American Trip – Friday 28th August 2009 – Sunday 13th September 2009
Day | Date | Where | Details | Mileage | Time | Bkd | Details |
Friday | 28/08/09 | Bristol Airport | 10:30-17:58 Continental (1 stop) | 13:28 | Y y | BW Deer Park Hotel Hire car booked | |
Sat | 29/08/09 | Houston | Pick up bike, travel to New Orleans | 348 | 7.25* | y | BW Landmark Hotel, French Quarter |
Sun | 30/08/09 | New Orleans | y | BW Landmark Hotel, French Quarter | |||
Mon | 31/08/09 | Travel to Tupelo | 375 | 8.00* | n | Wingate 186 Stone Creek Bvd, 38804 / Summit Hotel 852 N Gloster St 38804 | |
Tues | 01/09/09 | Travel to Nashville (Grand Ole Opry) | 206 | 4.00 | y | Comfort Inn, Downtown, Nashville | |
Wed | 02/09/09 | Nashville | y | Comfort Inn, Downtown, Nashville | |||
Thurs | 03/09/09 | Travel to Memphis, Graceland | 213 | 3.00 | n | Comfort Inn, Downtown, Sleep Inn 40 North Front St 38103 | |
Fri | 04/09/09 | Memphis | explore Memphis, Beale St | n | Ditto | ||
Sat | 05/09/09 | Travel to Charleston | 385 | 8.00* | – | Sally’s house | |
Sun | 06/09/09 | Charleston | – | Sally’s house | |||
Mon | 07/09/09 | Travel to Macon/ or straight through to Savannah | 229 396 | 4.00 8.30* | n | BW Inn& Suites 4681 Chambers Rd Macon 31206-5366 | |
Tues | 08/09/09 | Travel to Savannah | 167 | 2.30 | n | BW Promenade Hotel,412 W Bay St 31401-1115 / Inn at Ellis Sq 201 W Bay st | |
Wed | 09/09/09 | Savannah | n | ||||
Thurs | 10/09/09 | Savannah | Shipping of Bike | n | Ocean Term G 2, 950 W River St 31402 | ||
Fri | 11/09/09 | SAV airport | Travel to Houston 11:41-16:48 Delta | Y y | Greenspoint Inn, Houston, Hire car booked | ||
Sat | 12/09/09 | Houston (IAH) | 15:40-08:55 | 11:15 | |||
Sun | 13/09/09 | Bristol |
* 2 hours added to travel time for rest stops, lunch etc
This was the travel plan that Niki and I formulated for this tour. Details of the actual tour to follow.