May 27-June 5, 2011

Day 1 — May 27, 2011 — Independence, WI to Waterloo, IA (via Twin Cities)
365 miles (about 6 hours)

Day 2 — May 28, 2011 —Waterloo, IA to Marion, AR (via St. Louis, MO) 

(If you’ve never seen the Arch we can make a quick detour to see it.)

600 miles (about 10 hours)

Day 3 — May 29, 2011 — Marion, AR to Biloxi, MS

·         9 am tour of Graceland in Memphis

·         We will drive through a small portion of Louisiana to say “I’ve been there”

·         Drive through Kiln, MS home of the Minnesota Viking Star Brett Favre (I think he spent some time in Green Bay? ☺)

468 miles (about 8 hours)

Day 4 — May 30, 2011 — Biloxi, MS

All day in Biloxi

Day 5 — May 31, 2011 — Biloxi, MS to Orange Beach, AL

Includes a 45 minute car ferry ride

96 miles (about 3 hours)

Day 6 — June 1, 2011 —Orange Beach, AL

All day in Orange Beach

Day 7 — June 2, 2011 —Orange Beach, AL to Paducah, KY

610 miles (about 10.5 hours)

Day 8 — June 3, 2011 — Paducah, KY to Independence, WI

630 miles (about 10.5 hours)

Overall Map:

States driven through: 12 (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky and Illinois)