Since being in Florida, we've been avoiding the Florida Turnpike (toll roads) because they can get expensive when traveling with a motor home pulling a car. Also, the Turnpike can be a hassle since several sections are no longer manned and you must have exact change or a Sunpass. And I find it confusing that some (but not all) parts of the Turnpike allow Toll-by-Plate, whereby you can just drive through without a Sunpass and you'll get a bill in the mail for the tolls you incurred.
Anyway, avoiding the toll roads is generally very easy to do and does not add significant driving time. Except driving though Miami on the way to the Florida Keys. What happens is that I-95 ends and dumps you onto a 15-mile stretch in the middle of Miami. Driving in Miami is not much fun under the best of circumstances, and it is certainly no fun at all in a motor home pulling a car.
In past trips to Key West, we remembered to get onto the Turnpike at Ft Peirce and avoid the madness of Miami. But this time I somehow forgot - what a mistake! I won't let that happen again next time.
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