The Drive

I know it's a few weeks away, but I'm anal...and a planner.  Maybe a little too much of a planner, because I have recently been looking at my upcoming drive to Gainesville, plotting my course, calculating where to fill up/spend the night, etc.

So, here's the route...

In case you are wondering, that's 2,221 miles of freeways, highways, and byways.  I have never driven that far before.  Google says it's going to take 36 hours.

So, like I said, I've been trying to figure out how far I can go on a tank of gas so that I know where to stop to fill up.  I went through and calculated each leg on Google Maps, adjusted distances, found nearby cities, blah, blah, blah.  It wasn't hard, but it took me a little bit of time.

Then I decided to see if there was a website out there that would tell me where I could find the cheapest gas.  Turns out there is.  www.gasbuddy.com.  So, I started working my way through each city I would be stopping in to find the best gas prices.  After 5 cities, I discover that the website has this very handy tool.  A freakin trip cost calculator!  That does just what I had been doing manually over a couple nights!  Seriously internet.  Is there anything you can't do??

Put in your starting point, destination, car year, make, and model and it spits out this little guy.

How cool is that?  I think I'll have to have a cooler stocked with highly caffeinated beverages and make plenty of stops to stretch...but I really love road trips.  I love to drive.  I love the open road.  It gives you a lot of time to just clear your head and think.  Plus, there's not much better way to see the country.