Originally Posted by gresch

Here's what I've done in the past:

Turn off the GPS, and head in a general direction, maybe SE towards the beach for you, and just drive, when you get tired, turn the gps back on and head home. I wound up in Maine (starting on LI) back in '04 using this method. Just drive, don't worry about where you are or what road or anything, just go. Trust me, it's fun and you never know where you'll wind up. (and take back roads if you can)