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FLORIDA TRIP This trip took me to the Sunshine State at a time of year when it starts to become very popular. During my Winter Break from college, I took this 11-day journey. Beginning Thursday, December 11, I drove on Interstate 44 to Wichita Falls, Texas, and clinched that interstate. From there, I took U.S. 287 to Fort Worth, then took a short jaunt to the west on Interstate 30 to get to Interstate 20. After that, I headed the other direction (east) on Interstate 20, and ended up in Terrell, Texas, on Day One. On Day Two, I drove to Alexandria, Louisiana, with a sidetrip to the Shreveport area to drive all of Interstate 220 and Louisiana 3132. The next day, I drove to Pensacola, Florida. After that, I made hotel stops in Tampa and Palm Bay, Florida. But that was only the first half of the trip. During the second half of the trip, I went to Charlotte and spend a couple nights there. After that, I finally headed towards home, but not before taking a bit of a deviation to drive all of Interstate 24. Planned trip route: Thursday, December 11 - Interstate 44 West --> U.S. 287 South --> Interstate 35W South --> Interstate 820 West/South --> Interstate 30 West --> Interstate 20 East --> Terrell, TX Motel 6 Friday, December 12 - Interstate 20 East --> Interstate 49 South --> LA 3132 East --> LA 3132 West/North --> Interstate 220 East --> Interstate 220 West --> LA 3132 South/East --> Interstate 49 South --> Alexandria, LA Motel 6 Saturday, December 13 - Interstate 49 South --> Interstate 10 East --> Pensacola, FL Motel 6 Sunday, December 14 - Interstate 10 East --> Interstate 75 South --> Interstate 4 West --> Tampa, FL Motel 6 Monday, December 15 - Interstate 4 East --> Interstate 75 South --> FL 826 South --> FL 836 East --> Interstate 95 South --> Interstate 95 North --> Palm Bay, FL Motel 6 Tuesday, December 16 - Interstate 95 North --> Interstate 16 East --> Interstate 16 West --> Interstate 75 South --> U.S. 80 West --> Macon, GA Motel 6 Wednesday, December 17 - Interstate 475 North --> Interstate 75 North --> Interstate 85 North Thursday, December 18 - Future Interstate 73/Interstate 74/Interstate 77 sidetrip Friday, December 19 - Interstate 85 South --> Business Loop I-85 South (Spartanburg) --> Interstate 85 South --> Interstate 285 West --> Interstate 75 North --> Interstate 24 West --> Murfreesboro, TN Motel 6 Saturday, December 20 - Interstate 24 West --> Interstate 57 South --> Interstate 55 South --> West Memphis, AR Motel 6 Sunday, December 21 - Interstate 40 West --> Interstate 240 West Day by day: Trip distance - 4,892 miles |