Driving from New York to Florida

So many people think driving from NY to FL for vacation is crazy.

Well Im here to tell you yes it is!

Ive done this trip so many times over the years I still cant get used to it. When we first started doing the trek I often took those No Doze pills which would make me shake. Most people are not effected by the pills cause they drink coffee or soda. I dont drink coffee and soda is rare. I stopped taking the pills because they would cause me to become really sick.

We often leave on Friday and drive overnight since the kids are really crazy for the drive, at least over night they would sleep. Going overnight is tough too unless you already work the night shift and happen to be up. I cant do it, I have a hard time staying up past midnight!

Well this time around we split it up between two days. We left early on Friday around 10AM and stopped driving at 9PM - there was so much traffic on the way down we barely made it into North Carolina. We found a hotel and stayed for the night. On Saturday AM we left around 9ish and continued the drive, we didnt arrive into Orlando until almost 830PM. There was a lot of rain and congestion it was crazy.

During the week we didnt drive much but we did so much that we were beat! By the time we had to leave the following Saturday we didnt think we would make it back in one night. We really didnt want to spend the money for a hotel.

We left around 9AM which we had never done before. We were making such good time we decided to go straight without stopping. We were tired and the drive seemed to take longer, but 19 hours later we arrived home at 4:30AM! No we were not speeding, the speed limits in many states is 70 and people still drive by you like your sitting still! We even stopped for Dinner and made a quick stop at exit 97 in North Carolina to visit JR stores!

If possible split the trip between days and people. Try to drive in a car that has cruise control.

Did we save money by driving? Yes,.. flights would have cost us about $1000 for 4 people. Driving cost us under $300. Do I need to do the math?