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From: Bashful on 28 Jun 2010 18:35 John L wrote: > From Pittsburgh to Orlando, we drove during our trips in the 90's. I > was retired by then so we did not have to fly anymore. :-) We'd take 2 > trips a year and 1 of these was usually in December or January for the > holiday spirit and the decorations. Winter was not a problem but we had > to be careful through West Virginia. This was not the best state to do > winter driving but it was manageable. We'd take I-79 out of the 'burgh > then hit I-77 in WV. From there we took I-26 in SC to I-95 to I-4. It > was straight driving going to WDW. 16 hours and I was the only driver. > Others would offer but I declined. Only stopped for gas and comfort. We > had a van so we could pack what we wanted. Coming home we would stop > over somewhere. We weren't in as much of a hurry to get home as we were > to get to WDW. We stayed at a Red Carpet Inn in Columbia, SC once. Nice > place for $23.95. Now that we live in Iowa it is a 23 1/2 hour drive. On > the couple of trips we've made we always stopped overnight once each > way. > > peace out. john Thanks for the info! Usually we leave bright and early in the morning, and get "almost" all the way there, before stopping for the night. But this time, I think we're actually going to try leaving from work the night before. Our ressies start on a Saturday, and we really want to get there at a decent hour on our first day. (Trying to get as much vacation as we can squeeze in, with only a Mon-Fri off work.) I haven't a clue where we'll stop that first night... something else I need to research. -- Kitty (TDC Bashful) remove "whiskers" to e-mail
From: Bashful on 28 Jun 2010 18:39 Caren wrote: > On Jun 27, 4:32 pm, Bashful <wdwkittywhisk...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> Okay, since the "cat is out of the bag", so to speak... it looks like DH >> and I will be driving to WDW in December, from Ohio... >> -- >> Kitty (TDC Bashful) > I made the trip south from Pittsburgh in early March this year--it was > still mostly snow covered and my car claimed it was 9� in central West > Virginia. I took I-79 down and picked up I-77 in Beckley. The roads > were just fine. If it hasn't snowed in the last 24 hours or so, you > should be okay on any major highway. The good thing about driving is > that you can adjust your schedule to avoid snow--if it looks like > snow, leave before it gets there. > > -- > Caren > TDC Queen of Adventureland Glad to hear the roads were good. We'll really have to check weather reports carefully before we leave. Yes, driving definitely gives us some more flexibility, though I'm not sure if "But there's a storm coming and we have leave NOW!!!" will fly with the boss. I'm willing to give it a try, though. :-) -- Kitty (TDC Bashful) remove "whiskers" to e-mail
From: Bashful on 28 Jun 2010 18:48 Lisa Cubbon wrote: > >> Lots of good ideas - thanks! I mostly read when hubby drives, though we >> might invest in a book on CD. (We have tried this a couple of times, on >> previous long drives. > > you can get books on CD from the library too. And we look around at used > book stores for them. We use them all the time! And we have invested in > them too. Now, we have friends borrowing them too. We like Lee Childs > (Jack Reacher character) Vince Flynn (Mitch Rapp, Jack Bauer on > steroids) and the Harry Potter books are amazing! I think you hubby > might like the Lee Childs and the Flynn books and the are entertaining. > > sounds like a trip well planned already. Lisa Thanks, Lisa! I really appreciate the book suggestions. For some reason, hubby just isn't drawn to sweet romances, or hunky vampire / werewolf stories, LOL. And the library is an excellent idea! -- Kitty (TDC Bashful) remove "whiskers" to e-mail
From: Ginny Favers on 28 Jun 2010 21:03 On 6/28/2010 6:29 PM, Bashful wrote: > > Lots of good ideas - thanks! I mostly read when hubby drives, though we > might invest in a book on CD. (We have tried this a couple of times, on > previous long drives. The problem is that I usually cave and let hubby > pick out the audio book... which means we will end up with Stephen King. > Not that he isn't a good author, but he *really* doesn't put me in a > Disney mood, LOL.) > >> Blossom We bought some magazines on our car trip last summer. Reading Time from cover to cover out loud to Joe was surprisingly entertaining, and it passed quite a bit of time. ~Amanda
From: Ginny Favers on 28 Jun 2010 21:05
On 6/28/2010 6:35 PM, Bashful wrote: I haven't a clue > where we'll stop that first night... something else I need to research. > Not the cheapest solution, but if I'm travelling into the unknown I'll look for a Hilton chain hotel. Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, etc. They are all corporate owned and have consistent quality and amenities. And I've never seen one built in a truly dangerous or inconvenient location. ~Amanda |