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Am I nuts for wanting to drive cross-country to my new home? It should take 4-5 days to go from coast to coast.

Posted by howie (aka howie) Aug 25 '19, 19:51

I was looking forward to it until about 20 minutes ago when I realized that if I leave on Tuesday, I will still be on the road when Labor Day hits. Am I going to have an issue finding hotel rooms starting on Friday?

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destinations can get full on Labor day weekend, but middle of nowhere rest stops not so much. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 25, 23:05
Yes, but many an adventure started with that question. -- nm - . Aug 25, 21:22
Stop at the small towns. Should be any number of roadside motels. My favorites are pretty much too close except maybe the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook. - Meg Aug 25, 20:09
how will your car get there, otherwise? -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 25, 20:00 4
- People told me to have the car transported or sell it and get a new one on the other end. I didn't want to do either. - howie Aug 25, 20:03 3
  - what route east? if it's 10 you can also go route 66 part of the way. there are fun stops all along it -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 25, 20:06 2
    - Umm, Rt.66 is I-40 (to Oklahoma City) not I-10. -- nm - Meg Aug 25, 22:05
    - I was going to take I-10 all the way, but now I'm thinking I should avoid the gulf coast during the holiday weekend. nm - howie Aug 25, 20:12
Do. It. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Aug 25, 19:56
I road tripped down the Pacific Coast Highway Labor Day week 6 or 7 years ago, had no problem finding hotels with open rooms except 1 night. - Cuzzin Todd Aug 25, 19:54 3
- You got sunburned -- nm - Bacon Aug 25, 20:50 1
  - Well I WAS driving a Mustang convertible. ;) -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 26, 05:23
- Your IM is an excellent suggestion! I feel better now. Thanks. Nm - howie Aug 25, 20:01
Question 1: No. Do it. Question 2: Potentially, yes. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 25, 19:52 2
- AirBnB, campsites ... swinger couples ... I'm sure there's some way to find a place to stay at night. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 25, 20:02 1
  - Seems extreme. You never get the camp fire smell out of your clothes - Epiphany Aug 25, 20:12

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Am I nuts for wanting to drive cross-country to my new home? It should take 4-5 days to go from coast to coast.

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