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the first time we went the faster way--across the state, make a right at Indiana, down through Chattanooga, Atlanta and Florida. We did that i believe in like 16 hours, so it was 2 days. we also stopped at the Fred Behr museum in Florida, got some fresh fruit from a stand in GA, saw Museum Replicas in Atlanta. Ate at the nicest little place, in Florida.
on the way back the construction on that route was so awful, we went off the interstate and did back roads. took lots longer but saw the countryside and had a blast! it was dbf's first trip with us and my very bright daughter said we should take him to see "how he traveled." lucky for him, he is a laid back traveler, none of that "point A is 432 miles from Point B and we can do that is 4hours and 15 minutes. no stopping for nothing!" (can you guess what kind of traveler her dad is? )
last time we also went in December with a packed car. bff was incharge of that part. she ignored the advice of a passporter and AAA. Basically she took us diagonally across the state to the bootheel of MO (a very long, twisty trip) Memphis to Birmingham was done in the rain. good bbq was had somewhere. no stopping to look at fun stuff. on the way back, she decided to go to Louisianna and make a right! we got to louisianna the morning after they had snow! ate in a wonderful place called Jams (local places are so much more fun than chain resturants)and stopped in Enid MS. took all of the two days to get home. but we did get to listen to all 10 of the cds of music i put together for the trip!
this time is dbf and me. we will pack some food so we don't have to eat in resturants much. if we see something cool, we will stop. however i just read a news story about GA closing rest stops to save money. that puts a crimp in the plan but we'll be fine. we'll let you know about the trip down when we see you in disney!
More than excited today that I can officially check the 15 day forecast on accuweather!!!!!! Also got more xmas gifts bought, and YES even wrapped (well bagged). The suitcase is a little more full too...
AccuWeather.com gives you a 15 day forecast. Right now it only goes through Dec 8 but it says Dec 4 - hi, 65 lo, 44: Dec 5 - hi, 64 lo, 50: Dec 6 - hi, 69 lo, 53: Dec 7 - hi, 70 lo, 51: and Dec 8 - hi, 69 lo, 49. All days are cloudy with a few partly cloudy's thrown in there. Sounds pretty nice to me!!!
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i can really enjoy that weather! its time to do the final repacking of the suitcases! all that will have to be done later is to put the last minute items into the small bag--underwear, meds, that sort of thing. we plan to "picnic" most meals on the road except for a minor change. the morning we leave we shall stop at IHOP and have breakfast and get coffee. dbf doesn't drink much coffee but he loves their coffee. so we shall take the thermas in and get coffee for the road.
still trying for Tony's on Dec 7, but so far no luck. looks like CS for us. however, he did mention that he would like to try Fulton's so I got lunch there on the 9th, followed by dinner at Raglan Rd.
any one have any thoughts on Fulton's? I've read the reviews on All Ears and all that.i just wondered if any one has actually eaten there.
still trying for Tony's on Dec 7, but so far no luck. looks like CS for us. however, he did mention that he would like to try Fulton's so I got lunch there on the 9th, followed by dinner at Raglan Rd.
any one have any thoughts on Fulton's? I've read the reviews on All Ears and all that.i just wondered if any one has actually eaten there.
I heard outstanding reviews for it on the DisUnplugged podcast.
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We used to eat there every trip on our first day. My SiL & BiL love the crab legs! I am not much for seafood (I'm getting better though) so I'd eat something else - I always got a HUGE portion, but it was good.
alrighty then! suitcases all packed--except for that last night stuff. tomorrow, i'll call to recheck my adrs. the online thing never seems to work for me. did my on-line resort check-in. lordy, i know i've packed too much but can't decide what to leave home. the weather looks all over the place, but not as cold as last year. however, it still has time to change. or is florida like missouri? our weather changes all the time.
Thing about accuweather is the "accu" part doesn't always apply til closer to the date. Already, the 11th, which yesterday was going to be in the 80's, now is showers with a high of 63/low 43. 10th is still 82/55. The 12th shows partly sunny 63/46. That's more my comfort zone!
the only time i've been to disney and had rain was during the summer and it was always a 30 downpour and done for the day. is that december rains also or are they more of the whole day type thing we get here?
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Basically she took us diagonally across the state to the bootheel of MO (a very long, twisty trip) Memphis to Birmingham was done in the rain. good bbq was had somewhere. no stopping to look at fun stuff. on the way back, she decided to go to Louisianna and make a right! we got to louisianna the morning after they had snow! ate in a wonderful place called Jams (local places are so much more fun than chain resturants)and stopped in Enid MS. took all of the two days to get home. but we did get to listen to all 10 of the cds of music i put together for the trip!
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, But i hope it is a magical trip for you and Dbf . 
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