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TN4 Hop 6: Gettysburg PA to Milford PA
200 miles via PA 116, US 30, US 15, I-83, I-81, I-78, PA 33, US 22 and US 209. Truck miles: 212. Cumulative tow miles: 1436. Cumulative truck miles: 1621. Another rainy day, but at least it became less rainy as the day went on. Gettysburg was at the northern edge of a flood zone, … Continue reading
TN4 Hop 5: Lorton VA to Gettysburg PA
97 miles via VA 242, I-95, I-495 (around Washington), I-270, US 15 and local roads. Truck miles: 224. Cumulative tow miles: 1236. Cumulative truck miles: 1409. The trip itself was uneventful, but was on a dreary, rainy day. The drama came when we arrived at out destination – the Gettysburg Campground – where we were … Continue reading
TN4 Hop 4: Wilson NC to Lorton VA
237 miles via US 301, US 64, I-95, I-295 (around Richmond) and VA 242. Truck miles: 254. Cumulative tow miles: 1139. Cumulative truck miles: 1185. The first “adventure” of the day occurred as I was on my way to fill the tank: the “check engine” light came on as I was idling at a traffic … Continue reading
TN4 Hop 3: Charleston SC to Wilson NC
299 miles via US 17, I-26, I-95 and US 301 with a refueling stop in Florence SC. Truck miles: 316: Cumulative tow miles: 902. Cumulative truck miles: 931. Well, we always like an adventure. And this trip is becoming an adventure. I thought I detected a wobble in the steering as we approached Charleston on … Continue reading
Charleston SC
We love Charleston. We like Savannah, too, and Savannah is easier to get to because of its proximity to I-95, but Charleston is worth the extra effort. I have written before on all the things we like about Charleston, so I will just describe our day there. Our main goal was the fried green tomatoes … Continue reading
TN4 Hop 2: Wildwood FL to Charleston SC
364 miles via I-75, FL 326, US 301, FL 228, I-295 (around Jacksonville), I-95, US 17 and some local roads to the destination, with a refueling/lunch stop in Brunswick GA. Truck miles: 373. Cumulative tow miles: 603. Cumulative truck miles: 615. This was one of the longest hops we have ever experienced. It was over … Continue reading
TN4 Hop 1: Naples FL to Wildwood FL
239 miles mostly via I-75. Truck miles: 242. Cumulative tow miles: 239. Cumulative truck miles: 242. We have traveled I-75 many times before – and I traveled the 50 miles between Naples and Ft Myers twice a week all winter to play softball – so there was nothing new here. The weather was nice (and … Continue reading
Our last night at Paradise Pointe
We arrived Nov 20. We depart May 7. We have been at Paradise Pointe RV Resort for about 5 months, not counting our aborted cruise time. Time for a review. Capsule summary: it was ok. How’s that for lukewarm? It is a perfectly fine park, but is more oriented toward people living in “park models” … Continue reading
TC1 wrapup
The best one-word summary for our first transatlantic cruise (TC1) is “disaster.” Of the 16 ports on the itinerary, I saw 4 and Jett saw 2. I saw none of the ports that were the real attractions of the trip: Livorno (Florence), Civitavecchia (Rome), Naples, Dubrovnik and Venice. And while the transatlantic portion was mostly … Continue reading
TC1 Day 21: Cartagena, Spain, to Naples FL
Day 21 (Monday) – the day of our extraction from our forced exile in Cartagena, Spain. Nothing against you, Cartagena, but it felt good to leave you behind. The extraction began with a 3-hour auto trip to the airport in Valencia. The van and the driver were arranged by Tish, our travel nurse/angel. They arrived … Continue reading