Originally Posted by beachnut

We left around 6:30 a.m. Friday morning. I usually do not sleep well either the night before a trip. I was up at 5:00 a.m. that morning. Nighttime is the best time to drive with young kids. My parents did that when we were young. We had a great time, the water was beautiful, I took a dip every day and spent lots of bucks all around, came home with very little money left. Oh well, we were there to have fun.