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    Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 10:11pm

Well, if I don't show up at the Hilton Sunday morning there will be problems...  if you can tell me how to get there without going into the center of the city let me know.  Cool  At least it will be Sunday morning and not a Monday afternoon. 

Looking forward to Tybee and a quick trip into Savannah.  The girls and wife want to see the home of the person that started Girl Scouts so we'll be there for a few hours one morning.  But we'll spend about a day in Tybee with my best friend from college who now lives just north of Atlanta.  I spent two years about 3 hours north of Atlanta in Murfreesboro, TN.  Only made one trip south when the Dead played Atlanta one weekend.  Wasn't much of a Dead Head but some friends were.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 8:24am
Originally posted by techntrek

Hard to believe the time has almost arrived, we'll be getting on the road on Friday.  My wife flew to Atlanta this morning and we'll pick her up on Sunday.  Looks like sun in the forecast for Tybee Island on Sunday so that is a good start.

We live 50 miles east of Atlanta.  You should enjoy Tybee.  It is a throwback to earlier beach communities before they became dominated by high rises and condos.  Savannah is worth a few hours also.  It has the largest historical district in the US.  To film a period movie there they just have to through some dirt on the asphalt, and you've gone back in time.

I would second my fellow Georgian's recommendation about alternates to I-16.  It's a boring drive and unless you enjoy pulling the POD at 70, you can make almost as good time in other routes.  Once you leave Atlanta, Georgia is an entirely different state.

Of course no visit to Georgia would be complete without a stop in McIntosh, the current filming site and filming location for "Honey Boo-Boo", the show on TLC that has become the symbol for everyone who wants to stereotype rural Georgians.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 8:12am
That is true of Atlanta most of the time.  We go through there regularly when we drive from Florida to the Chicago area.  We always time it so we hit Atlanta either before or after the rush hours and normally take the west bypass.  If late at night, we drive right through the city.  Holidays might be worse, weekends not so bad.  If we are not towing, we take the HOV lane.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 3:48am
Unless you really want to go to Atlanta you would be better off staying far away from it.  It can take hours  getting through because of the traffic.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 Jun 2013 at 8:55pm
Hard to believe the time has almost arrived, we'll be getting on the road on Friday.  My wife flew to Atlanta this morning and we'll pick her up on Sunday.  Looks like sun in the forecast for Tybee Island on Sunday so that is a good start.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 May 2013 at 9:05am
"On the road again, I just can't wait to get on the road again" (Willy Nelson)  Have fun!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 May 2013 at 2:17pm
From Baltimore it takes me down 95 just south of Richmond, then across 85 to Atlanta.  75 is half of the trip to Tybee Island.  I'll have to look at your scenic route.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 May 2013 at 10:10pm
I hope google is taking you down I75 not 85. Going I20 to 441 (Madison) is only about 15 miles longer and a much prettier drive. A note about I16, there aren't to many exits with gas. Dublin and Metter are probably the best bets for gas, food and bathrooms.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 May 2013 at 9:00pm
Thanks for the offer!  I think Google is taking me down 85 so probably not too close to you from what I see on the map. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 May 2013 at 5:31pm
Sounds like a great trip. I don't know when you're starting your trip (we'll be gone a week in June) but if Atlanta gets to be to much of a pain we're about 1 1/2 hours east off I20. Not really out of the way to Tybee. You're welcome to stay here. We have 30 amp service and water.
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