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The quartet traversed more than 1,100 miles, and it took them about 20 hours to complete the journey with little to no sleep. Along the way, they got to know each other and stayed awake by listening to music, sharing conversations and taking breaks to switch drivers.

\"It was an adventure,\" Henry told \"GMA.\" \"You're not guaranteed tomorrow. There's just so much bad in the world but we found common ground.\"

The Ohio native added that the trip was \"crazy\" but at the same time, \"it was a blessing.\"

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PHOTO: Greg Henry, Abby Radcliffe, Bridget Schuster and Shobi Maynard teamed up to drive from Tampa, Florida to Cleveland, Ohio, to make it in time to celebrate Christmas with their families after their flight was canceled.
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\"My favorite part was 100% just the conversation, the singing and just the random stuff. Conversation can be so shallow sometimes, but it was not for a second of our journey,\" Maynard said. \"Maybe the first five minutes was like, 'OK, what do you guys like to do?' and then it's like, all of a sudden, we're having these massive therapy sessions of telling our deepest secrets, and these are people that we just met.\"

Schuster added that the TikTok community also played a big part in their multi-state trek.

\"It was probably one of the highlights of the trip, seeing everybody cheering us on and seeing the stuff that everyone was saying. It was really funny and it kept us going. It definitely gave us the adrenaline to keep going,\" she said.

On Friday morning, after driving through the night and through a steady snow fall, the four strangers-turned-friends made it to Cleveland in time to reunite with their families for Christmas.

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PHOTO: Bridget Schuster's trip home to see family for Christmas turned into a saga she shared with the world on TikTok.
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PHOTO: Greg Henry reunited with his family for Christmas.
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PHOTO: Abby Radcliffe smiles for a photo with her family, who all live in Cleveland.
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PHOTO: Shobi Maynard made it back to his family for Christmas on the morning of Dec. 23.
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As for traveling with strangers, Radcliffe says she wouldn't necessarily recommend it but added she feels grateful they could connect and accomplish their goal together.

\"There's strength in numbers,\" Schuster said. \"That drive would have been miserable for one person. I don't know if I would be able to do that drive by myself. So teamwork really does make a big difference.\"

Maynard, who drove them through the West Virginia mountains, added, \"Through that storm and through that trial we were facing, since we were together and since we were able to just enjoy each other's company, we were able to be joyful, and we really did have a great time being together. So there's always something to be thankful for in the midst of trials.\"

For Radcliffe, she said she learned \"to be open-minded and to think through things\" but at the same time, acknowledged she was \"willing to take a bit of a risk.\"

\"Bridget and I, we both shared our locations with people. I think I shared mine with people in three different states, friends that I had. I was like, 'Hey, this is where I am. This is what I'm doing,'\" she told \"GMA.\" \"We took a group picture before and I sent it to my parents. I was like, 'Hey, these are the people I'm with.'\"

\"We're all very thankful that it turned out so well,\" Radcliffe continued. \"But we know that probably if we were to do something like that again, it wouldn't turn out so well. So, it's good to take some precautions.\"

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