Splitting up the 9 hour Drive

[100AcreWood]

Dh mentioned that he would be more interested in going to Disney if the 9 hour drive wasn't so bad. I know a lot of people drive further but we just hate being in the car.

I thought about splitting up the trip and stopping for one night half way there. We're in NC - has anyone stopped along 95 to split up the trip? Any great places to stop? I was thinking Savannah but maybe we're missing another awesome spot. Thanks!

 

[FigmentSpark]

We always stop around Savannah for our 2nd night and enjoy it. But if you want to push a couple more hours and have fewer to Orlando, you could go to Daytona. That's almost there, though, so I don't know if your husband would see it as halfway.

 

[100AcreWood]

We always stop around Savannah for our 2nd night and enjoy it. But if you want to push a couple more hours and have fewer to Orlando, you could go to Daytona. That's almost there, though, so I don't know if your husband would see it as halfway.

I was thinking Savannah would be best since it's so close to 95. Any hotel recommendations?

 

[FigmentSpark]

Sorry, my husband does the hotels, but we usually stay on the south side of Savannah to avoid morning rush hour. Most exits will have hotels, so just take a look on the map for something that's familiar.

 

[mousefan73]

How about leaving early 7am stopping for a nice long afternoon there, lunch, a movie, sight seeing and then driving again 4 hrs. By 6-7 you are there. It's like a normal work day.

 

[GreatLakes]

Savannah would be my choice for splitting up your trip. It is a city I really want to visit some day.

 

[bankr63]

If you want to do a little more driving your first day, I would do St. Augustine FL. Beautiful historic old city, lots to see and good food. Small enough to easily navigate around. I would plan on spending a few hours touring the first evening, or the next morning before shoving off.

 

[powellrj]

How about leaving early 7am stopping for a nice long afternoon there, lunch, a movie, sight seeing and then driving again 4 hrs. By 6-7 you are there. It's like a normal work day.

This is what I would do too. We dropped DD off at camp yesterday and it was 4 hours there and 4 hours back. Stop every 2 hours for a few minutes and it really breaks up the trip. We don't have a Sonic where we live, so we planned a stop at around the 2 hour mark and stopped for Cherry lime-aids and then on the trip home, stopped again for milkshakes. Other than taking the entire day, the trip wasn't bad at all.

 

[jessny]

We don't drive, but we have been to Savannah when my husband was there for work training. My kids loved it! Such a great city. Definitely try the Pirates House restaurant if you stop, and Leopold's ice cream parlor if you have time. We stayed in the Embassy Suites.

 

[100AcreWood]

Thanks everyone! I think we'll stop in Savannah for the night. We'll see how it goes!