Chris and I drove down from NJ again last week. This time we stayed on I-10 all the way west to I-75, then came south on I-75 to Exit 341, whereupon we wound our way east to 27/441 (via routes 484, 475 and 42, passing the northern end of Buena Vista) and south to Morse. This route took us 2 hours and 30 minutes to travel 159 miles, cruising along at about 75 MPH until we left the interstates.
In an earlier posting I documented the time and distance when we took the 301/27/441 route from I-10 to Morse Blvd. That route took us 2 hours and 10 minutes over 101 miles, and, yes, we passed 7 local constables in the Waldo/Lawtey/Starkey area.
There was no question in my mind that the I-10/I-75 route was considerable longer than the 301/27/441 route, but I had hoped that the much faster driving speed would equate the drive times. Not so for us. I suspect that we will take 301 from now on until we can get down here full time. Chris will just have to continue to point out all of those speed limit changes along the way.
George
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