Hi, I live in Michigan and will be traveling to Florida for the month of February. I will be staying with my parents. I am having a terrible time deciding whether to drive or to fly. If I drive, I can bring my fuzzies. I will have my car for the month (and not have to rely on my parents). I will be able to come and go as I please. We can go to Florida when we want and we can go home when we want (not on the airline's schedule). I will have lots of room for souvenirs from the Orlando ferret show, and HSUS Animal Care Expo. These are all REALLY, REALLY good reasons to drive. Now the bad reasons: I will be bringing my 4-year-old daughter and a drive will take 3 days each way. I would be bringing my smaller ferret cage (30 X 24 X 30 with 2 full levels for 3 or 4 adult ferrets). I might encounter particularly bad weather (Michigan to Florida leaving in the last week of January and returning the last week of February or the first week of March). If I fly, I get there faster and possibly safer. But, I can't bring my fuzzies, won't have as much souvenir space, can't scope out real estate like I want to, will be at the mercy of my parents for travel to/from anywhere, and I'd have to go to Florida and home according to the airline's schedule. I would very much appreciate it if the people living in states between Michigan and Florida could eMail me privately and tell me what the roads are usually like at the end of January and at the end of February (is there a lot of rain, snow, ice, etc.) Also, if I do drive, is there anyone in Florida near Ft. Pierce that might have a larger cage I could borrow for the month of February? Thank you all very much!! Kim and The Terrific Trio [Posted in FML issue 2495]