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TN_11 Hop 6: Twinsburg OH to Elmira NY
338 miles via OH 82, OH 8, OH 303, I-480, I-271, I-90 and I-86 with several sightseeing stops in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and a visit to the Seneca Allegheny Casino in Salamanca NY. Auto miles: 347. Cumulative route miles: 2855. Cumulative auto miles: 3051. This was a hop that wasn’t planned. It became … Continue reading
TN_11 Hop 5: Alcoa TN to Twinsburg OH
503 miles via US 129, I-40, I-275 (around Knoxville), I-75, KY 491, US 25, KY 14, KY 17, KY 16, I-275 (around Cincinnati), I-471, I-71, I-271 (west of Akron), OH 8 and OH 82 with a refueling/bio stop and a lunch break. Auto miles: 646. Cumulative route miles: 2517. Cumulative auto miles: 2704. The additional … Continue reading
TN_11 Hop 4: Hot Springs AR to Alcoa TN
586 miles via US 70, I-30, I-40, I-55, US 51, I-240, I-40 again, I-440 around Nashville, I-40 again, I-140 and US 129 with a refueling stop in Memphis, a brief bio break and a stop at the Buc-ees in Crossville TN to purchase a souvenir T-shirt. We also did a drive-by of Graceland, Elvis Presley’s … Continue reading
TN_11 Hop 3: Beaumont TX to Hot Springs AR
396 miles via US-96, US-59, US-79, I-20, I-220 (around Shreveport), I-49, I-30 and US-270 with several shopping stops in Beaumont and a refueling stop at Walmart in Center TX. Auto miles: 399 (3 extra miles to get ice). Cumulative route miles: 1428. Cumulative auto miles: 1431. This was the “easy” hop – just 6 hours. … Continue reading
TN_11 Hop 2: Tallahassee FL to Beaumont TX
619 miles via I-10 and I-110 in Lake Charles LA. Auto miles: 619. Cumulative route miles: 1032. Cumulative auto miles: 1032. This was another LONG day of driving – over 9 hours. And on 3 hours sleep. Not pleasant. But we got there. We did have some stops along the way. First, we got gas … Continue reading
TN_11 Hop 1: Lehigh Acres FL to Tallahassee FL
413 miles via FL 864, FL 82, I-75 and I-10 with a short detour at the intersection of I-75 and I-10. Auto miles: 413. Cumulative route mile: 413. Cumulative auto miles: 413. We made a last-minute decision to take Marlene’s Toyota Camry rather than my Hyundai Tucson. That was because the Camry gets better mileage … Continue reading
“Rainbow Six” by Tom Clancy
Copyright 1998 by Rubicon Inc. Published by Berkeley Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Putnam Inc, New York. I thought I had read all of the Clancy novels, but I somehow missed this one. It is #2 in the series of 2 novels featuring John Clark. #1 in this series is “Without Remorse” and I … Continue reading
More floor repairs
I don’t know why, but a large section of my RV floor along the port side (see how comfortable I am with using nautical terms – the result of my many cruises) had become soft over the past year, obviously the result of severe wood rot. It has been bothering me a lot, so this … Continue reading
The ATW is taking shape
Until a few days ago the only parts of the upcoming 10-week around-the-world trip (starting mid-September) that we had booked were the two cruises – the 23-night transpacific and the 14-night transatlantic. But this week we booked a lot more. Many of the transportation details are now set. This is how it will go: The … Continue reading
Eleventh trip north (TN_11) preview
Marlene and I have decided that we will, once again, go north for a few weeks this summer. This trip, my eleventh, will be designated TN_11. It will likely begin Thursday, July 17, and will span 10 nights and over 3,000 miles. The stops along the way are as follows: Our destination is Worcester MA … Continue reading