Should we fly or drive from Indiana to Florida?
If it were just a question of getting from A-B, then I’d be buying the plane tickets now. But we honestly don’t mind the drive. I don’t drive at all in Australia, so there’ll be a big novelty factor. We’d also love to stop off at Graceland and see some of the country along the way. (Not to mention the aforementioned friends in Atlanta.) From South Bend, this will be about fourteen hours. Indiana is mind-numbingly boring scenery until you get just south of Indianapolis (factor about 3 hours of flat, glacier-planed nothing.) South of Indy, the hills pick up a little and you’ll be heading through Monroe National Forest, which is lovely. Taking I-65 south to I-24 will give you a chance to see Louisville, Mammoth Cave and Six Flags Amusement Park (which will be just opening, and won’t be too crowded because of the temperatures.) The cross-Kentucky/Tennessee route on I-24 will let you visit Nashville, Chattanooga, a variety of holler towns with interesting attractions like Rock City, and the
