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Originally Posted by CTgolfer
This is our 1st visit to TV. We will be traveling by car from southern CT to TV. Not sure if we should plan on one or two hotel nights before reaching TV. Any suggestions? If we do it in one stop, we look at the Rocky Mount, NC area as a possibility. Suggestions for hotel/motels would be greatly appreciated. You ladies and gents are the greatest!
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We drive from Clinton CT to FL a couple of times per year. Previously Sarasota, now The Villages(20 hours). Just did a round trip in August.
Since I work on a company PC (Desktop not Laptop) driving is the only feasible way to travel back and forth with this computer .
We do 2 days...1 long day(12-14 hours) and 1 short day(6-8 hours). I've done this mostly with the wife but sometimes alone. We found that driving anything shorter on the 1st day, ends up with us sitting on a bed in a motel room, waiting for dark to fall asleep.We drive til 10-11PM and get a room wherever we stop.
Only time we make reservations is during our Christmas travel....very busy time.
Also, CT and NY traffic being what it is, we have lost 2 hours in the 1st 150 miles, which would throw off any plans we might have made.
Our normal practices & recommendations are:- Try to travel on Sat. & Sunday if possible,
- Make Tappen Zee / GW Bridge decision based on radio traffic reports(WCBS 880 Traffic
on the 8 minute mark, 1130 Bloomberg radio on the 5's, and 1010 WINS on the 10's)
- Getting an EZ Pass for tolls can save 1-2 hours during busy travel at tolls(good for all tolls til you hit the FL line).,
- Take 895 outside Baltimore to the Harbor Tunnel(avoids Baltimore Center city traffic)
- Take the BW expressway & 295 Balt. to D.C. (straight shot and avoids I-495 around D.C.)
- Take I-295 around Richmond(few miles longer, but much faster...avoids Richmond
traffic and curves)
Hope this helps!