MACS wrote:Appreciate all the love, here... we're planning to take the direct route. That's I-10 / 12 / 10 all the way over.
Says it's 2400 miles-ish, and 36 hours. Gonna try to do 8-10 hours a day on the road. Finish it in 4 days, hopefully.
I’ve made that run many, many times.
If you want to do it in four days I’d advise running south to San Diego and catching I-8 and taking it to near Casa Grande AZ. It will deadend into I-10.
Plan on staying in Lordsburg, NM your first night. There is a Hampton Inn and a Comfort Inn right off the Interstate.
On day two you want to get all the way to San Antionio. It’s about 9.5 hours away if you drive the speed limit. That way on the third day you’ll pass by Houston midday and avoid traffic. San Antonio to my house is about 7 hours.
On day four you finish up in Jacksonville. It’s right at 8 hours from my house to Jacksonville. You’ll also be going through the Mobile tunnel late morning to midday so you won’t have to worry about traffic.
Mom will be gone up to Virginia to visit my sister so you and Mrs. MACS can sleep in her bed. Or if you prefer there are 3 hotels within 2 miles of my house.
If you follow that itinerary you’ll avoid traffic for pretty much the entire route except in California. Stay near the speed limit on I-8 as CHP loves to hide on the side of overpasses and write tickets even though it’s one of the most desolate strips of interstate in the US.