The "any iron butt'ers here?" thread gave me an idea. Need some voices of experience
I really appreciated that thread- not because I have, or ever had, the urge to do an IB but because it's maybe solved a problem for me. Because of a medical concern (my wife, not me) my usual three week trip with my son will be shortened to about 10 days. we were originally going to try the great river route south however far- we kinda ditched that idea-Three weeks was plenty of time- ten days is pushing it. the straightest route to the Mississippi from upstate NY is like 1067 miles. BUT if we put 800-1000 miles at each end of the trip. that'll leave us 7-8 days to explore the river...maybe down one side and up the other or diagonal home from south. We usually avoid interstates but this could salvage our original idea- we just use the interstate for it's intended purpose- get from here to there quickly. So one question that comes to mind is how much does that 800-1000 take out of you...I mean after a good nights sleep are you good to travel- enjoy the actual vacation as it were? I'm old he's young we're both in decent shape. I've done maybe 650-700 mile days but that included secondary roads and late starts (LOL). Any thoughts? Sitting at my computer I just go-"yeah 1000 miles day one and ten" as if saying is as easy as doing. Am I crazy? wait- let me rephrase that- all things being equal does that seem viable, caveats? thoughts?
I really appreciated that thread- not because I have, or ever had, the urge to do an IB but because it's maybe solved a problem for me. Because of a medical concern (my wife, not me) my usual three week trip with my son will be shortened to about 10 days. we were originally going to try the great river route south however far- we kinda ditched that idea-Three weeks was plenty of time- ten days is pushing it. the straightest route to the Mississippi from upstate NY is like 1067 miles. BUT if we put 800-1000 miles at each end of the trip. that'll leave us 7-8 days to explore the river...maybe down one side and up the other or diagonal home from south. We usually avoid interstates but this could salvage our original idea- we just use the interstate for it's intended purpose- get from here to there quickly. So one question that comes to mind is how much does that 800-1000 take out of you...I mean after a good nights sleep are you good to travel- enjoy the actual vacation as it were? I'm old he's young we're both in decent shape. I've done maybe 650-700 mile days but that included secondary roads and late starts (LOL). Any thoughts? Sitting at my computer I just go-"yeah 1000 miles day one and ten" as if saying is as easy as doing. Am I crazy? wait- let me rephrase that- all things being equal does that seem viable, caveats? thoughts?