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rgatijnet1
Aug 10, 2015Explorer III
We carry a large US highway map that we use to mark every road we have ever traveled on during each trip. This covers all of the interstate highways and most all of the red and blue secondary roads. When we leave Florida we are usually just traveling in a direction but not necessarily to a destination.
What we try to do is take a different route as we travel than one that we have traveled on before. This is not always possible, especially out West, but we can usually mix things up a little.
Since we do travel a lot on secondary roads that we are unfamiliar with, we never have a set schedule. We also go through many small towns where we may decide to stop and explore, especially on weekends where there may be a local festival going on.
What this means is that we never make reservations at any campground and just decide to look for a place to stop when we get tired of driving that day. We have had less than 100 mile days and we have had a few 500 mile days. I would guess that we average 200 miles a day on most trips but we also may travel farther if we are trying to bypass a Winter storm..
Because of a family emergency, I once drove from Houston straight thru to our home in Florida for a total of about 1000 miles and 20 hours or so behind the wheel. Not something I would recommend to anyone.
What we try to do is take a different route as we travel than one that we have traveled on before. This is not always possible, especially out West, but we can usually mix things up a little.
Since we do travel a lot on secondary roads that we are unfamiliar with, we never have a set schedule. We also go through many small towns where we may decide to stop and explore, especially on weekends where there may be a local festival going on.
What this means is that we never make reservations at any campground and just decide to look for a place to stop when we get tired of driving that day. We have had less than 100 mile days and we have had a few 500 mile days. I would guess that we average 200 miles a day on most trips but we also may travel farther if we are trying to bypass a Winter storm..
Because of a family emergency, I once drove from Houston straight thru to our home in Florida for a total of about 1000 miles and 20 hours or so behind the wheel. Not something I would recommend to anyone.
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