A Trip to Tallahassee, Florida

I can remember my first trip up to Tallahassee, Florida. I was a senior in High School and my mom and my two sisters and I were in our rental car, which for a four and a half hour ride from our home in Saint Cloud, Florida to Tallahassee was much more comfortable due to the extra space it offered compared to our small five passenger Chevy Cavalier. We were on our way to our state's capitol to visit Florida State University, which I was considering attending in the Fall.

Renting the car from RentalCarMomma.com was a great experience. We were able to visit the site and choose a car that was not only big enough for our long trip, but also one that was fuel efficient, to save some gas money. We began by selecting the location in the United States we were renting from, and from there we chose our starting city. This site had a great list of available businesses that we could rent from including Enterprise and Budget. And from there we were able to find GREAT deals on rental cars, we couldn't believe what great deals we were going to be getting. There were SO many cars to choose from; small ones, big ones, SUVs, even some luxury cars. The site even gave us a list of things the car had, like power windows, AC, and keyless entry. They even gave us the mpg of the cars, which made our choices much easier.

Not only did we get an amazing deal on the rental car, but the location where the car was to be picked up at was so convenient and close to our home. When we went to pick up the car to begin our trip, it was so easy! All of our information was already in their system, and our rental car was all ready for us to pick up and drive off in. RentalCarMomma.com was such a great site, and made planning and executing our trip go so much smoother!

We began our trip heading north on the turnpike, a ride that was extremely long and what seemed to be never ending. But when we finally merged onto I-75, I was instantly taken aback. Who knew that behind all the big city buildings covering Florida, there was this beauty. All around us there was beautiful green pastures and huge trees with green, yellow and orange leaves. It was such a nice site to see, and in a way it calmed me.

I knew we were at the half way mark when we started passing signs for the University of Florida in Gainesville. As we passed through Gainesville and the signs for UF, two things raced through my mind; the first was the thought that next year this is where many of my friends would be attending school. and the second was the thought that we were in the land of the Gators, which for a future Seminole was enemy territory!

I was glad to have made it through Gator country and on to our next city Ocala. This meant we meant that we were closer to our destination. It was also exciting because one of my most favorite bands Mayday Parade, which is from Florida, sings about Ocala in one of their songs, so for me it was really cool to be riding through the place that inspired one of their songs.

As we made our way onto I-10 east, I was happy to see more of the beautiful trees surrounding us. It is such a nicer view to be riding past, in contrast to the smokey factory buildings you sometimes pass on long trips. We had about an hour and a half left of our drive, and for most of it I just watched the trees pass as I listened my iPod and talked to my mom and sisters.

When we finally got off at exit 219 A for Florida State University, I was instantly amazed at the scenery. It was like we were back up north. Tallahassee was filled with little shops, and restaurants sitting atop huge hills one right after the next. The trees, although not in the same abundance, were still surrounding our drive as we made our way to the campus that I was preparing myself to go to in the Fall.