Florida to Phoenix by way of L.A.?
If you make it, you're certainly welcome to, er, crash on my couch!
Laura G. and Nigel
> Hi Spitophiles. This may a tad premature, but currently John Weber and I are
> romancing a deal for his ("my") 75 Spitfire. Nobody took him up on his deal
> last fall, so he's been holding the car for me as we look forward to nicer
> weather.
> Part of what made me decide to purchase the car was his claim that "This
> car will drive to Florida if need be." Because I (1) never grown up
> completely and (2) always love to play the outside odds, I instantly became
> entranced with the thought of flying to Portland and driving the car back to
> Phoenix just to see of ol' John was full of beans or not.
> Because I work weekends, my goal is to fly to Portland on Sunday or
> Monday and spread the 30-hour drive over a 3- or 4-day period so as to maybe
> catch a few sights and not damage my buttocks too terribly. This way, if the
> little beastie breaks down, I still have time to catch a bus or a plane back
> to Phoenix in order to handle my weekend contract.
> I am currently considering scheduling this birdbrained adventure for
> Feburary 4 thru 8, or (more probably) February 26 thru March 1...but may push
> it as far back as March 26 thru 29 if weather looks frightening. (or maybe
> August...)
> So why do I bring it up? Because I need some advice from you
> Northerners. There seem to be only two logical routes to follow: either I-84
> though Idaho, then I-15 through Utah to Las Vegas, and then Hwy 93 back to
> Phoenix... or else hotfoot it south on I-5 all the way to L.A. and then take
> I-10 east to Phoenix. The Oregon route looks more pictuesque on the map, but
> the California route strikes me as less snowy. Since I arrived at this
> opinion after looking at a road map, I could be completely off-base (which is
> why I'm looking for advice).
> In addition, I will probably be making this journey alone, so it would be
> nice to know if there are any Listers on either route who might wish to
> generously offer (a) a warm bed, or (b) SOS assistance in case of mechanical
> failure.
> Please contact me off-list if you wish to become a part of this
> foolishness. Thanks!
> Scott (and Hobbs, 77 Spit, who looks forward to adopting an older brother)
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