{"id":11085,"date":"2022-05-12T14:29:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T18:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/?p=11085"},"modified":"2022-05-12T14:29:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T18:29:20","slug":"the-first-texas-trip-tx1-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/12\/the-first-texas-trip-tx1-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"The first Texas trip (TX1) preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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TX1 plan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I agonized for about 6 seconds over what label I should give to this trip. It certainly isn’t my first trip to Texas – I flew to Austin at Christmas – nor is it the first time I have traveled to Texas by car or RV. It is, however, the first road trip where Texas is the destination and that makes it worthy of a trip label.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is actually Ooma’s trip – she is attending the wedding of a dear friend on May 27, the Friday of Memorial Day weekend. She asked if I would like to go very shortly after we met a month ago, apparently after she became convinced that I was not a serial murderer. Having already been smitten, I jumped at the opportunity. It took me about 3 nanoseconds to accept the invitation. I don’t think the invitation was quite complete when I said “Hell yeah!”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have already met the groom and bride as they were in Ft Myers last week for some pre-wedding festivities (they lived here for a number of years). They told me that when Ooma called to request an invitation for her “plus one” they looked at each other in puzzlement and said “Ooma has a plus one?” But they seemed to like me so I guess I passed the Plus One Test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am not quite sure why Ooma wants to drive. It is a long trip – over 2,500 miles, round trip. She doesn’t have a pet so that wasn’t a factor. But I guess the reason is irrelevant – the trip is on. We leave May 25 and return June 6. 11 nights. She has booked all the hotel rooms. I have made arrangements for Rusty’s care. We are taking her car. It is nearly 40 hours of travel in 7 hops. That is 360 miles per hop or about 7 hours of travel on each travel day. That is a LOT of driving. We will be taking several audiobooks and lots of snacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hops:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Tallahassee FL (373 miles via I-75 and US 98). I am opting for US 98 which is shorter miles-wise but longer minutes-wise because I like that road and the return trip is otherwise identical to the trip to Austin, so it introduces a small amount of variety. 1 night at a hotel.<\/li>
  2. Port Allen LA (443 miles). 1 night at a hotel.<\/li>
  3. East Austin TX (424 miles). We are staying 5 nights at an Airbnb.<\/li>
  4. Lafayette LA (379 miles). 1 night at a hotel.<\/li>
  5. Fairhope AL (271 miles). 2 nights with Ooma’s sister.<\/li>
  6. Lake City FL (343 miles). 1 night at a hotel.<\/li>
  7. Fort Myers FL (290 miles).<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Ooma will likely do most of the driving – it is her car and she likes to drive nearly as much as I do – so it will be a rare opportunity for me to be a passenger on a road trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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