Hi,
I am planning a big road trip with my partner Joanne. We are flying from the UK to New York on the 10th of July. We will be staying there in the wellington for a week. Then, we will hire a car, and drive out of New York. Our Itinerary is:
10th New York. 7 days

17th Washington DC


18th Shenandoa, Virginia


19th Virginia Beach


20th Winston Salem, North Carolina


21st Nashville, Tennesse

23rd Memphis

25th Clarksdale, Mississippi

27th New Orleans

28th Houston

29th Dallas

31st Sweetwater, Texas

1st August - Roswell, New Mexico

2nd Lordsburg, New Mexico

3rd Gilabend, Arizona (Senoran Desert)

4th San Diego

7th Los Angeles

9th Pismo Beach

10th San francisco

12th Yosemite

14th Death Valley

15th Las Vegas

16th Needles, California

17th Grand Canyon

19th Lake Powell/Bryce

21st Salt Lake City

22nd Yellowstone

24th Badlands

25th Sioux Falls

26th La Crosse

27th Chicago

30th Cleveland

1st September - Pittsburgh

2nd Niagra

4th Syracause

5th Lake Placid

7th Salem

10th New york

The dates aren't set, we have 3 months to do all this in. Minus the flights and car hire we have about $9,000 - $10,000.
We do not plan on sleeping in anywhere close to luxury! Do you think this realistic? What will driving out of New York to Washington be like for first time drivers in the USA? We are 20 and 21. Joanne will be the main drive as she is 21, but I will take over some of the driving.

Thank you in advance for any help!
Lucy & Jo