TX1
TX1 wrapup
Well, it is a few days late but here is the wrapup for TX1. By the numbers… 10 days, 9 nights, 2,551 miles of travel over 7 hops (about 365 miles per hop). I didn’t track expenses as this was mostly on Ooma’s dime. Highlights: The wedding of Peter and Ashley in Austin. This was … Continue reading
TX1 Hop 7: Lake City FL to Ft Myers FL
292 miles, almost entirely on I-75. Cumulative miles: 2551. We stopped for groceries and gas in Sarasota. The only time we needed a GPS on this hop was when we decided to look for a Publix. The only difficulty was that we were trying to beat the arrival of Tropical Storm Alex. We did, but … 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 4: Austin TX to Lafayette LA
386 miles via TX 183, TX 71 and I-10 with two rest and refueling stops. Cumulative miles: 1635. About 10 miles were due to a wrong turn at the start of the TX 71 segment and a navigational error by yours truly that took us to the wrong hotel. Oops. This was an easy hop … Continue reading
TX1: 4 days in Austin TX
Attending the wedding of Ooma’s close friends Peter and Ashley was the raison d’etre for the trip to Texas. Ooma had the honor of accompanying Peter down the aisle and joining him for the mother/son dance – his mother was unable to attend as she was caring for her mother in PA. They were married … Continue reading
TX1 Hop 3: Port Allen LA to Austin TX
428 miles via I-10, US 69, TX 105 and US 290. Cumulative miles: 1249. This was a miserable trip that involved nearly 9 hours of travel time. Some of that time was due to the planned breaks, including lunch at McDonald’s, but 6 miles were due to missing the Texas Welcome Center which Ooma wanted … 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
TX1 Hop 1: Ft Myers FL to Tallahassee FL
378 miles via I-75, I-275 (around Tampa), FL 589, US 44, US 19/US 98 and I-10. Cumulative miles: 378. We took one bio break, one lunch break and one refueling stop. This is a trip by car, sans RV, so there is no need to keep track of truck miles. In case you were wondering, … Continue reading
The first Texas trip (TX1) preview
I agonized for about 6 seconds over what label I should give to this trip. It certainly isn’t my first trip to Texas – I flew to Austin at Christmas – nor is it the first time I have traveled to Texas by car or RV. It is, however, the first road trip where Texas … Continue reading