Gump Posted July 24, 2021 Share #1 Posted July 24, 2021 Just drove 2000 miles over three days and I’m beat. Years ago i would have done the same drive with just a couple naps in the car. Used to do Florida straight through in about 22 hours. Once drove from White Fox Sask. to NY straight through. Not any mote🙁 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted July 24, 2021 Share #2 Posted July 24, 2021 Yer gettin old, Forrest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted July 24, 2021 Share #3 Posted July 24, 2021 I share your pain, but even in my better days 750 in a day was about my limit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted July 24, 2021 Share #4 Posted July 24, 2021 I used to drive from Clovis NM to Cincinnati in one day. 1250 miles in a 1972 Toyota Corolla. Now 500 miles is my limit on a good day. Driving at night is mostly out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizeye Posted July 24, 2021 Share #5 Posted July 24, 2021 Years ago my son did the CT to FL trip straight. We gave him hell for doing that and insist that he stop for a 2 day trip. For us, found that Rocky Mount NC or a little further across the Virginia border is a nice stopping point with decent selection of hotels and restaurants. Now doing an extra 100 miles swinging west and avoiding that DC to NJ toll route along 1-95. Biggest change saw when driving, what use to be a breakfast bar at the hotel is now a prepared bag given out at desk. Perhaps they will loosen that and return to the self serve buffet...with hot selection. The other, mandatory masks in airports and plane, after 18 hours, the wearing of a mask wasn't bad however the elastic band did begin cutting into the back of the ear. Looked forward to meals and drinks to remove the mask. Turning it into a 1 day drive has us thinking about moving to the VA/NC area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 24, 2021 Share #6 Posted July 24, 2021 Car loaded and about to find out. Santa Rosa Beach bound. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted July 24, 2021 Share #7 Posted July 24, 2021 I drive from Boston to home (29 miles) in a day. So far I've made it home each day before midnight. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share #8 Posted July 24, 2021 10 hours ago, Wilbur said: Yer gettin old, Forrest. Ain’t that the truth😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted July 24, 2021 Share #9 Posted July 24, 2021 We’re good for about 8 hours, trading off the driving. But we’re going to try ABQ to Custer, SD, in August. About 12 hours…probably more if we try to avoid I-25. Interstate traffic in Colorado sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 24, 2021 Share #10 Posted July 24, 2021 Been driving since 515am. 602.8 miles down. 200 or so to go 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted July 24, 2021 Share #11 Posted July 24, 2021 You drove from where to where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 25, 2021 Share #12 Posted July 25, 2021 820 miles. Here. Car unpacked. Cocktail hour starts soon 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 25, 2021 Share #13 Posted July 25, 2021 16 hours ago, Dottles said: You drove from where to where? There to here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted July 25, 2021 Share #14 Posted July 25, 2021 16 hours ago, Dottles said: You drove from where to where? Dallas to Ft Worth. He got on the ring-road and couldn’t get off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted July 25, 2021 Share #15 Posted July 25, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 9:42 PM, Gump said: Just drove 2000 miles over three days and I’m beat. Years ago i would have done the same drive with just a couple naps in the car. Used to do Florida straight through in about 22 hours. Once drove from White Fox Sask. to NY straight through. Not any mote🙁 At 41, I drove about 1750 miles from Gillette, SD to Baltimore in 25 hours. We were going to stop in Ohio and find a motel but I felt good enough that we decided to get to the PA Turnpike and pull off and doze for a few hours at one of the many places where truck drivers did the same. But I felt good enough to keep going all the way home. Now at 70, about 1/3 that distance and time is the limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 25, 2021 Share #16 Posted July 25, 2021 1 hour ago, 2Far said: Dallas to Ft Worth. He got on the ring-road and couldn’t get off. https://youtu.be/iAgX6qlJEMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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