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6 States and 2753 Miles In 7 Days – A Road Trip In The United States

mrskapoor by mrskapoor
July 4, 2015
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I have always believed that the one thing everyone must aspire for is a driving trip across the United States, atleast once in a lifetime. It’s an experience to die for, what with the diversity in each state across the country. It is a unique and beautiful drive whether you are driving past a city or the country-side. I can promise every road you take will be an unforgettable experience. Just like the recent road trip that Desh and I undertook. We travelled 2753 miles across 6 states during our 7 day vacation. Though in reality the number of miles was much more as we did a lot of driving around in the cities we visited. Here’s a quick account of four of our major drives along with the maps of each drive.

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1st leg – Atlanta to Miami: The first leg of the journey was from home in Atlanta in Georgia State all the way down south to Miami in Florida. We covered a distance of 694 miles in 12 hours. The driving distance is actually 10 hours and 16 minutes as per Google maps; we took a little over 12 hours to drive since we took pit stops for natural reasons. This was one of the most beautiful drives of my life and very special indeed. Not only was my husband at the wheel but we landed in Miami just as the clock struck 12 and we brought in our anniversary. The weather was just perfect and the hues in the skies were mesmerising. This drive calls for an independent write-up and I will talk about in detail soon. For now I would just like to say that Desh and I experienced the most beautiful rainbow we both had ever seen in our lives. It is really difficult to express in words what the semi-circle of seven colours did to us.

1stleg

2nd leg – Miami to Pensacola: After spending two days at the Ritz Carlton in Miami, we headed towards Pensacola in Florida. It is a white sands beach place that has fascinated us for a while and we finally made it there. The drive was within Florida itself and as per Google maps it was a 9 hour 22 minutes distance. For some reason we covered it in 10 hours despite the couple of stops we took majorly for food. We reached Pensacola at a decent hour – about 9.30 pm, as we also earned an extra hour since we moved from EST to CST time zone. The drive was fantastic wherein we encountered picturesque vistas throughout, and ofcourse Bollywood music from the yesteryears kept us entertained the whole time. For some weird reason, both Desh and I prefer Hindi music and that’s what we kept listening to throughout the drive. The highlight of our stay at Pensacola was the day spent at the beach as well as the bed-and-breakfast place that we stayed at. Just a mention of the lake house we were at is like doing grave injustice to the marvellous property and I am going to write about it in another blog post.

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3rd leg – Pensacola to Houston: We drove towards Houston in Texas after spending a couple of days at Pensacola. With a distance of 560 miles to be covered, this was our shortest drive and we made it to Sugarland in Houston in a record time of 9 hours, just a little more than what Google maps suggests (8 hours 18minutes). This drive was a pretty terrifying one. It was raining heavily for nearly 3 hours somewhere towards half way. That not only slowed us down but also scared the daylights out of us as there was a point where we couldn’t see beyond 2 – 3 feet ahead of us, the rains were so torrential. The speeds with which people drive here because of the high speed limits on the highways can be really daunting when the weather is so bad. The only respite at times is the red lights of the vehicles ahead of you which kind of give you some direction, but only if you are lucky enough to see so much ahead of you, as people don’t drive bumper to bumper out here. We drove through Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana on our way to Texas. Four states in one single drive. I so wanted to stop by at New Orleans and visit the lovely city once again, but ofcourse we didn’t have too much time.

3rd leg

 

4th leg – Houston to Atlanta: Two days in Houston and we were back on the road for the longest drive of the trip – a distance of 843 miles. The 13 hour drive as per Google maps turned into a nightmarish 16 hours due to the pathetic traffic jams on the way. The GPS also took us through some cities to cut short the driving time, but unfortunately we hit tonnes of traffic especially in a Baton Rouge, Louisiana which caused a delay of over two hours. We drove through Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia. Though this drive was fun, it made us miserable due to our own mistake. And it was also a big learning for us. We left Houston pretty late, at about 12 pm which itself made us late in the first place, and the remaining damage was done by the traffic and slow moving cars due to heavy rains. I wasn’t even too well and Desh kept asking me to sleep for a while. But that would have been inhuman and unfair on him because after a point it becomes very difficult to keep awake at the wheel. I tried my best not to close my eyes, but after 1 am I couldn’t really control my sleep. We put on loud music and started singing aloud to keep ourselves awake. Ofcourse, constant eating of candy and gum also did the trick. But on an honest note, this one was a complete nightmare. Desh refused to take a break and stay somewhere else. All we both could visualise was our comfortable bed at home so that we could sleep peacefully whatever time it took. Am sure a lot of people would say it was foolish to drive so much at such an hour. There were times when there was no car in sight for nearly 75 – 100 miles and it did petrify me. But my superman husband just kept driving. And finally at 4.15 am we were in the safe confines of our house.

Phew!!! Wasn’t that cool? 🙂

final leg

 

This trip brought us closer to nature than ever before. I was always a big fan of the skies because of my passion for flying. But sitting in the car the whole time I kept looking at the wonders of nature – the hypnotic skies, the enthralling waters, spellbinding greens. It was very difficult to keep clicking in the moving car, but I have tried my best to capture as much of the beauty as I could. Not sharing it would be a criminal waste, so I finally started using my Instagram account that I had opened with so much hesitation earlier. Do make time to check out some of the pictures I have posted there already; and someday in the near future I will also take you through a virtual tour of the skies I captured in all the 6 states.

Tags: AlabamaFloridaGeorgiaHoustonLouisianaMiamiMississippimurderNew OrleansPensacolaRitz CarltonSouth BeachSugarlandTexasUnited States
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Comments 42

  1. Purba Chakraborty says:
    6 years ago

    Wow dear! Loved reading about your road trip. It’s true that road trips brings us closer to Nature. I have seen some of your pictures in Instagram. Will stay tuned to Drishti for a virtual tour of the skies that you have captured in all the 6 states 🙂

    Reply
    • Archana Kapoor says:
      6 years ago

      Thanks Purba… soon 🙂 hugs! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Maitreni Mishra says:
    6 years ago

    Marvelous indeed… quite a detailed road tour, you’ve brought me one step closer to nature 🙂

    Reply
    • Archana Kapoor says:
      6 years ago

      I am glad Maitreni 🙂 Thanks sweetheart 🙂

      Reply
  3. Abhijit Ray says:
    6 years ago

    United States is made for
    road trips. Roads are good. Gas is cheap. Cars can be rented in one city and
    deposited in another, in other end of the country. Accommodation is affordable
    in motels and food is inexpensive, unless one is eating French.Who can ask for
    anything more?

    Reply
    • Archana Kapoor says:
      6 years ago

      Absolutely Abhijit sir… 🙂 Road trips are really cool here 🙂

      Reply
  4. Teny says:
    6 years ago

    One day, I will do this; in my dreams 😀

    Reply
    • Archana Kapoor says:
      6 years ago

      Why dreams Teny? I am sure someday there will be a blogging event in the big apple and you will be invited 🙂 howzzat?

      Reply
      • Teny says:
        6 years ago

        Even events in North India don’t do that to me. Impossible 😀

        Reply
  5. DEESHANI BATRA (DB) says:
    6 years ago

    That is so tempting. I hope I get such an opportunity atleast once in my life time 😀

    Reply
    • Archana Kapoor says:
      6 years ago

      Am sure you will…. fingers crossed Deeshani… 🙂
      Thanks for stopping by… 🙂

      Reply
  6. Ashish Kumar says:
    6 years ago

    adventurous journey along with this adventurous is awesome… well I felt that I was travelling on these places while reading the post…

    Reply
    • Archana Kapoor says:
      6 years ago

      Hey that’s nice of you to say Ashish, makes me feel good! Thanks so much 🙂

      Reply
  7. Amit Agarwal says:
    6 years ago

    You’re almost a Yankee now 🙂 🙂

    Reply
    • Archana Kapoor says:
      6 years ago

      Well, I would guess I have some more miles to go Amitji :-p LOL
      Thanks a ton… 🙂

      Reply
  8. Swati N says:
    6 years ago

    Ohh how cool …but i think the roads are awesome there and driving is such a breeze …. i remember we were on a road trip for 2 days and 3 states 🙂

    http://thetalesofatraveler.com/2015/07/04/kek-lok-si-temple-penang/

    Reply
    • Archana Kapoor says:
      6 years ago

      Welcome to Drishti Swati 🙂 Yep, you are right… road trips are simply awesome here 🙂

      Reply
  9. debajyotighosh says:
    6 years ago

    Yes, that was cool! Now, start writing those independent posts which you promised here.

    You know what? You should actually publish a book someday. Your readers connect with you. I mean, I was getting scared while reading about your drive through the rain :).

    Reply
    • Archana Kapoor says:
      6 years ago

      I am on it dada…
      you are very generous with your words… thank you so much… God willing and if people still tolerate me, someday I will 🙂 Thanks a tonne… 🙂

      Reply
  10. Mridula Dwivedi says:
    6 years ago

    Happy for you but where are the pictures? 😀

    Reply
    • Archana Kapoor says:
      6 years ago

      On their way Mridula :-p Cheers 🙂

      Reply
  11. Sri Kri says:
    6 years ago

    Belated Wedding Anniversary wishes.
    Waiting for your upcoming posts.

    Reply
    • Archana Kapoor says:
      6 years ago

      Thank you Sri… very soon buddy! 🙂

      Reply
  12. sreedhar Bhattaram says:
    6 years ago

    A Great Road Trip in US.. Appears very interesting even though we could see some these Places only going there on flight..

    Reply
    • Archana Kapoor says:
      6 years ago

      It indeed was sir… Thank you 🙂

      Reply
  13. Ruchi Chopra says:
    6 years ago

    Amzinggggggggg…..next time take me with you guys 😀 😀 loved this post…
    memorable indeed…my banjaran soul crave for such road trip <3…One of our memorable trip was from CA to LA, SD, Utah, Nevada, Arizona….we took this trip before shifting our base to Ohio….

    Reply
    • Archana Kapoor says:
      6 years ago

      Ah my!!! you are here… we need to speak Ruchi… please inbox me your number and I’ll call…
      and yes, let’s do a trip together sometime… 🙂 That will be awesome!!!! 🙂 Hugs!

      Reply
  14. sachin prabhu says:
    6 years ago

    Amazing 😀 waiting for pictures 🙂

    Reply
    • Archana Kapoor says:
      6 years ago

      Hi Sachin, thank you so much. Pictures coming up soon 🙂

      Reply
  15. Santosh says:
    6 years ago

    Must have been a great experience. Looking forward to the follow up posts and all the photos 🙂

    Reply
    • Archana Kapoor says:
      6 years ago

      It sure was… and we are all set for another one this weekend 🙂

      Btw – one is already up… here is the link 🙂 enjoy…

      http://drishti.co/2015/07/17/atlanta-to-miami-in-12-hours/

      Reply
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  17. The Untourists says:
    6 years ago

    I love road trips myself and a long trip through USA has been a dream. What car did you use?

    Reply
    • Archana Kapoor says:
      6 years ago

      Hi Param – welcome to Drishti. You must do it and you are very welcome to come stay with us in Atlanta whenever you visit. 🙂 We used our SUV – the Toyota RAV4
      Cheers and do keep stopping by… 🙂

      Reply
      • The Untourists says:
        5 years ago

        Thanks! That’s sweet of you to offer 🙂

        Reply
  18. sadhvi says:
    6 years ago

    must be very interesting .waiting for pics

    Reply
    • Archana Kapoor says:
      6 years ago

      It was absolutely amazing Sadhvi… http://drishti.co/2015/07/17/atlanta-to-miami-in-12-hours/
      you can check out some of the pictures in this post…
      Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you on Drishti often… 🙂

      Reply
  19. Anunoy Samanta says:
    6 years ago

    “there was no car in sight for nearly 75 – 100 miles”- I would think in such case that I missed the right diversion :-/
    What a trip you had Archana! Cheers :-))

    Reply
    • Archana Kapoor says:
      6 years ago

      Hi Anunoy… Happy to see you on Drishti… LOL.. the GPS keeps telling you that the path is the right one… difficult to lose your way these days buddy!
      Thanks for the comment and do keep visiting us often… Cheers 🙂

      Reply
  20. Anoop says:
    6 years ago

    US is a good place with a lot of country sides, same as Europe. Just going through the pictures now 🙂

    Reply
    • Archana Kapoor says:
      6 years ago

      Yep Anoop… driving is a lot of fun here, just like Europe… If you like road trips, you must make a trip here 🙂 Cheers and welcome to Drishti my friend…

      Reply
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