Off to Naples, FL

Flying down May 9.  Driving my mom's car back to Indy after dropping her off at the airport to fly back home on May 11.

Took some convincing and the docs putting her on O2 24/7 for her and Roger to agree to flying.

Tell ya what… that Cadillac Sedan DeVille is gonna be flying' too…  Last solo road trip like this (alone) was 2001, when I did the spring break baseball road trip following my son's Butler baseball team, his senior year of college.  Was hoping the Braves would be home for a game that night… make that my first day's destination.  Old dudes like me, we don't do 18 hr drives anymore.  Or at least this one doesn't.

Yeah I am with you there Kurt

I think even Sammy Hagar will tell us that he means he can't drive more than a couple hours now that he is over 55 (ok he is over 65 now)

I'm still recovering from the 8 hr trip to ocean isle NC last week, hate driving anymore. Hell my mom wants to go over Tampa to the horse track, 2 hrs away, still haven't been there.

You guys are a bunch of wimps when it comes to driving. And I'm the old fart here, having just turned 69.

I hope I can still drive to the post office when I am 69

Btw when was this 69th annual (since you don't have it listed here)

BlueShoes1 wrote:You guys are a bunch of wimps when it comes to driving.  And I'm the old fart here, having just turned 69.

I hear ya… BUT. At 69 you can shit or piss yourself and no one thinks twice about it. A young strong dude like me… I can't get away with it. I have to stop and recharge the batteries.

I drove 170 to 190 miles every day for 18 years, for 3 years I drove from Baltimore to Manhattan 5 days a week to deliver checks from all the MD banks for processing.

Just lost all interest in driving.

cravnravn wrote:I drove 170 to 190 miles every day for 18 years, for 3 years I drove from Baltimore to Manhattan 5 days a week to deliver checks from all the MD banks for processing.

Just lost all interest in driving.

Around here you drive that far to go to the store

Back when I worked for a few places in the 80's and 90's I would drive 40 mile round trip to work and then drive to jobs all over he county and that would be just like a UPS driver......except we had to work when we stopped driving

These days I only leave the Kingdom once or twice a month.....saves on gas money for sure

And let's not forget when I lived in pa and worked in Baltimore, 42 miles one way and every mile was back roads, no highways where I lived.

Well, that was a smooth trip.  Made it to Atlanta the first day (620 mi) then finished up the other 560 today.  No tickets or incidents.  Good to be home.
I75 to Cinci, then I74 into Indy. Simple stuff.

Riding on Amtrak doesn't sound like it is always fun either.

At least through Philly

Hope you brought the spf 50 Kurt, you're gonna need it.

cravnravn wrote:Hope you brought the spf 50 Kurt, you're gonna need it.

No shit... it was hotter than hell. The dashboard thermometer said between 92-98 outside the entire day heading N on I75 thru Florida... Hell, John, I was on the ground for 36 hrs. before driving home. No time to play, let alone get sunburned...

Yea man I forgot my hat and my Sun block the other day at work, top of the noggin got blistered. It doesn't take long down here.

We heading to Baltimore next week, flying into Philly. Norm you need to check out Frontier airlines, hell they fly direct into Orlando for 39 bucks. They get you with baggage fees but we travel light, so no fear there.

cravnravn wrote:Yea man I forgot my hat and my Sun block the other day at work, top of the noggin got blistered. It doesn't take long down here.

We heading to Baltimore next week, flying into Philly. Norm you need to check out Frontier airlines, hell they fly direct into Orlando for 39 bucks.  They get you with baggage fees but we travel light, so no fear there.

$39.... do they supply the arm-boards so you can flap your arms to help the jet along?

When I fly down I take Allegiant from Harrisburg to St. Pete/Clearwater. About a 45 minute drive on each end, it's non-stop. I have to check current prices but I'd guess around $125 each way including luggage.

BlueShoes1 wrote:When I fly down I take Allegiant from Harrisburg to St. Pete/Clearwater.  About a 45 minute drive on each end, it's non-stop.   I have to check current prices but I'd guess around $125 each way including luggage.

Don't they fly into Punta Gorda? 30 min N of Ft Meyers?

We also use allegiant air but for some reason they were not flying into Harrisburg from sanford on the dates we needed. That's ok when we land in Philly Friday morning on my drive south, I just might hit Delaware park

cravnravn wrote:We also use allegiant air but for some reason they were not flying into Harrisburg from sanford on the dates we needed. That's ok when we land in Philly Friday morning on my drive south, I just might hit Delaware park

Oh, sure. Your poor dear mother wants to try her luck at the casino, but no. Yet you can hit the ponies…

Happy anti-Mother's Day!

ColtsKurt wrote:

BlueShoes1 wrote:When I fly down I take Allegiant from Harrisburg to St. Pete/Clearwater.  About a 45 minute drive on each end, it's non-stop.   I have to check current prices but I'd guess around $125 each way including luggage.

Don't they fly into Punta Gorda?  30 min N of Ft Meyers?

Not out of Harrisburg. The Allegiant flights from Harrisburg to Florida go to Orlando/Sanford or Clearwater/St. Pete/Tampa (which is really St. Pete).

Ummm.......since you guys have so much free time how about you stopping by and mowing my lawn all summer?

BlueShoes1 wrote:

ColtsKurt wrote:

BlueShoes1 wrote:When I fly down I take Allegiant from Harrisburg to St. Pete/Clearwater.  About a 45 minute drive on each end, it's non-stop.   I have to check current prices but I'd guess around $125 each way including luggage.

Don't they fly into Punta Gorda?  30 min N of Ft Meyers?

Not out of Harrisburg.  The Allegiant flights from Harrisburg to Florida go to Orlando/Sanford or Clearwater/St. Pete/Tampa (which is really St. Pete).

Yes I know, we live 15 minutes to Sanford/Orlando my youngest always uses that flight to Harrisburg his buddies pick him up from Delta . pissed me off that allegiant canceled the direct flight to ocean city they canceled that flight last year.

ColtsKurt wrote:

cravnravn wrote:We also use allegiant air but for some reason they were not flying into Harrisburg from sanford on the dates we needed. That's ok when we land in Philly Friday morning on my drive south, I just might hit Delaware park

Oh, sure.  Your poor dear mother wants to try her luck at the casino, but no.  Yet you can hit the ponies…

Happy anti-Mother's Day!  

Philly to Delaware park 1 hr, and we are passing right by there to meet up with the kids. So cranked up for next Friday we vetting steamed crabs...