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Hi Folks,
I'm from Australia and this trip to the USA will be the first time I have driven on the "wrong side" of the road (yes I know!!)
How hard will it be to drive from Sacramento Airport to get on the main road to Groveland (near Yosemite).
Then I have to come back from Groveland and get to Davis -
Are these routes likely to be well marked - any big surprise turns etc? I am going to be working hard to keep concentrating ("keep right, keep right")
Thanks for your help
DD
Do you already have directions from the airport to Groveland? If not, use www.mapquest.com. After you exit US 50 the roads are much smaller but my experience driving in California is that they are well-marked. Just have an idea how far you'll need to go until the next transition so you'll know when to keep a sharper eye out for the signs. Also, there are lots of small towns so it will be easy to tell if you've gone past the turn off based on the map.
As for driving on the "wrong side" of the road, I can only speak of my driving experience in Ireland. I tended to stay well to the left when driving on the left. I don't think you notice this while you're driving but you certainly do when you're a passenger. So you might expect to be driving more towards the right while in the U.S. I expect you'll have an automatic transmission so that will be one less thing to worry about (i.e., not having to deal with shifting with your other hand).
I hope that helps. Good luck! It's a beautiful area that you'll be driving in.
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&do=nw&rmm=1&2si=gaz&un=m&2gi=0&cl=EN&ct=NA&2n=Tuolumne&2da=-1.000000&2rc=A5XAX&rsres=1&1ex=1&1aa=JAcxUw01i59TnuXmEYQpeEGd4xICU96%252fDrjQcwT5hy3wBEzwl2Ct%252f3Le%252fhEenIihZKuTrj%252f3dvw9V4lCR2nXB1ecoB5ycmX8cqQw9skA5bvVQ%252bbfiweFMA%253d%253d&2ahXX=&2y=US&2a=&2c=Groveland&2s=CA&2z=
Here are the directions from the Sacramento airport to Groveland. You may want to visit Sacramento as well. Check out my Sacramento page to see if anything is of interest to you.
Have a great trip.
Jeannette
Thanks for that - great advice! The Mapquest site was one I didn't know about. Looking forward to the visit.
regards,
DD
Hi,
To be more precise about your question...Yes, the roads are very well marked. From the airport you will get on I5 toward Sacramento, then in Sacramento take Hyw 99. That will take you toward Stockton, and there will be a sign to turn off for Yosemite. You will follow the road and can't miss Groveland! Really, you only need to make about 3 road changes, from 5 to 99, and then 99 to 120.
Plan about 4 hours. Once I went out for coffee in the morning on my day off and thought how nice it would be to have lunch in the Awanhee in Yosemite, so I drove past the coffee shop and went to Yosemite for Lunch. My wife was rather surprised when she called me on my cell phone to ask where I was...LOL
Likewise, getting back to Davis, you will just reverse your route, but when you come to Sacramento on 99, you will follow the signs for San Francisco. That will take you right to Davis, about 20 minutes or less, probably about the same distance as the Sacramento Airport.
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