295 miles almost entirely on I-75 (just 2 miles on FL 80 at the end) with a lunch stop near Ellenton FL. Cumulative TS8 route miles: 2919. Cumlative car miles: 3258. Miles since the end of Hop 9: 297. The extra miles were due to getting takeout dinner.
This was an easy trip, one that I have done many times before. As always, I-75 was very busy and there was a 10-minute delay due to an accident just south of Tampa. But otherwise a simple (and boring) trip.
Our overnight stay was at the Fairfield Inn & Suites in Lake City. A decent hotel, nothing special. The best thing about our room was that it was right next to a door to the parking lot so no cart was needed for our last unloading/loading. We did takeout from Gator’s Dockside, a nearby sports pub. The food was decent, not spectacular. But I got to participate in some 1950’s trivia while I waited. Made me feel good to be old.
This ends the TS8 – my longest road trip by car since my trip to Europe in 1974. I will do the wrapup next.