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mrswask
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Michal
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Advice on the Florida to NY Drive!
Anyone know a good midway point to stop overnight? We are coming up to NY for the summer and driving up with the pets. DH is interested in spending the night in Mrytle Beach, but he also said it is out of the way from I95 and I'm not that keen on going out of the way because of time and gas!
Any good midpoint not too far off of 95?
We really want to go to DC but not feasible with the pets!
Thanks!!
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Posted 5/20/08 7:48 PM  |
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Jackie24
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Re: Advice on the Florida to NY Drive!
Well when I did it we came from NY to Florida...we stopped in NC at a hotel off 95...... the ride sukks
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| Posted 5/20/08 7:50 PM |
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Gertyrae
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Re: Advice on the Florida to NY Drive!
One year we stopped at South of the Border...the next year we just picked a random hotel about halfway through.
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| Posted 5/20/08 8:31 PM |
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Beth
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Re: Advice on the Florida to NY Drive!
my brother stopped in savanah on his way to NC- it doesn't get you that far- but he loved it
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| Posted 5/20/08 9:42 PM |
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Janice
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Re: Advice on the Florida to NY Drive!
my family always stopped in smithfield, nc....nothing fancy at all, but safe...motels, restaurants.
My mother drove with 7 of us and just always needed a plan. This was a good half way point for us.
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| Posted 5/20/08 10:15 PM |
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mrswask
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Re: Advice on the Florida to NY Drive!
Thanks ladies. I'm going to have to discuss with him.
Beth - I was thinking possibly Savannah, but Mapquest said it's only 6 hours from me in FL. I know we wanted to try and break it more evenly. 
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| Posted 5/20/08 10:34 PM |
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Emily
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Re: Advice on the Florida to NY Drive!
NY to NC we stopped in Richmond, VA for a 5 hour nap. It was exactly the halfway point if that helps you find your halfway point.
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| Posted 5/21/08 7:18 AM |
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klingklang77
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Re: Advice on the Florida to NY Drive!
I love Savannah and I have heard good things about Williamsburg. Savannah isn't really a great point for a half way point but beautiful none the less and well worth it in my opinion.
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| Posted 5/21/08 10:26 AM |
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whyteach
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Re: Advice on the Florida to NY Drive!
We always stoped at South of The Border. We didn't sleep there but we'd stop for breakfast and just to relax for a bit.
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| Posted 5/21/08 12:46 PM |
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burberrygirl
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Re: Advice on the Florida to NY Drive!
Virginia-around tysons corner
MB is out of the way. there are a ton of places on I95
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| Posted 5/21/08 2:11 PM |
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CaMacho
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Re: Advice on the Florida to NY Drive!
We're doing the drive also... in June!
We always drive right through, no stopping. But if you have to stop i'd maybe choose VA so you get the long part of the trip over with.
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| Posted 5/21/08 4:08 PM |
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Marcie
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Re: Advice on the Florida to NY Drive!
My DH and his family has done this trip so many times.
I will ask them where they stop.
DH and I have done it with the dog too and stayed in some pet friendly places.
Most are now - you just have to pay an extra $10 
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| Posted 5/21/08 5:29 PM |
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mrswask
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Re: Advice on the Florida to NY Drive!
Posted by CaMacho
We're doing the drive also... in June!
We always drive right through, no stopping. But if you have to stop i'd maybe choose VA so you get the long part of the trip over with.
When in June - that's when we're going too!
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| Posted 5/21/08 9:13 PM |
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CaMacho
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Re: Advice on the Florida to NY Drive!
Posted by mrswask
When in June - that's when we're going too!
Leaving either the night of the 19th or 20th and coming back the 29th.
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| Posted 5/22/08 9:57 AM |
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NoStressMom
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Re: Advice on the Florida to NY Drive!
you can also look up pet friendly hotels they are all over the place
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| Posted 5/22/08 12:45 PM |
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Erica
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Re: Advice on the Florida to NY Drive!
I think NC/SC border is a good midway point, but if you did want to do Myrtle Beach, you could take US 1 and go on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel. If you have never done it - it's well worth the extra time. But make sure you get there when it's light out.
http://www.cbbt.com/
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| Posted 5/22/08 8:08 PM |
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LisaW
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Re: Advice on the Florida to NY Drive!
We just drive until we are ready to stop...never have a plan 
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| Posted 5/24/08 7:02 PM |
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cjb88
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Re: Advice on the Florida to NY Drive!
we drove straight through one way, then the way back up, we stopped in VA
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| Posted 5/25/08 9:46 AM |
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june262004
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Re: Advice on the Florida to NY Drive!
Posted by LisaW
We just drive until we are ready to stop...never have a plan
Ya us to. One year we got screwed with that.... It was spring break and every hotel we stopped at was full. We wound up sleepin in the car. Then at 4 am woke up to some guy screaming that he was going to kill his girlfriend.... We were awake
Florence NC is usually a good halfway point.
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| Posted 5/25/08 12:20 PM |
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mrswask
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Re: Advice on the Florida to NY Drive!
Posted by LisaW
We just drive until we are ready to stop...never have a plan
I have no problem with that, but since we have the pets, he wants to make sure that we have reservations at a pet-friendly hotel because the four of us will not be sleeping in the car together!
Looks like we're stopping in Fayetteville, NC - near Ft Bragg, which is just about the halfway point in hours - 10 from FL to there, 10 to Long Beach from there. Juney - I think it's near Florence.
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| Posted 5/25/08 1:19 PM |
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JennasMom
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Re: Advice on the Florida to NY Drive!
When we went we stopped in Florence SC, for the NY-FL route and then on the FL-NY route we stopped in Rocky Mount, NC
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| Posted 5/27/08 9:18 AM |
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