AV here we come!

Here's our cross country itinerary:

DAY 1 (12/27)

From: Los Angeles, CA approx. noon

drive: 265 mi - about 4 hours to Las Vegas

NIGHT 1
Las Vegas arrive about 6:00
Excalibur Hotel

DAY 2 (12/28)

leave Las Vegas about 2:00

From: Las Vegas, NV to Grand Canyon Village, AZ

277 mi - about 4 hours 31 mins, arrive about 7:00

NIGHT 2
Grand Canyon Yavapai lodge on the canyon rim

DAY 3 (12/29)

Grand Cyn all day, leave 5:00 pm

NIGHT 3
drive back down to Flagstaff

92.7 mi - about 1 hour 41 mins, arrive 7:00 pm
couchsurf

DAY 4 (12/30) Leave Flagstaff 9 am ,

520 mi - about 7 hours 44 mins to Roswell, NM

pitstop: Petrified Forest National Park, 1 hour detour - scenic drive

NIGHT 4
Roswell, NM, arrive approx. 9:00 pm

Motel 6?

DAY 5 (12/31) leave Roswell, NM 9 am

drive 103 mi - about 2 hours 9 mins to Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM

arrive by 1:30 pm (last tour 2:00)

leave Carlsbad 4:00

155 mi - about 2 hours 51 mins, arrive Fort Stockton, TX
NIGHT 5 New Year's Eve
Hotel ?

DAY 6 (1/1)

leave Fort Stockton, TX leave 8 am

drive 506 mi - about 7 hours 5 minsto Houston, TX

NIGHT 6 1/1 Houston arrive about 5:00

hotel?

DAY 7 (1/2) leave Houston, TX, 9 am

348 mi - about 5 hours 22 mins

To:New Orleans, LA arrive about 3:00

NIGHT 7 NOLA
stay with old friend John Fitzgerald

DAY 8 (1/3) NOLA

leave about 2:00

Drive:468 mi - about 7 hours 2 mins

To:Atlanta, GA, arrive about 10 pm

NIGHT 8
Atlanta, GA

stay with homeschool friends the Carsons?

DAY 9 (1/4) explore Atlanta until after lunch,

leave for Asheville 2:00

Drive:208 mi - about 3 hours 35 mins

arrive Asheville, NC about 6:00

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