Trip Countdown

Sunday, 18 August 2013

Re Work on the driving itinerary

I have been speaking to a few friends who are locals, who have given me some great ideas, so modifying the itinerary a bit. Still need to work out from the 24th onwards. Tis gettng soo much closer

Part 1. - Google Map Link

  • 17th November - Get off boat 7am ish, Pick up the car about 9 am and start driving.                   (total of 1009 km of driving)
    • First stop 
      • Tallahassee, FL -  430 km  quick lunch stop and obligatory pictures
    • Second Stop - 
      • Pensacola FL - 316 km
        • Flora-Bama Lounge and oysterbar.  (Local recommendation)  - early dinner   17401 Perdido Key Drive, Pensacola, FL, United States
        • Visit the beaches of the Gulf Coast
        •  5:45 pm catch last Ferry out of Florida  
Part 2 - Google Map Link
    • Gulfport, MS -  134 km - Brief fuel and break and obligatory pictures for being in a different state
    • New Orleans, LA -  129 km. arrive about 8 pm if we get the last ferry or 10 pm if we miss it and have to go via Mobile.
  • 18th November - Explore New Orleans.                                                                                   
  • 19th November - Explore New Orleans 
    • Cemetery tour/ voodoo Tour
    • Vampire tour
    • Walking city/ food tour/ Coooking??
  • 20th November - Driving day start at 7am
    • Breakfast in Baton Rouge - 129km
    • Lafeyette, LA - 96km - -Brief fuel and break and obligatory pictures
    • Houston, TX - 350km  - Aiming to arrive around lunch time 
      • National Museum of Funeral history
      • Water wall
      • Beer can house
    • San Antonio, TX - 300km arrive about 6pm. (total 875km day)
      • Majestic Theatre - Night time
      • River walk & dinner - Night time
      • Buckhorn Saloon - Night time
      • Hemis Fair Urban Park (Tower of Americas) - Night time
      • Ripleys Haunted adventure - Night time
  • 21st November -  Explore San Antonio
  • 22nd November 
    • Hill Country - Between San Antonio and Austin.. ( Ranch Day/ Rodeo???)
    • Austin TX, - 126km
      • Bats at sunset (Ann Richards Congress Ave. Bridge which is over Lady Bird Lake)
  • 23rd November - Driving day
    • Waco, TX 166km
      • Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
      • Masonic Grand Lodge - Museum
      • Dr Pepper museum
    • Dallas, TX 153km
      • Texas school book depository 
      • Keller's Drive-in
        Northwest Hwy and Abrams Rd, Dallas, TX
      • Swiss Avenue Historic District
      • Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament (Free upgrade code "frweb")
      • Pegasus Sign
      • 401 Commerce St, atop the Magnolia Hotel, Dallas, TX 75201 (Downtown Dallas)
  • 24th November
    • Wichita Falls, TX 226km
    • Amarillo, TX - 362km
    • Roswell, NM 346km
    • Albuquerque, NM - 318km
    • Flagstaff, AZ - 522km
  • 25th November????
  • 26th November - Arrive Las Vegas - 409km
  • 27th November -  Shopping in Vegas
  • 28th November -  Shopping in Vegas
  • 29th November -  Fly Home




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