Doug, It's only about 10 miles, with nothing in between but 8 stop signs/lights. FWIW I learned the hard way, this old bod just can't keep up with the kids anymore. I head back and have Din at the hotel or nearby, I don't stay up and go sailing with the Bensons at midnight :-P . Byron Next year I hope to find a better place to stay. The drive from Franklin to OF is a nightmare for an oldster like me with night blindness and problems with depth perception. No HBO or any good tv to watch at the motel complex I stayed at and no DVD player either. And certainly not the dreaded Fox News Channel. I really need time at the end of the day to unlax and watch tv or read something. Hope that SandyO and RisaG will be there too.