Originally Posted By Tink60 Hello all, We are driving down (from the Corvallis Oregon area) to the Resort over the Thanksgiving weekend. We will be leaving sometime on Friday Nov. 27th. I am anticipating a stop overnight somewhere on I-5. Where we will be stopping depends on when my husband and I have had enough for the day. We will definitely be arriving at the Howard Johnson sometime on Saturday Nov. 28th . We are planning on driving down I-5, and getting off at the Harbor exit (I have been getting lots of requests for In-n-Out burgers so we will do a short detour north to the burger joint and the Costco.) So here are my questions: 1)What will the Grapevine be like on Saturday the 28th? 2)What will the traffic conditions on I-5 be like on Saturday the 28th ? Are there any special time periods in which traffic will be bad? 3)Does the LA area run a lot of special shopping sales throughout the weekend that will impact the freeways? Which freeways? What times? 4)Are there any special sporting events occurring that Saturday? Which freeways will be impacted? Where? And at what time periods? 5)How will the traffic be around the resort itself? 6)Finally, if there is a time period in which the traffic will be awful, do you have a suggestion as to an alternate route in the resort? I would prefer to stay on the main freeways if at all possible. Thanks everyone. T
Originally Posted By dlkozy We now avoid Thanksgiving weekend at the DLR. We have done it in the past many times. We live in No CA and always take 5 down. Yes, DLR will be mobbed-go with that in mind and enjoy your new friends! That Friday is Black Friday and rumors say that it will be wilder than ever as retailers are desperate to come out ahead this holiday season. That being said there will be lots of folks on the roads heading for this deal or that.
Originally Posted By dlkozy If you end up staying in Sacramento-go just a tad further and stay in Elk Grove. It is right off of 5 and all of the hotels in Elk Grove are 5 years or younger. AND Elk Grove has an In-n-Out!
Originally Posted By Tink60 kozy, thanks chiming in. I was figuring that traffic might be bad due to big sales. Retailers are hurting right now and Christmas spending is being forcasted as less than last years. Stores should be offering some really good deals to get us to buy. thanks for the tip on Elk Grove. We may not be getting out until the early afternoon so a stop in the area south of Sacramento should be about right. I was looking at the Santa Nella area earlier today, but I will check out Elk Grove. We will be looking for a place that is really reasonable, as there will be 8 to 9 of us. With that number we will need two rooms. Do you, or anybody else, have any suggestions for reasonable hotels south of Sacramento? And please if you are from the area or make the drive at this time of year I would love it if you could help with my questions.
Originally Posted By Mickeysbestfan If you can make it down to Santa Nella you should. That is a couple hours closer than the Sacramento area.
Originally Posted By Kathi K We have stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in Santa Nella while traveling to the Bay Area. I think we paid $75 and it was very nice. Also, the day old pastries at Andersen Pea Soup are cheap and yummy! I should write a book about eating my way wherever I go!
Originally Posted By drgnflysam I live in the "Central Valley" ...Elk Grove is nice. Just my little 2 cents =>
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 <<<1)What will the Grapevine be like on Saturday the 28th?>>> Be sure to check the weather before you hit the Grapevine. If it's been raining hard (not unlikely in November) then it's been snowing up near Gorman and they might close the roads. This happened to us President's Day last year when we were coming back to L.A. from the Central Valley (fiance's family is from there). We ended up having to drive around the mountains to get past them and it took an extra 2 hours.
Originally Posted By dlkozy yup-remember to find a bathroom before you hit the grapevine. That weather can be unpredictable sometimes. DH makes that trip 2x a month. He always has blankets, food, water just in case he gets stuck there.
