?? for those who drive from the northeast...
So, we are considering having myself and our 2 DD's make the drive to Disney this summer, d/t rising airfare costs that are just getting crazy. My DH will still fly, as it's silly for him to take 2 extra vacation days just to sit in a car.... but the girls and I are flexible, and I love to drive, so we could do it easily. :drive:
Plus, now that we are considering it, we're realizing that it would save us the cost of an airport pickup (we always use QuickSilver when we travel as a family, it's just easier for us that way, and we like having more time prior to heading to the airport to go home...) and it would save us paying to put my DH's golf clubs on the plane... as well as give him the SUV to take back and forth to the golf courses vs. waiting for Disney transport. We won't use it to get to the parks, etc., as we enjoy the ease of using the buses & monorail... but we do have a HDDR ressie that it will be MUCH easier to get to than using the buses!! :thumbsup:
So, my question is for anyone who has driven from close to where we are coming from -- the Syracuse/Central NY area, etc. -- who would have a similar drive to what we're looking at.
I've Mapquested our route, and it has us going around Washington, DC on 495... but I've heard this is wise to avoid -- so I'm thinking of taking the route we've taken in the past when visiting Charlotte, NC and heading south that way. It may not be as much "big highway", but it also avoids Washington, Richmond, Raleigh... which I'm guessing would be a bit easier, and maybe a bit quicker??
Any tips, advice for us from those of you who've made this drive?? And how long did it take you, and where did you stay? I found some Hampton Inns, etc., along the route and once I'm fairly certain where we'll end up 12 hours into the drive, I'll make a reservation at one... kinda crazy when two hotel nights and the cost of gas STILL saves you close to $700 over airfare, etc. :rolleyes:
Thanks in advance for any help... :thanks: