We made it (barely).

"mazda616" (mazda616) 10/05/2019 at 21:07 • Filed to: Vacation

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Just drove from our home in western Kentucky to Navarre Beach, Florida. What was supposed to be a 9.5 hour drive turned into a (literal) 12 hour misadventure of seemingly endless stop-and-go traffic and typical Alabama heat. The car read 102° while we were stuck on I-65.

My anxiety was ridiculous the whole way, with the traffic grating on my nerves for hours.

We had the A/C blasting and the trunk loaded down with a week’s worth of luggage (which is a lot when you have a toddler on board). And, we still averaged 31.4 miles-per-gallon! Not too shabby, considering the times we weren’t stopped, we were going 80 or so.

Left home at 6:30 A.M. and arrived here at 6:42 P.M. I need a drink.

wafflesnfalafel > mazda616 10/05/2019 at 21:35

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does that hotel have a dolphin sculpture!?

(alcohol is scientifically proven to mitigate traffic induced stress)

PowderHound > wafflesnfalafel 10/05/2019 at 21:36

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Too pointy. That’s gotta be a swordfish 

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > mazda616 10/05/2019 at 21:38

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Keeping the miles  off the Highlander, eh?

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > mazda616 10/05/2019 at 21:39

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Left Kalamazoo at 9 this morning with my 2-year old. Arrived my sister in laws in Williamsport PA where my wife already was, 9 PM. G&T time.

mazda616 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 10/05/2019 at 23:06

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Correct!

mazda616 > PowderHound 10/05/2019 at 23:10

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Yes. It’s a swordfish and my son was afraid of it and refused to get out of the car.

PowderHound > mazda616 10/06/2019 at 01:17

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That’s hilarious! Sorry if your kid was traumatized though

mazda616 > PowderHound 10/06/2019 at 07:59

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He got over it pretty quickly, but I thought it was funny, too.