RodC

Has anyone done this drive? I will be doing it in a couple of weeks from now. I'm just trying to plan ahead. Is it realistic to expect to do it in one day? I intend to leave around 4 a.m. and my conservative estimate is 18 hours. It looks like I'll just be taking I-5 all the way. To anyone who has done it before, do you have any helpful advice?

Skeletor

no, but happy birthday!

tc-guy

u doing it by yourself? if u have someone switch off with u after nine hours u can do it in a day im sure. i dunno bout doin it yourself tho. i once drove 18 hours straight from here down to oceanside,ca and back and i was a zombie by the time i got home. how bout just flying there? gas is probably be more expensive than the plane ticket. just a thought. good luck tho.

RodC

Psh, I hate birthdays. But thanks anyway. :p

RodC

I will have someone else with me. Flying isn't an option in this case. We were thinking about renting an econobox for the trip.

tc-guy

yea if u have someone to switch off then thats best. u can drive 9 hours each with the other one resting and it shouldn't be that bad. i drove to vegas twice and its not that bad.

robbiej

I've done it, it is possible to do in one day. You're lucky, you get the long boring part over first, I've started from Portland and driven down to San Diego, heck, driving to Vegas a week from Monday, lol.

Adorian

Whatcha comin up here for???

RodC

I was invited to come up there for a really promising job interview. The company is paying for my hotel stay in Seattle. They were also going to pay for my flight, but I opted to drive instead so that I can make some stops and enjoy the drive on the way back down. On the way up though, I will just be trying to get there as quickly as possible. I will have all my gas, food, and rental costs reimbursed.

ilovemytC

Yeah, it's a possible one day trip but I would definitely switch off with your co-pilot. Good luck and be safe! It's a really pretty drive. Oh, and good luck with your interview!

RodC

Thanks. The plan is to leave early in the morning and arrive late at night, so I should have a good amount of time to sleep before the interview the next morning. I would just like to arrive in Seattle no later than midnight.

Adorian

So when are you coming up? You should come out to one of our meet and greets and say hi!

Streeter

I'm so jealous - I would love to do that drive just for vacation!

j0n

a few of us done the trip from houston to miami in 22hrs which was a thursday night untill friday afternoon straight through in the box..... an also from houston to L.A. cali... in about the same hrs an it took us took us almost a day an half straight through. its just boring when u see nothing but desert... but it doesnt help if u have good tunes an atleast someone else riding along as well.

BlizZard

So if you get the job, your going to be moving out of LA ?
don't leave man! lol

RodC

Nah, the job itself is located in the L.A. area. It's just that the execs from this particular department happen to be located in Seattle. If everything goes well at the interview then I will be coming back to L.A. and starting work next month.

BlizZard

if you don't mind me asking, what kind of job is it?

RodC

It's an I.T. job.

Matthews_Lewis_Racing6226

not bad where at?

RodC

Let's just say it's an international corporation with a large presence in the Seattle area.