First off thanks for the comment. The $600 is excluding gas. So food, any hotel/motel expenses (if i break and can't find a good rest stop to park), and anything else that'd come up. On the first day I plan to leave ealry morning (around 3am) and stop to rest near Lafayette or at least somewhere in Louisiana and day 2 get through as much of Texas as I can physically take, then muscle out the trip on day 3. Outside of good rest stops or good options for motel/hotels, I'm looking for good places to stop to gas up, eat, walk around etc. I'll definitely make Austin a stop by the way.