Go for it ...

My wife and I took an Austin Healey Sprite on our honeymoon roadtrip ... talk about packing light.

We repeated that same trip for our 40th anniversary last year with the S ...

Don't forget your sunscreen and leave room for souvenirs!

We didn't take the tonnau cover and we put the top up every night for security and to keep the dew off the seats.

When the trunk was full ... she knew any more nick-nacks would be on her lap the rest of the trip.

 

Note on the tonneau cover, it WILL fit behind your passenger seat, the passenger may have to sit forward a few inches but it is not that big of a deal.

 

That's when you simply ship the more bulky items home. It'll be waiting for you when you get there. I've done this a number of times on long motorcycle trips. It's not a big deal!

Drive Safe,
Steve R.

 

Well as I stated earlier, the S2000 got pushed back to next year. But the trip is still on! We're leaving in one week and I'm totally pumped.

I was wondering if you guys and gals could give me a heads up on construction along my route. Where I live, central Arkansas, EVERYTHING is torn up. I'm told it's the worste state to drive through right now.

We're taking I-40 west to California, then north along the coast on I-?? to Seattle, and across to Lincoln on I-90. So how do the roads look in your area?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by LoudMusic

 

do IT!

I'm Driving from Los Angeles to Michigan next week for the Freshwater Tour. I am looking forward to 12 days of driving the S cross country

 

You have to make the trip. I've driven cross-country a number of times. Once in an '00 M5 from south Florida to San Diego in eight-days. Talk about nice... Most recently I drove with a buddy who was moving his belongings in a '95 Integra so it was packed so tight you couldn't move the seats back. Never a problem (except the poor acceleration). You just stop when you feel like it. Ideally, you won't be too pressed for time.
This country is so amazing to see from the road; stopping in the strangest places you can imagine. So many cool people to meet. They'll love seeing a car like the S2K along the way. To do it in a convertible roadster would be the best. Not too many cars like that on the Interstates throughout the mid-west & southwest. It really isn't that big a deal to pack light (especially if the girl is already onboard with the idea!). There are only a few cities in the country with restaurants where you'd really need a suit & tie to get in. Otherwise, shorts & T's all the time and you bring a single pair of khakis for the occasional steak dinner along the way.
I would think that any inconvenience or sunburns along the way would be mitigated by the sheer enjoyment of getting out there & experiencing the country first-hand. It'll provide you with stories to tell your grandkids some day.

Do it.

 

Well, since I've gotten so many replies about that section of Cali, I should point out that my southern most coastal destination is Monterey. But from there on up to Portland we plan on having the big water in sight.

 

I've driven / riden Hwy 1 (the Pacific Coast Hwy) between Cambria and Monterey many times. It's a "wonderful" run of about 100 miles and well worth it. If you're starting at Monterey and time isn't a big deal for you, I'd still stay on Hwy 1 and go through San Fransisco and cross the Golden Gate. I rode Hwy 1 from Legget, CA (on Hwy 101) down to SF back in 2000. It's even more fantastic (IMO) than Hwy 1 south of Monterey and that's saying something. From Legget, you can take 101 north and follow it all the way to Astoria, OR (at the Columbia river between Oregon and Washington state) along the Pacific coast. You'll pass through some sequoia (sp?) forests about the California/Oregon boarder and the scenery is to die for.

Best of luck on the trip! I'm green!

Drive Safe,
Steve R.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Intrepid175