Northwest Coast We purchased an RV so that we could enjoy traveling at our leisure, no plan, no schedules. We didn’t purchase an RV so that we could fly at 80 mph down the interstate between the McDonalds and Cracker Barrels. Interstates should be avoided wherever possible. However, be that as it may, it is impractical to get from South of Venice Florida to North of Tampa without using Interstate 75, especially in an RV. If you choose to take Route 41, you must go through about 5000 traffic lights and dodge cars coming from every direction. If you take Route 17 through Arcadia, you will see beautiful old Florida; groves, pasture and lots of cattle, but it brings you too far east of the Panhandle. So, we begin our journey at about 12:30pm on
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