Taking off while the other occupants sleep
I'm an early riser and my family is not. In the past, our travel days would consist of me waking up between 6:00 and 6:30 and waiting for the family to arise at 8:30. Then we would have breakfast, p...
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holstein13,
I didn't read ALL the other responses posted but I think you did things just right. There are NO RULES that govern when you are to leave/depart/etc. from a position and head to another one. We, as fellow campers in the same campground etc. might ask or, hope that you be as discrete, prudent and as efficient as possible so as to cause the least amount of inconvenience (sleep depravation/noise issues) as possible. I commend you for taking the advantage of LESS TRAFFIC situations.
I posted almost the same situation a couple of years ago on here. We lived at the time, in San Diego and, we're going to take a trip to the Sierras in Northern Nevada/California. Well, as many know, the actual sights and terrain between San Diego and say, Bishop CA, is, at the very least, seriously boring. And also, much of that route which we took is:
I-15 north to, 395 North at Victorville/Hesperia can be SERIOUSLY TRAFFIC IMPOSED.
So, knowing all this and, having done it several times in the past, I did it at night. I've got very little problems driving at night. So, I set the entire rig up, motorcycle in toad, toad hooked to motor home and, motor home in the street (where we lived at the time). I did not need it plugged in prior to our leaving at midnight. The fridge was really cold prior to positioning the AMTRAK in the street the night before so, it didn't need to be kept on.
So, at the stroke of midnight, I fired the beast up, released the brake, turned the lights on and hit the "D" in the shift pad and, we were off, in about 10 seconds. Now, when we hit the 15N, it was amazing. Normally that freeway is close to bumper to bumper, even at 65 mph during the day. But, at that time of the night, there was NO ONE ON IT, either in front of me or, behind me as I entered the freeway. MAN, THAT WAS GREAT!
It was like that, on and off, a vehicle here, one there, all the way to about the 90 crossing in San Bernadino. Even then, there was very little vehicles/trucks etc. on the freeways. I climbed the Cajon Pass, almost completely by myself. WOW, that was weird. But, we hit the 395 still with no traffic what so ever. I hit Bishop at about 7:00 in the morning and, with only the local folks as traffic.
That was the best, long distance drive, I'd ever taken on. It was so nice, I did it in reverse, when it came time to head home. Now, as stated, that drive, from San Diego to the Bishop area, is way boring and there's absolutely nothing to see for that entire approximately 400 miles except for city junk in the beginning and desert at the top.
It's only when you hit the Lone Pine etc. areas do you start to see real nice scenery.
So, my point. You did what you thought would work and, it did. So, you need to rest up when you get to your next destination, no biggie. Your initial drive, while maybe at night and, maybe a bit troublesome due to a tad bit of fog, was a tad tense, the rest of it was more than likely very smooth and un compromised. If one gets tired or sleepy in that kind of situation, there's always some place to pull over and snooze for a bit 'till you're ready to hit the road again.
Scott
I didn't read ALL the other responses posted but I think you did things just right. There are NO RULES that govern when you are to leave/depart/etc. from a position and head to another one. We, as fellow campers in the same campground etc. might ask or, hope that you be as discrete, prudent and as efficient as possible so as to cause the least amount of inconvenience (sleep depravation/noise issues) as possible. I commend you for taking the advantage of LESS TRAFFIC situations.
I posted almost the same situation a couple of years ago on here. We lived at the time, in San Diego and, we're going to take a trip to the Sierras in Northern Nevada/California. Well, as many know, the actual sights and terrain between San Diego and say, Bishop CA, is, at the very least, seriously boring. And also, much of that route which we took is:
I-15 north to, 395 North at Victorville/Hesperia can be SERIOUSLY TRAFFIC IMPOSED.
So, knowing all this and, having done it several times in the past, I did it at night. I've got very little problems driving at night. So, I set the entire rig up, motorcycle in toad, toad hooked to motor home and, motor home in the street (where we lived at the time). I did not need it plugged in prior to our leaving at midnight. The fridge was really cold prior to positioning the AMTRAK in the street the night before so, it didn't need to be kept on.
So, at the stroke of midnight, I fired the beast up, released the brake, turned the lights on and hit the "D" in the shift pad and, we were off, in about 10 seconds. Now, when we hit the 15N, it was amazing. Normally that freeway is close to bumper to bumper, even at 65 mph during the day. But, at that time of the night, there was NO ONE ON IT, either in front of me or, behind me as I entered the freeway. MAN, THAT WAS GREAT!
It was like that, on and off, a vehicle here, one there, all the way to about the 90 crossing in San Bernadino. Even then, there was very little vehicles/trucks etc. on the freeways. I climbed the Cajon Pass, almost completely by myself. WOW, that was weird. But, we hit the 395 still with no traffic what so ever. I hit Bishop at about 7:00 in the morning and, with only the local folks as traffic.
That was the best, long distance drive, I'd ever taken on. It was so nice, I did it in reverse, when it came time to head home. Now, as stated, that drive, from San Diego to the Bishop area, is way boring and there's absolutely nothing to see for that entire approximately 400 miles except for city junk in the beginning and desert at the top.
It's only when you hit the Lone Pine etc. areas do you start to see real nice scenery.
So, my point. You did what you thought would work and, it did. So, you need to rest up when you get to your next destination, no biggie. Your initial drive, while maybe at night and, maybe a bit troublesome due to a tad bit of fog, was a tad tense, the rest of it was more than likely very smooth and un compromised. If one gets tired or sleepy in that kind of situation, there's always some place to pull over and snooze for a bit 'till you're ready to hit the road again.
Scott
