Southwest RoadTrip (Merged from several threads)

[Mark Sedenquist]

Nashville to Dallas - I figure this will take about 10 hours, not too bad splitting it up with the other drivers. The great thing is once we get to Dallas we will be staying at a relatives for 2 days (2 days of rest).

All of the respondents have suggested that you are being far too optimistic about how fast you can cover distances. If you manage to drive between Nashville and Dallas and actually make it in less than 11.5 hours, I would be stunned. If you have a police escort and could control the driving delays, you might be able to cover this stretch in 10 hours, but I doubt it.

Austin to El Paso - I figured since we have the long resting days we will be up for it.

At about 575 miles, a reasonable day.

(i am still very concerned about where to stay here, the whole border town thing kind of irks me).

If you are going to roadtrip, it helps if you are willing to embrace risk. Non-risk trips can be had at any amusement park...

Somewhere in Arizona to San Diego - I figured we would take it easy with a 5 hour drive to finish it off. Not too bad.

Tucson to San Diego is 410 miles, and even with a police escort you would need a full 6.5 hours to cover this distance, a reasonable driving period would be a tad over seven hours.

Mark

[KingofJacks]

So this trip is going to be a challenge. All of these negative responses are very upsetting. I guess I will just have to wait and see what this trip brings. I cant wait to report back to everyone.

[Mark Sedenquist]

So this trip is going to be a challenge. All of these negative responses are very upsetting.

RoadTrips are, by their very nature, supposed to be challenging and exciting. We look forward to hearing about your adventure. I am closing this thread now, and will re-open it once you get out there and are able to share what you find.

Mark