Title: Orlando Summit Road Trip

Original CoS Document (slug): [[https://conventionofstates.com/tx-roadtrip|tx-roadtrip]]

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Created: 2022-09-07 20:24:17

Updated: 2024-07-01 19:23:07

Published: 2022-09-08 03:00:00

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For those of you that will be Road Tripping //// with your State Directors

  * Al & Rhonda Torres
  * Erika and Phillip Hatfield

 

Click the "Road Trip" button to see our route!

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**Get your [[https://www.amazon.com/hitch-flag-pole-holder/s?k=hitch+flag+pole+holder|flagpole]] and patriotic [[https://shopconventionofstates.com/collections/stickers-1|COS car swag]] on and let's hit the road! **

**Join us at any stretch of the Road Trip!**\\
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**Day 1**

October 3rd departing at 2pm from the What-a-Burger, [[https://www.google.com/maps/place/540+N+Main+St,+Vidor,+TX+77662/@30.1300914,-94.0169256,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x86394b11a2f7bc91:0x89486666b8413e3c!8m2!3d30.1300914!4d-94.0147369|540 N Main St, Vidor, TX 77662. ]]

October 3rd arrival in LaFayette, LA at [[https://www.choicehotels.com/louisiana/scott/comfort-inn-hotels/la270?adults=2&checkInDate=2022-10-03&checkOutDate=2022-10-04&ratePlanCode=SAPR2M&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6Zfw37H3-QIVgl5yCh1-hAqDEAoYAiAAEgLgyfD_BwE|Comfort Inn & Suites Scott-West, Lafayette.]]

**Day 2 **

October 4th departing at 9am from Comfort Inn & Suites Scott-West, Lafayette.

October 4th arrival at [[https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.10184.html?iata=00171880&ssob=BLBWI0004G&cid=BLBWI0004G:google:gmb:10184|Best Western Crossroad Inn, DeFuniak, Florida.]]

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**Day 3**

October 5th departing at 9am from Best Western Crossroad Inn.   

October 5th arriving at [[https://www.rosencentre.com/|Rosen Centre Hotel at 9840 International Dr, Orlando,]] [[https://www.rosencentre.com/|FL 32819.]]

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**FAQ**

**Q**: Why does the Google Map start the Road Trip in New Braunfels, Texas?

**A**: This is the route Al and Erika will be taking starting out on October 3rd. We'd love to have you join the convoy before the meet-up in [[https://www.google.com/maps/place/540+N+Main+St,+Vidor,+TX+77662/@30.1300914,-94.0169256,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x86394b11a2f7bc91:0x89486666b8413e3c!8m2!3d30.1300914!4d-94.0147369|Vidor, LA]] if you decide to join us.

**Q**: Do I have to get my car decorations from the COS store?

**A**: No. You can get it anywhere you want (but don't you want to support COS?) Check out the great DYI idea Edna Krueger came up with for cars!

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**Q**: What if I don't want to get up that early each morning?

**A**: Meet us along the way when you get up and going.

**Q**: Who can I call with questions during the Road Trip?

**A**: Al Torres 571-278-5735; Rhonda Torres 540-303-1639; Erika Hatfield 214-536-9539

**Q**: Do I have to stay at the same hotel as the Torres' and Hatfield's on the road trip?

**A**: Not at all. You can stay where ever you choose, but we're fun to hang out with!

**Q**: Can we meet up somewhere to ride into the Rosen Centre Hotel together?

**A**: Absolutely! We will converge at the [[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Publix+Super+Market+at+Regency+Village+Shopping+Center,+Vineland+Avenue,+Orlando,+FL/Rosen+Centre+Hotel,+International+Drive,+Orlando,+FL/@28.4017051,-81.515063,13z/data=!4m16!4m15!1m5!1m1!1s0x88dd80690339b187:0x1f7fcfe57c238bd8!2m2!1d-81.485507!2d28.3869376!1m5!1m1!1s0x88e77e36c55bc137:0x9406019292368946!2m2!1d-81.4643435!2d28.4245069!2m1!2b1!3e0|Publix Supermarket, Orlando FL]] and will leave for the Rosen Centre Hotel at 5pm sharp. 

**Q**: Is there anything I should pack for the Road Trip?

**A**: Snacks, water, blankets, phone and charger, and the car game every American should have: [[https://www.classicalhistorian.com/store/p152/Constitution_Go_Fish%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B.html|"Constitution Go Fish".]]

**Q**: Will there be scheduled stops each day for bathroom breaks and meals?

**A**: No. Stop and stretch (or for nature's calls) when needed. Catch up with the group when you're ready to get back on the road.