For those of you that live in or around these areas, I've just started designing my itinerary for picking up my GTR.
Thursday 9/10 - El Paso to San Antonio
Friday 9/11 - San Antonio/Austin to Houston
Saturday 9/12 - Houston to New Orleans
Sunday 9/13 - Back to Maryland
Besides the River walk in San Antonio, what else should I make sure to see. I plan to go to Bourbon St and get a little drunk (will not drive the GTR of course) ... anything I' missing locals? I will post a few pics throughout the trip also.
EL Paso to San Antonio.
FYI there is a serious hard core border enforcement inspection point on the I-10 100miles east of elpaso. If your car has paper plates make sure you have all of your documents when passing through it
Speed limit out this way is 80mph - FYI do not go 90 you will get pulled over.
A- fuel up in Love's Travel Stop, Van Horn, TX
B - FT. Stockton
C- Junction, TX
DPS - TX Highway Patrol - will do fly up's from behind you when least expect it - and line of sight if you see a pick up truck sitting in the middle of the interstate its a Sheriff doing lidar traps.
San Antonio Tx ~ Houston I-10 stop at buckees fuel stop - lol funny place but if your traveling this at night - there are speed traps all along this section at night do not speed and I was pulled over for going 66 in a 65. Yup that strict.
East of Houston and east of Beaumount Tx, I-10 you will be passing a lot of refiners there and the oil smell is really really bad I'd suggest you bring a towel to deal with covering your nose. it can get really bad at night.............
going east on I10 between Lafayette and Baton Rouge there is a bridge where they have a strict speed limit..................... State police patrol that up and down..... also State police have un-marked cars and trucks as well. FYI
now New Orleans. - do not go anywhere near Armstrong Park/anything east of french Market :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Valet park the GT-R at the Hotel and use taxi to get around. When I mean Valet park the car and keep the key so the car does not get moved or touched.
Food :
Mothers...........................
camellia grill new orleans
Johnny's Po Boys,,,,,,,,,,,,,,shrimp-po-boy
Crawfish
Cafe Du Monde
Paul Proudhon's - if you can get in................
Walk around the french quarter
Bourbon Street
St. Louis Cathedral
st charles place street cars
Hotel to stay at - Four Seasons or Royal Orleans
Just know do not stray from the main areas and read up on security protocols for keeping safe in New Orleans.
Leaving New Orleans - drive the longest bridge in the world - lake pontchartrain causeway................
head north to TN, Memphis - head to Nissan HQ in Franklin TN do some burn outs in their parking lot j/k.............................
If you don't want to deal with that - fly out put your car on an enclosed transporter and Fly to New Orleans.................