Driving from Florida to Oregon next Wednesday

[neihn]

Almost 1,000 miles/day.

Light traffic and cruise control help a lot.

 

[neihn]

We stopped by couple rest areas in Texas along I-10, they are clearly labeled Safe rest area, there is a small police office in the rest area. Kudos to Texas.

 

[PoorOldCountryBoy]

We stopped by couple rest area in Texas along I-10, they are clearly labeled Safe rest area, there is a small police office in the rest area. Kiddos to Texas.

Texans are great people. They have their act together.

 

[RetireBy90]

If you can't sleep in a rest area then another good option is a truck stop. We have stopped there with doors locked and spent the night inside the vehicle. Also coffee and bath room is close when you wake

 

[audreyh1]

Light traffic and cruise control help a lot.

And 85 mph on I-10 once you pass central TX!

 

[REWahoo]

And 85 mph on I-10 once you pass central TX!

Well, the speed limit out there is actually 80 - not that anyone pays much attention to it

 

[Chuckanut]

Well, the speed limit out there is actually 80 - not that anyone pays much attention to it

80 mph limit in Texas? There must be more Prius owners in that state than they are letting on.

 

[audreyh1]

Well, the speed limit out there is actually 80 - not that anyone pays much attention to it

Oops - forgot!

 

[audreyh1]

80 mph limit in Texas? There must be more Prius owners in that state than they are letting on.

That long stretch of I-10 is very light traffic even under normal conditions.

 

[REWahoo]

80 mph limit in Texas? There must be more Prius owners in that state than they are letting on.

That's a very windy part of the state. With a strong headwind can a Prius do 80?

 

[neihn]

We arrived in our hotel near Bakersfield CA, no need GPS tomorrow ;-) just I5 north home.

There are traffic on I-210 Pasadena CA, but not as bad as before. Overall, gas stations are great for rest stops, some rest areas are closed, but most are opened. We are glad that hotels stay open.

Thanks every one for chiming in.

 

[Another Reader]

We arrived in our hotel near Bakersfield CA, no need GPS tomorrow ;-) just I5 north home.

There are traffic on I-210 Pasadena CA, but not as bad as before. Overall, gas stations are great for rest stops, some rest areas are closed, but most are opened. We are glad that hotels stay open.

Thanks every one for chiming in.

LONG drive today!

 

[neihn]

LONG drive today!

Yes, long drive yesterday 14 hrs, today is 12.5 hrs.

Anticipate 13 hrs tomorrow to get home.

 

[Ready]

I live in Southern California and I have not heard of anyone talking about closing the interstates. Where is this coming from? We are still using our freeways to go grocery shopping. That would completely cripple us if they shut them down.

Other than some White House ramblings I have not heard of anyone seriously talking about implementing an interstate travel ban.

 

[NW-Bound]

There was a leak about them considering it. Of course, for planning purposes, you have to throw everything on the table. It is of course too early to implement an interstate travel ban.

On the other hand, Rhode Island police and National Guard have just erected roadblocks to check NY residents trying to escape from their state.

See: https://www.wpri.com/health/coronav...-up-checkpoint-to-stop-log-travelers-from-ny/.

 

[Ready]

There was a leak about them considering it. Of course, for planning purposes, you have to throw everything on the table. It is of course too early to implement an interstate travel ban.

On the other hand, Rhode Island police and National Guard have just erected roadblocks to check NY residents trying to escape from their state.

See: https://www.wpri.com/health/coronav...-up-checkpoint-to-stop-log-travelers-from-ny/.

They can tell everyone from New York to self quarantine for 14 days but actually trying to enforce it seems next to impossible. If those people need to get groceries are they really going to starve for 14 days?

 

[audreyh1]

I live in Southern California and I have not heard of anyone talking about closing the interstates. Where is this coming from? We are still using our freeways to go grocery shopping. That would completely cripple us if they shut them down.

Other than some White House ramblings I have not heard of anyone seriously talking about implementing an interstate travel ban.

I think a lot of assumptions are posted. They are usually qualified as assumptions, but it means more postings pointing out whether or not they are correct.

 

[audreyh1]

On the other hand, Rhode Island police and National Guard have just erected roadblocks to check NY residents trying to escape from their state.

See: https://www.wpri.com/health/coronav...-up-checkpoint-to-stop-log-travelers-from-ny/.

Escape from New York!

 

[Helen]

We arrived in our hotel near Bakersfield CA, no need GPS tomorrow ;-) just I5 north home.

There are traffic on I-210 Pasadena CA, but not as bad as before. Overall, gas stations are great for rest stops, some rest areas are closed, but most are opened. We are glad that hotels stay open.

Thanks every one for chiming in.

Good luck today and thanks for keeping us posted. At some point we are going to have to leave Palm Springs and drive back to Portland. I'm glad the gas stations and motels are still open.

Stay safe.

 

[neihn]

We arrived to our home in Portland. What an adventurous 4 days.
We are glad that it works out as planned.

Thanks everyone.

 

[Dtail]

We arrived to our home in Portland. What an adventurous 4 days.
We are glad that it works out as planned.

Thanks everyone.

Congrats.

 

[Time2]

The problem is I just sold the home .. hic hic...

Bring some documents to show that!

 

[KB]

Good to see you made it home.

 

[audreyh1]

I’m sure you’re relieved.

I’m also glad the interstates were open, unclogged, plenty of gas, no problems with rest areas or restrooms, as I expected it would be.

You must also have had decent driving weather to maintain those daily distances.

 

[Scrapr]

Welcome home. Now stay inside!

I think you brought the pump your own gas ability to Oregon. The Fire Marshall opened up the pumps for 2 weeks. Coincidence?