Routes
STN Hop 8: Oakham MA to South Hero VT
230 miles on MA 122, MA 2, I-91, I-89 and US 2. Cumulative distance: 2,276 miles. This hop was the most interesting of the 8 STN hops. Nearly all of the miles were on roads we have never traveled before. And, being mostly in Vermont, they were very scenic. We stopped twice along the way, … Continue reading
STN Hop 7: East Stroudsburg PA to Oakham MA
229 miles on US 209, I-84, MA 49 and MA 31. Cumulative distance: 2,046 miles. The cumulative distance includes all the driving we did during our week in Massachusetts. Busy week. More on this later. The trip from PA to MA was mostly on I-84. The only good thing about I-84 is that it isn’t … Continue reading
STN Hop 6: College Park MD to East Stroudsburg PA
225 miles on I-95, I-695 (around Baltimore), I-83, US 30, US 222, PA 33 and US 209. Cumulative distance: 1,364 miles. This was, in some respects, the most difficult hop on the STN. It started with I-95 between DC and Baltimore, then a stretch on the I-695 beltway around Baltimore – both of which were … Continue reading
STN Hop 5: Emporia VA to College Park MD
190 miles on I-95 and I-495 (around Washington). Cumulative distance: 1,134 miles. If you want to take your RV rig out for a leisurely drive, I-95 near Washington – and I-495 (the “Beltway”) around Washington – is NOT the place to do it. These roads are always crowded and the drivers are always crazy. Just … Continue reading
STN Hop 4: Hamer SC to Emporia VA
202 miles, almost entirely on I-95. Cumulative distance: 932 miles. The trip itself is hardly worth noting – 200 solid miles of interstate travel. Uneventful. Boring. Efficient. We didn’t stop until we arrived at our destination: Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park at Emporia, VA. I had avoided Jellystone Parks in the past because… well, because it … Continue reading
STN Hop 3: Savannah GA to Hamer SC (South of the Border)
225 miles, on I-516, GA 21 and I-95, with 10 extra miles due to my screwup. Cumulative distance: 714 miles. This was supposed to be easy. But I misread the map and took a wrong turn onto I-516 in Savannah and ended up on the local streets. Some 10 miles and almost 30 minutes later … Continue reading
STN Hop 2: Citra FL to Savannah GA
224 miles on US 301, I-10, I-295 (around Jacksonville) and I-95. Cumulative miles: 475. The weather was less than ideal – intermittent showers the entire 4-hour trip – and much of the trip was on I-95, which we have traveled several times already. So the interesting part of the trip was the 67 miles on … Continue reading
STS Hop 12: Bushnell FL to North Fort Myers FL
167 miles, almost entirely on I-75. This would have been a simple, uneventful trip in sunny weather had it not been for the idiot young woman who cut us off north of Tampa and who damn near caused a catastrophic accident. I guess she was missing her exit, so, at 70 mph, she swerved in … Continue reading
STS Hop 11: Cecil GA to Bushnell FL
198 miles, almost all on I-75. It doesn’t get much simpler than this: get on I-75 at the exit from Cecil Bay RV Park and just keep going until exit 309 in Florida, then travel 1.5 miles on county 673 to our destination. It was a flat, pleasant trip in 90-degree sunshine. I-75 has traffic, … Continue reading
STS Hop 10: Madison GA to Cecil GA
190 miles, mostly via US 129 and I-75. There was no epic GPS/Google battle on this one; it was a pretty simple trip down US 129 to Macon where we hooked up with I-75. The geography was mostly gently rolling hills and the weather, though overcast most of the way, didn’t produce much rain. Just … Continue reading