Moving a relative to South FL this weekend.....San Antonio to Ft. Myers.
IH-10 to IH-75....Not that I have a ton of extra time but is there anything that's a "must see" along the way besides my planned stops at all the Hooters Restaurants?

 

If you have any interest in drag racing, there's the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing right off I-75 in Ocala. He also has a separate classic car museum.

 

cool, thanks....to bad it's not a diesel drag museum!

 

Get some boiled peanuts while your out there.

 

if ya have time to drop down and go to Destin if ya never seen a white beach you can travel east on the coastal hwy to panama city . all the way east if you have time its much slower than 10 but real nice .go to Atchafaliacola and have some oysters mmmmmm

 

Joke? never tried them but I'll look for a bag.

 

No joke... they are good...

I'm going home (Okeechobee) in a few weeks... You'll like it there.

 

thanks...will have to load that in the gps along w/the 15 Hooters stops!

 

well, managed to hit 9/15 Hooters on the 1400 mile trip.
One notable difference was the miles per gallon calculated. 2003 Honda Accord w/new tires. The owner was going by the recommended tire pressure listed in the owners manual.. 30psi. From San Antonio to Pensacola we calculated 27-28 mpgs. When filling up and leaving Pensacola I thought the tires looked low on air, checked them and yep 30psi. After looking on the sidewall the max psi was listed @ 44psi. I increased psi to 40 and acheived 31-32 mpgs over the remaining trip to S. FL an increase of 4mpgs. IH-10 from SA to Tallahasse is pretty flat and hwy 19S from there is also pretty flat so I know it was not due to the terrain, speed was also the same @ 70-75mph. Just a real world example on how the tire pressure really can make a difference.