Power Tour lessons learned

[dhardison]

This was my 2nd Power Tour, but my first long haul (3517 miles total). I've found that it can be hectic, but only if you make it that way. Freiburger said the three most important words at the Kissimmee morning meeting, "it's a vacation".

• Have a co-driver
• Take it easy - No need to kill yourself to get to the next venue - There are more cars than you can see in one afternoon anyway and the same vendors are at each stop
• See a few sites along the way
• Follow the pre-planned route ONLY if you want to
• In the mornings don't leave with the other 500 cars from the venue, get up, have a nice sit-down breakfast and leave from your hotel
• Take time to sit out in the hotel parking lots in the evenings - Talk with as many folks as you can, most everyone has a story - If you don't believe it, just ask them about their car