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TS8 Hop 9: Daphne AL to Lake City FL
338 miles almost entirely on I-10, with fewer than 10 miles at the end on I-75. Cumulative TS8 route miles: 2624. Cumulative car miles: 2961. Miles since the end of Hop 8: 338. Yes, we went nowhere while in Daphne. This was a straight shot east and replicated, almost identically, a hop on the trip … Continue reading
TS8 Hop 8: Tupelo MS to Daphne AL
289 miles via US 45, AL 158, I-65, I-165 (northeast of Mobile), Alt US 90 and US 98 with a lunch and refueling stop in Meridian MS. Cumulative TS8 route miles: 2286. Cumulative car miles: 2624. Miles since the end of Hop 7: 307. The extra miles were due to some errands and a trip … Continue reading
TX1 Hop 6: Fairhope AL to Lake City FL
347 miles via US 98, I-10 and I-75 with a stop for fuel and lunch at Ruby Tuesday. Cumulative miles: 2259. Another easy trip to navigate, but another long day in the car. Ooma drove the first half but I took over after lunch as she was very tired. Our one-night stay in Fairhope AL … Continue reading
TX1 Hop 5: Lafayette LA to Fairhope AL
277 miles via I-10, I-12 (north of New Orleans) and US 98. We took a bit of a roundabout way getting from our hotel in Lafayette to I-10 and stopped for lunch in Port Allen LA. Cumulative miles: 1912. This was an easy trip to navigate, but, like most of the other hops on TX1, … Continue reading
TX1 Hop 2: Tallahassee FL to Port Allen LA
443 miles, almost entirely on I-10, except for I-12 north of New Orleans. Cumulative miles: 821. This was a simple hop in terms of navigation: get on I-10 west, go until I-12 split off, go to the end of I-12 and rejoin I-10 then take the exit for the hotel in Port Allen. But the … Continue reading
TS7 Hop 17 – Robertsdale AL to Tallahassee FL
224 miles, all on I-10 except for a few miles at either end. Cumulative tow miles: 3688. Truck miles: 332. Cumulative truck miles: 5168. The extra truck miles were due to a sightseeing trip north of Robertsdale and a refueling stop at Buc-ees. It terms of navigation it doesn’t get any easier than this. Traffic … Continue reading
TS7 Hop 16 – Vicksburg MS to Robertsdale AL
264 miles via I-20, US 49, I-59 through Hattiesburg, US 98, a zig-zag route through Mobile (I-65 and I-165 plus some local streets) and I-10. Cumulative tow miles: 3464. Truck miles: 297. Cumulative truck miles: 4836. The extra truck miles were due to the tour of the Vicksburg battlefield, but also trips to the casino, … Continue reading
STE3 wrapup
By the numbers: 9 hops 16 nights 1608 tow miles 2103 truck miles $687.65 in campground fees ($42.98 per night) The actual route included two stops that differed from the plan and had some minor detours and changes in route, but otherwise went as planned. Highlights: The Johnson Space Center in Houston. A fascinating tour … Continue reading
STE3 Hop 6: Orange Beach AL to Port Saint Joe FL
176 miles via AL 161, AL 182, FL 292 and US 98. Cumulative tow miles: 1083. Truck miles: 281. Cumulative truck miles: 1501. Jett hated this route. I chose it because it was mostly on US 98 which I liked a lot, based on my experience on more southerly sections. It also cut about 40 … Continue reading
STE3 Hop 5: Waveland MS to Orange Beach AL
153 miles via US 90, MS 43, I-10, AL 59 and the Foley Beach Express. Cumulative miles: 907. Truck miles: 341. Cumulative truck miles: 1220. We don’t normally go on toll roads, but in this case it seemed like a good thing to do: by paying a $4.25 toll to use the Foley Beach Express … Continue reading