First extended trip help
I will be retiring this August and my wife has decided that she would like to see some of the United States. This will be our first long extended trip. Most of our trips have been within 200 miles of...
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It's gonna be hot!!! Aug in the south is why ac was invented. It is miserably hot. Take to the mountains, see Blue Ridge and try to stay less hot. Biltmore at Asheville is a nice day.
Florida? Rain every day at 2pm then the sweltering humidity will rise and knock you out. Run to mall. That's what the locals do. If you stay on a coat you'll get some relief from a sea breeze. Inland you'll just suffer.
My suggestion is go to Maine avoid the south until you're November trip back home. The great lakes hold 20% of the world's fresh water and any of the states bordering those are hot but bearable in Aug. Some fine harvest festivals and other events. WVa has some really funny ones: Road Kill festival is one Ramps is another.
How long do you have? My wife and I are thinking of a year or so out next year, 12/13 - 11/14 or so. Want to do the west then cut south and visit Grand Canyon.
Our 2000 Pace Arrow gets about 9 mpg consistently, on flat land 10/12 mpg at 55 mph. I set auto pilot at 55 and stay on it. I see no reason to go faster if I need to be there sooner I will leave earlier.
Be sure to check your tires I through a shoe in Pa couple years ago. Lot of tread just bad tire, old and on inside rear couldn't see it well. Kills a trip 6/8 hours down time waiting for tire truck to put new tire on.
Florida? Rain every day at 2pm then the sweltering humidity will rise and knock you out. Run to mall. That's what the locals do. If you stay on a coat you'll get some relief from a sea breeze. Inland you'll just suffer.
My suggestion is go to Maine avoid the south until you're November trip back home. The great lakes hold 20% of the world's fresh water and any of the states bordering those are hot but bearable in Aug. Some fine harvest festivals and other events. WVa has some really funny ones: Road Kill festival is one Ramps is another.
How long do you have? My wife and I are thinking of a year or so out next year, 12/13 - 11/14 or so. Want to do the west then cut south and visit Grand Canyon.
Our 2000 Pace Arrow gets about 9 mpg consistently, on flat land 10/12 mpg at 55 mph. I set auto pilot at 55 and stay on it. I see no reason to go faster if I need to be there sooner I will leave earlier.
Be sure to check your tires I through a shoe in Pa couple years ago. Lot of tread just bad tire, old and on inside rear couldn't see it well. Kills a trip 6/8 hours down time waiting for tire truck to put new tire on.
wjmblm wrote:
I will be retiring this August and my wife has decided that she would like to see some of the United States. This will be our first long extended trip. Most of our trips have been within 200 miles of our home.
We will be leaving from our home on the central coast of California. We would like to stay a couple of days in each of these cities (Phoenix, San Antonio, New Orleans) ending up at Fort Wildness at WDW.
On the return trip home we would like to visit some civil war sites. We will be stopping by Carlsbad, Roswell (never know they might show up), Albuquerque then on home.
We are looking for suggestions, pointers, etc. for this trip. Places we should stop and see, etc. I am also looking from some type of cost for this trip. This is where I am hoping the more expressed travels can give me some help. We will be driving a 37 ft motorhome that gets 7 mpg. The cost of lodging, food, etc. would be greatly appreciated. I know this is a lot to all to ask but would help us in making our plans.
Thanks for any and all information,
William & Belinda Moore
PS: My wife wanted me to ask the ladies for any suggestions on her surviving this trip!
