8 days is still to far out for any accurate forecasting, have alternate plans. Unless a major system is anchored overhead, ‘some portion’ or most days(daylight) is VFR flyable. One needs to stay flexible with plans.
Often weather systems(not pop-up CBs) come from a westernly component, in North America. With good weather, flying West can ensure better options for getting home, should a system present itself.
With 8 days to work with, maybe allot 3 for primarily flying, the others for activities. With flexibility, the best WX days are reserved for flying. Another idea is to not go as far. It’s easier to fly 2.5 hours than 10, ensuring cooperative weather. If it came to it, rental car options would be easier.
I’d have ideas in the back of the mind for almost all points of the compass. Flexibility means no reservations until the day of. One should be able to land at an unexpected stop, and find yourself at a cozy Craft Brewery within 90 minutes.
The ‘red tide’ is scaring away tourists from the West coast of FL, maybe go check it out?
