..So anything that will be under those numbers, will be a savings.....

I've around a 17 1/2 hr trip from Bergen County, & I'm not sure if we're going to break it up for the 1st time or not. or just drive straight through the night like we've done twice before.

 

[ddluvsdisney]

Prices are up in NJ. They bottomed out at about $1.69 last week but are back to $1.77 or $1.79 today.

Wow the lowest they got around here was 1.97. In my town 2.05. It's been 2.05 since last week.

 

[3mama3]

Driving from Portland, Maine in May. Myself, DH, Ds12, Ds10, and Dd5. Any advice on best routes, stops, etc. Will leave first thing in the morning. Will drive until 6-8pm. No idea how far that will take us. Not sure where to stop. Have learned from most of these threads that taking the I95 straight through isn't the best idea. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!! Thanks!!

 

[BC1836]

Driving from Portland, Maine in May. Myself, DH, Ds12, Ds10, and Dd5. Any advice on best routes, stops, etc. Will leave first thing in the morning. Will drive until 6-8pm. No idea how far that will take us. Not sure where to stop. Have learned from most of these threads that taking the I95 straight through isn't the best idea. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!! Thanks!!

Using or not using I-95 depends on where you live and when you depart. Timing your drive to avoid major metro rush hours is essential. Although I-95 can be brutal (especially northern VA), it's been our route for the last 35 drives (since 2002).

Note: We are currently parked at the Grand Floridian resort.

All the best.

 

[BC1836]

Transportation used today: GFR-Poly-MK launch, doom buggy, People Mover, monorail.

All the best.

 

[BC1836]

In case you haven't heard: A major 21-mile long I-4 construction project begins this summer and expects to last 6-7 years!

All the best.

 

[patclairesmom]

Is there a prize for the most round about way to Disney? We're planning on doing a southern states "college tour" which of course is really my justification for going to Disney. We'll be driving from NJ stopping at SCAD in Savannah, Jacksonville University, Ringling College in Sarasota and University of Tampa, then stay at Disney and on the way home see High Point University. Think it adds @300 miles to the trip

 

[staceywj]

Subbing. We will be driving from NJ in July and since I am such an over-planner I would like ideas on where we should stop and sleep, etc.

 

[patclairesmom]

Subbing. We will be driving from NJ in July and since I am such an over-planner I would like ideas on where we should stop and sleep, etc.

How far do you think you want to drive. We like to make it to at least SC. Santee is a good stop.

 

[sharadoc]

New here...just found your board. We are driving from the north and more than a little bummed about gas prices going up already...we have until summer before our trip. This is a first time for us, and we are planning to stop along the way to see some sites. My plan on this trip is to avoid any brand restaurants and seek some local delights. Is there any information I am not finding on good restaurants? We are planning two different routes there and back to see as much as we can of the south.

Hi. We like to try different places and not chains, although we have had bad luck with that too.

Two sources for us - roadfood.com (but that's not too comprehensive) and
Google. I google restaurants in North Carolina along 95, then go to the map and look at the results, then move the map along the route to see more options. I will only go to a restaurant with a website, so I probably ignore some good ones.

We've found some great and some terrible. My DD got sick on our last trip on the way down, we stopped at a local barbecue chain and it was terrible. Looked great on the web, looked okay in person, but honestly had the worst, filthiest bathroom I have ever seen in a restaurant. Unfortunately we saw the bathroom AFTER we ate. Our major takeaway from that experience was CHECK THE BATHROOM FIRST. If the bathroom is bad, then the food is unsafe.

We've tried to start a thread on this, but the problem is that it gets clogged with questions and comments and not as many restaurant ideas LOL. We love to talk here!

 

[BC1836]

We are about to complete a February stay at WDW. As a result, it will mark the 12th different month that we have driven to WDW since 2002.

Have any of you fellow marathon drivers ever driven every month to/and from WDW?

All the best.

 

[disneysteve]

Prices are up in NJ. They bottomed out at about $1.69 last week but are back to $1.77 or $1.79 today.

Up to $1.85 here.

 

[BC1836]

Is there a prize for the most round about way to Disney? We're planning on doing a southern states "college tour" which of course is really my justification for going to Disney. We'll be driving from NJ stopping at SCAD in Savannah, Jacksonville University, Ringling College in Sarasota and University of Tampa, then stay at Disney and on the way home see High Point University. Think it adds @300 miles to the trip

We just a round-about way: 12/30-1/1 in WDW; 1/1-1/31 in Naples; 1/31-2/3 in WDW. We drove 616 miles while in the Naples-Marco Island area. Total miles: 3,212.

All the best.

 

[disneysteve]

Up to $1.85 here.

The same station that was $1.85 on Monday was up to $1.95 last night. I dont know if it went any higher today.

 

[amcnj]

Same experience by me. Stations were 1.75 last Friday, then 1.85 this past Monday and yesterday 1.95. They sure jump up a lot faster than they come down!

 

[CT_Bev&Jeff]

We are deciding if we are departing CT this afternoon on our way to WDW or wait till Friday morning. The snow is still coming down and the wind is picking up, not sure how the weather will be in NY and PA. I won't go through NYC, so we head to Scranton on 84W and take a left.

I worry that it will be a very slippery ride tonight.

Well we will wait another two hours and see how things are going.

I hope the Gas prices stay low for 3 more days!

We are excited for our getaway, just nervous about the beginning of the trip.

CT_Jeff

 

[pwdebbie]

Gas prices in the Chambersburg, PA area --- Saturday, 2.04; Tuesday, 2.14, today (Thursday), 2.29. Up a quarter in five days. Definitely don't like this.

 

[BC1836]

Departure Drive From WDW:

We made our best time in years returning home from WDW. Although three severe accidents (two in GA and one in VA) led to some slowdowns (multiple lanes merging into fewer lanes) we experienced no other delays, even at every MD and DE toll plaza.

We stayed over in Rocky Mount, NC due to a brief visit to Pooler, GA earlier in the day. On 2/2/15 we departed for the Jersey Shore. We reached the VA border at 9:41 a.m., the MD border at 12:49 p.m., the DE boder at 2:59 p.m. and NJ at 3:14 p.m.

Drive #36 is scheduled for April.

All the best.

 

[loveysbydesign]

Anyone driven to DLR from PA??? We have driven from PA to FL every year for the past 7!

 

[BC1836]

Anyone driven to DLR from PA??? We have driven from PA to FL every year for the past 7!

Now THAT's a drive! Interested in hearing from folks who have done a coast-to-coast round-trip drive.

All the best.