BigJohn
I was fortunate to make that very scenic drive last winter. Myself and 3 friends took in Mardi Gras last Feb/Mar. We drove nearly straight through on the way down. On the Wednesday morning after Mardi Gras, we hopped in the van @ around 8:00 a.m. and headed for Dallas. We caught a hockey game there that evening and we were back in the van around 10:00 or so. We drove straight through the night/morning/afternoon/evening and made it back to Winnipeg around 8:00 p.m. (as I recall). I would assume the rental agency was all too happy to take that van back, what with 4 guys living, eating (steady diet of beef jerkey and McDonald's), sleeping in the van. I'm sure it would have been prettier if we'd parked it at a rendering plant with the windows rolled down for the 10 days.
