Texas to Daytona trip


Silverbullitt

GT Owner
Mar 3, 2006
1,760
Lago Vista, TX
Spirit and I discussed leaving on the 25th, stopping east of Houston possibly Beaumont then on to Pensacola for day two. Daytona by the 27th. Anyone know decent stopping points?
 

fjpikul

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I'll have Mike Mosing con tact you.
 

Mike Mosing

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I'll have Mike Mosing con tact you.

Planning on getting to Daytona on the 28th. I'll be in Destin till then if y'all want to hook up early.
 

beckertb

GT Owner
Nov 29, 2006
509
Beaumont, TX
Not any really great stopping points.........if you want to drop by the house I can house you and the cars for the night..........

ben
 

Tomcat

GT Owner
Spirit and I discussed leaving on the 25th, stopping east of Houston possibly Beaumont then on to Pensacola for day two. Daytona by the 27th. Anyone know decent stopping points?
Stop by the Naval Aviation Museum. There is a plaque behind the Cubi O'club Bar (inside the museum) with my name on it.
 

TO AWSUM

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Niceville FL
Besides the Naval Av Museum in Pensacola, there is a car museum on your I-10 route on the east side of Tallahassee (about 3 hrs from Pensacola). There are also things of interest in Gainesville on I-65 (about 6 hrs from Pensacola).
 

Silverbullitt

GT Owner
Mar 3, 2006
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Lago Vista, TX
I mean hotels that are GT friendly for the run. I'm going to check with a client in Beaumont to see if there is a decent place there.
 

texas mongrel

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Houston Texas
Chris, we arrive Daytona on the 28th so was planning on not leaving Houston til the 26/27th. How many miles per day are you guys planning? NOLA would be a great stopover, or Lake Charles if you don't want to drive too many miles a day. Beaumont for you and Fred is only five-ish hours
 

Matt

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Jan 27, 2012
126
Tampa, FL
You could check out Wakulla Springs. Considering the lack of options in the area it's pretty nice with lots of history. I stayed at Wakulla Springs Lodge on a trip to see the annual Monarch butterfly migration a few months ago. It's right on the coast with lots of scenery and a beautiful state park nearby called Ochlockonee River State Park. There's also St. Mark's River State Park.

Outside of that, there's this billboard in Perry, FL facing South on US19. Welcome to Florida :facepalm:
 

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steved57

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I'm most likely going to leave here (East Texas) on Tuesday the 26th and would like to hook up with you guys somewhere along the way

Chris, we arrive Daytona on the 28th so was planning on not leaving Houston til the 26/27th. How many miles per day are you guys planning? NOLA would be a great stopover, or Lake Charles if you don't want to drive too many miles a day. Beaumont for you and Fred is only five-ish hours
 

texas mongrel

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Beau Rivage in Biloxi is kinda sorta half way between Houston and Daytona. If you like high class trashy, its great
 

Spirit

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If you like high class trashy, its great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpKUFXHxJa8 :cheers :facepalm: :biggrin :lol :eek :thumbsup
 

fjpikul

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Ha ha, wish I was traveling with you trashy guys.
 

steved57

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kilgore tx
Ha ha, wish I was traveling with you trashy guys.

Yeah me too Frank as you would fit right in
 

Mike Mosing

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:lolWhat????? Pikul flying and I'm driving????? Wow how times have changed. :lol
 

fjpikul

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Unfortunately, I have to come from Temple so I cannot get home and drive down. Have to be at work.
 

texas mongrel

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Houston Texas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpKUFXHxJa8 :cheers :facepalm: :biggrin :lol :eek :thumbsup

Fred, it speaks volumes that you immediately knew what song to put up. Having just returned from four days in Vegas, I am officially upgrading the Beau Rivage to five-star elegance and class
 

Spirit

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Fred, it speaks volumes that you immediately knew what song to put up.

:facepalm: Product of a misspent youth and spending too much time in those Hill Country roadhouses.:cheers
 

ByeEnzo

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Unfortunately, I have to come from Temple so I cannot get home and drive down. Have to be at work.

I'm like Frankie…going to fly in and out. Would love another long drive in the GT, but work get's in the way. See you guys in late Jan.