Review by Barb & Ron Kroll
Along Florida's Expressways
(Mile Oak Publishing Inc.) ISBN 978-1896819440 1896819443
Anyone driving in Florida will find Along Florida's Expressways extremely helpful. The mile-by-mile Florida guide contains maps and information on what to see and do, where to stay and eat along freeways and toll routes.
Dave Hunter provides travel information for I-4 (Orlando route), I-10 (drive across the Panhandle), I-75 (Gold Coast route), I-95 (Atlantic Coast route) and the Florida Turnpike (Florida's "main street").
He also offers driving information for Florida toll roads, including the Orlando SR528 Beachline, SR417 Greeneway, Seminole and East-West Expressways, SR570 Polk Parkway, SR429 Western Beltway, SR589 Veterans' & Suncoast Expressways on the Gulf Coast.
The 208-page driving guide has separate sections for Interstate expressways, toll routes and freeways. Color-coded maps for each Florida highway follow the travel information sections.
Like a good friend, who has traveled these highways many times, Dave Hunter provides travel tips, e.g., pick up a free copy of Kissimmee's 192 Guidemarker Map, for driving along I-4. Along Florida's Expressways also includes useful Florida information on topics like sinkholes, draining the Everglades and Florida history to make your trip more interesting.
Along Florida's Expressways has 89 maps of I-4, I-10, I-75, I-95, the Florida Turnpike (FTP, HEFT and FTP Stadium Expressway), toll routes (exit maps) and other freeways.
Especially helpful if you are driving in Florida are colored maps of major routes to St. Petersburg (I-275), Jacksonville (I-295) and the Orlando/Kissimmee Expressways, showing exits to theme parks and Orlando International Airport.
Dave Hunter includes city maps of St. Augustine and Tallahassee Fl, and maps of Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Expressways, showing exits to Miami Cruise Port and Port Everglades. Twenty-one B&W town maps include Fort Pierce and Gainesville.
Black-and-white and color photos depict Florida attractions, from Big Cypress Trail to Fort Drum Wildlife Management Area.
Purchasers of Along Florida's Expressways have access to a driving in Florida website with Florida GPS information, a Florida radio chart (ideal for traffic information) and downloadable Florida city maps.
Insider tips tell you what to see in Florida (e.g., Salvador Dali Museum) and ways you can save money while driving in Florida (e.g., with a Mini SunPass to save money on road tolls).
Special reports cover topics a diverse as Florida cave diving and manatees (sea cows).
Travel information for I-4 includes hotels, fast food outlets and gas stations at exits, length of Interstate-4 (132 miles or 212 kilometers) and traffic information (e.g., heavy traffic where I-4 intersects the Florida Turnpike near Orlando).
Along Florida's Expressways also provides information on Florida attractions along I-4, such as Walt Disney World, with driving directions.
Dave Hunter, and his wife Kathy, are also publishers of Along Interstate 75.
