Routes
TN9 Hop 2: North Charleston SC to Goldsboro NC
242 miles via I-26, US 17, US 701, NC 403 and US 117 with a refueling stop in Whiteville NC. Miles since the end of Hop 1: 261. Cumulative route miles: 772. Total TN9 miles: 791. The extra 19 miles were due to a trip into Charleston. This hop was entirely on small highways, except … Continue reading
TN9 Hop 1: Lehigh Acres FL to North Charleston SC
530 miles via FL 80, FL 29, US 27, I-4, I-95, US 17 and I-526 with refueling stops in LaBelle FL and Kingsland GA and lunch in Sanford FL. Cumulative miles: 530. My previous trips all originated in Ft Myers FL, my home. But this time I closed up the RV on Tuesday and stayed … Continue reading
TS8 wrapup
The 8th trip south (TS8) is in the books, so it is time to do the wrapup. By the numbers: 10 hops, 2,919 route miles (292 miles per hop). 22 nights, all in hotels, $3,023 in hotel charges ($137.41 per night). 1,844 total driving miles, 93.6 gallons of gas (34.8 miles per gallon). $312.24 in … Continue reading
TS8 Hop 10: Lake City FL to Ft Myers FL
295 miles almost entirely on I-75 (just 2 miles on FL 80 at the end) with a lunch stop near Ellenton FL. Cumulative TS8 route miles: 2919. Cumlative car miles: 3258. Miles since the end of Hop 9: 297. The extra miles were due to getting takeout dinner. This was an easy trip, one that … Continue reading
TS8 Hop 9: Daphne AL to Lake City FL
338 miles almost entirely on I-10, with fewer than 10 miles at the end on I-75. Cumulative TS8 route miles: 2624. Cumulative car miles: 2961. Miles since the end of Hop 8: 338. Yes, we went nowhere while in Daphne. This was a straight shot east and replicated, almost identically, a hop on the trip … Continue reading
TS8 Hop 8: Tupelo MS to Daphne AL
289 miles via US 45, AL 158, I-65, I-165 (northeast of Mobile), Alt US 90 and US 98 with a lunch and refueling stop in Meridian MS. Cumulative TS8 route miles: 2286. Cumulative car miles: 2624. Miles since the end of Hop 7: 307. The extra miles were due to some errands and a trip … Continue reading
TS8 Hop 7: St Louis MO to Tupelo MS
376 miles via I-55, TN 175, US 78, I-22, Natchez Trace Parkway and MS 178, with lunch and refueling stops. Cumulative TS8 route miles: 1997. Cumulative car miles: 2316. Miles since the end of Hop 6: 418. Most of the 52 extra car miles were due to the trip to the St Louis Zoo. This … Continue reading
TS8 Hop 6: Lombard IL to St Louis MO
308 miles via IL 64, IL 83 and I-55. Cumulative TS8 route miles: 1621. Cumulative TS8 car miles: 1899. Miles since the end of Hop 5: 383. The extra 75 miles were mostly due to my trip to the Art Institute of Chicago. This was pretty much a direct shot down I-55, with only 15 … Continue reading
TS8 Hop 5: Madison WI to Lombard IL
126 miles via US 12, IL 53, I-290 and I-355 with a lunch stop at Nora’s Cafe in Elkhorn WI. Cumulative TS8 route miles: 1313. Cumulative TS8 car miles: 1516. Car miles since the end of Hop 4: 267. The extra 141 miles were due to all the various activities we had during our week … Continue reading
A revised TS8-2 plan
After discussing our plan for getting from Madison WI back to Ft Myers – a plan that featured stops in Asheville NC and Savannah GA – and looking at the prices for Biltmore ($79 each, or more), we decided to change the route to include a stop to see Ooma’s sister near Mobile AL. So … Continue reading