| bcparent, have you looked at the Amtrak train that will also take cars? I remember back when my family used to fly down from Philly to Orlando we thought about doing that a few times since we wouldn't have to rent a car.
cathymee, I actually made my first trip across the country all alone. Drove along almost the entirety of I-80 and then south along Route 1 in California. I was the kid that always liked to stay at home, was never adventurous, and didn't think I could do it until I was already going through Nebraska. It really changed how I felt about being out on my own, and I'm sure made it a lot easier for me to live across the country in grad school, even though I had already been going to college 5 hours away from home. | 
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