In 08, the wife & I took off for 6 months. The Plan was: There was no Plan.
After a week or two, we felt comfortable with 2-250 miles a day. Stayed Off the Interstates as much a possible. Stopped many times for the night.. ended up staying for a few days, to a week +.. to see things in what ever area we were in. Visited with many Friends & Relitives, [if] we traveled thru their areas.. but only stayed 3-5 days. Let family know we were going to be in their area(s).. so they could come & see US.
Set up all Bills to be paid automatically. Never had a "Destination" when we left in the morning.. +/-200 miles later, the DW fired up the Lap Top and found a CG or Park coming up on the highway we were on..
The "Short" of the trip was: We traveled from Central California to Bath, MA.. to Orlando, FL, via Seattle, WA and El Paso, TX.. and Many, Many points in between. Yellowstone, Boston, Gettysburg, Washington D.C., Disney World, The Gulf Coast.. just to mention a few.
11,751 miles from driveway to driveway...AND LOVED EVERY MILE OF IT.. Because We Had No Plan. We "Ambled" Around.
We're going to do it again, only This Time.. we're going to Zig-Zag.. North to South, to see some places we've been to before... and some we haven't seen... YET.
Life Is Good..... Out There On The Road.