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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]OP, I would play it by ear. Your stop if you make one does not need to be a destination, just something clean, safe, and comfortable right off the highway. [/b]You can find it on the way if you decide you need to stop. Just see how you are feeling and make a game day decision.

When I was a kid my parents routinely did a 17-hr drive with no stops. They would pull off at a rest area and sleep for a few hours, then finish in the morning. That was insane, but they had no money, and that's what they did.

As an adult, I've routinely down 8 hrs as a day trip, and I think 10 would be fine. 13 is a lot, but it's entirely possible. But again, I say, don't decide now. Just see how it's going.[/quote]

I highly discourage this. The last time I did this -- driving from New Orleans to DC -- it was a disaster. When I decided to stop, there were no rooms available. Drove to the next place with motels, nothing available. There was some big kids sports thing going on or something, and everything was booked for a good couple of hours. I ended up driving until like 2am exhausted and pissed off.

Much better to reserve something and avoid this problem. [/quote]

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