Ofcourse I planned ahead, ( just didn't have enough cash in the truck, can't think of everything with 2 kids, 3,200 miles in just 2 weeks! ) I wanted the most direct route and the route I knew the best. I didn't really care as we most likely will not be up there again any time soon. I was just shocked at the cost. We had a fairly loose budget being our 1 big trip for the year, lots of saving, so $50 was not a concern to try and change routes.
I do have a florida EZ pass, and was planning on using it until the first toll both came and I asked them and they said " we use most EZ passes, except Florida" great, thanks, I replied...
Anyway, this was more of an fyi just in case someone else who does travel these roads often like us wanted to know... Bring cash!