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TS_12 Hop 1: Worcester MA to Manteo NC
616 miles via I-90. I-84, I-91, CT 15, Hutchinson Parkway, Cross-County Parkway, I-87, I-95, DE 1, US 113, some back roads into NC, US 50, US 13, I-64, VA 168, US 158 and US 64 with a refueling stop in Carney’s Point NJ and a couple of bio breaks. This was a LONG day of … Continue reading
TN_12 Hop 3: Montclair VA to Worcester MA
576 miles via VA 234, VA 28, VA 7, US 15, I-83, I-78, I-287, I-95, I-495 (west of Boston), MA 9 and US 20. Auto miles 596. Cumulative hop miles: 1611. Cumulative auto miles: 1631. The 20 non-hop miles were due to a trip to the casino near Montclair VA. This was another very long, … Continue reading
TS_11 Hop 1: New Salem MA to Front Royal VA
505 miles via US 202, I-291 (north of Springfield MA), I-91, I-84, I-81 and US 340. We stopped for fuel in Belchertown MA and took a bio break and picnic lunch in PA where Marlene took over the driving for the last 200 miles. Auto miles: 505. Cumulative route miles: 505. Cumulative auto miles: 505. … Continue reading
TN_10 Hop 4: Montclair VA to Worcester MA
440 miles via I-95, I-895 through Baltimore, I-95 again, the New Jersey Turnpike, I-95 again across the George Washington Bridge in New York City, CT 15/Hutchinson Parkway, I-91, I-84, I-90 and I-290. Auto miles: 447. Cumulative route miles: 1,471. Cumulative auto miles: 1,512. This was a LONG day. We departed at 7am, stopped for gas … Continue reading
TS9 Hop 1: Worcester MA to Newark NJ
202 miles via I-290 (south out of Worcester), I-90, I-84, I-91, CT 15, CT 8, I-95, I-278 (into Manhattan), FDR Drive (down the east side of Manhattan), I-278 again (out of Manhattan and over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge) and I-95 again. Cumulative TS9 miles: 202. This was a familiar route over mostly interstate roads. Traffic was … Continue reading
TN9 Hop 6: Rhinebeck NY to Worcester MA
150 miles via NY 308, NY 199, NY 22, US 44, CT 318, CT 219, CT 20, I-91, I-291, I-84, US 20, I-290 and MA 122. Miles since the end of Hop 5: 150. Cumulative route miles: 1,724. Total TN9 miles: 1,757. This was a route that was more complicated than it needed to be, … Continue reading
TN9 Hop 5: Greenwich CT to Rhinebeck NY
82 miles via I-95, I-287, the Sprain Brook Parkway, the Taconic State Parkway, US 9 and NY 308. Miles since the end of Hop 4: 82. Cumulative route miles: 1,574. Total TN9 miles: 1,607. This was a short hop in good weather. It was scenic, following the Hudson River north. But the traffic was very … Continue reading
TN9 Hop 4: Montclair VA to Greenwich CT
360 miles via VA 234, I-95, VA 123 to a lunch engagement with Carl, my old friend and travel companion from PCL2, then VA 123, I-66, I-495 (west of DC), I-270, US 15, PA 581, I-83, I-81, I-78 and US 22 to a refueling stop in Easton PA, then US 22, I-78, I-287 and NY … Continue reading
Family time in NH, CT and MA
Ooma and I did a lot of traveling this week (what else is new?) to visit family in NH, CT and MA. First, on Friday, a trip to NH to visit Chuck, Ooma’s brother. The two highlights were lunch at the Mountainview Station Restaurant in Center Ossipee and meeting his hilariously entertaining kitten, Brody. The … Continue reading
Family time in CT
On Saturday Ooma and I traveled to CT (just an hour from Worcester) to visit with Ooma’s son Jeffrey, his wife Sarah and their family. I was eager to meet the people that I had heard so much about. I was not disappointed. It was a wonderful day – in perfect weather – with a … Continue reading