Date:         Tue, 10 Dec 2002 20:00:25 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: doors blown off??
Comments: To: populuxe <populuxe@EXECPC.COM>
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Not to worry, just drive steady at 65-70. Thats good enough.

I drove from Anchorage, Alaska to Birmingham, AL by myself in 7 days.
4,500 miles. Drove 12 hours a day. Made a point to be on the pavement at
6 am and pulling into a campground at 6 pm. Worked out good. Average
speed 53.57 mph. Slowest driving in Alaska and on the Alaska Highway
through Canada, fastest in the states. Drove straight down out of Canada
into Great Falls, MT on down into Denver and swung East on I-70 then cut
down through OK. City and picked up I-40 to Memphis, then down US 78 to
Birmingham, Alabama. Nobody blew me off the road or shot me the bird.

It was a good trip

So go for it - on the Interstate.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

populuxe wrote:
> i am contemplating a trip from wisconsin to florida this winter in our
> westfalia multi-van. we have traveled 10k trouble free(wbx)miles so far,
> but mainly short trips and the "back roads" as much as possible. if i
> plan a route should we avoid the interstate? i feel comfortable doing
> 65-70 but don't want to be a  long haul nuisance. would it be better to
> take the older hi-ways(41)?
> i don't mind getting flashed doing 65 in the right lane, i actually
> enjoy it, but 50+ road hours of this could be a bit much.
>
> thanks,
> chris
>