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Old 10-17-2024, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Aces4 View Post
It's a crappy trip no matter how you drive it. You don't mention which part of Illinois but allow 2 days to Florida. Start very early first day and bed down in Dalton, Ga. as soon as you arrive. Hit the road at 3:00 AM from Dalton and that will get you through Atlanta about 5:00 AM which is much better traffic. If there are 2 of you, use the HOV lane if that is still a thing. Cruise the rest of the way to Florida, unload essentials when you arrive at your destination. Wind down for an hour and crawl into bed. The next day, work like the devil to set everything up again.

In time, you'll probably decide to fly down like many of us. Traffic behavior is getting worse and worse.
Dalton is a very impoverished town. I stayed at a Marriott near the University, but 1 block away is poor & nothing close to eat.