Routes
QTN Hop 3: Roebuck, SC, to Lorton, VA
Yes, back to Lorton and the Pohick Bay Regional Park for our fourth visit. This will be the shortest of the four – just four nights this time – because we are committed to getting the MD and DE stickers on our map. These little states are hard to get to – particularly Delaware. Who … Continue reading
QTN Hop 2: Biloxi, MS, to Roebuck, SC
We had no particular reason to pick Roebuck, SC, for my work week other than it was on the shortest route between Biloxi and Alexandria. And it was in South Carolina, which added another state to our map. It is about 15 miles from Spartanburg which is larger and better known. We will likely get … Continue reading
QTN Hop 1: Fort Myers, FL, to Biloxi, MS
The Quick Trip North (QTN) won’t be quite as quick at the Quick Trip South (QTS). We are doing it in 3 weeks instead of the 2 that got us to Florida last November. But we are taking a longer route – Florida to Massachusetts via Mississippi – and there will be some very long … Continue reading
QTS Hop 4: Savannah, GA, to North Ft Myers, FL
417 miles via I-95, I-4, County 557, US 17 and FL 31. This was the last hop of the relatively short QTS and I was hoping to complete the trip with no “dings” to report. Alas, ’twas not to be. We got two rather significant dings on Saturday. Day 1: Savannah, GA, to Daytona Beach, … Continue reading
QTS Hop 3: Lorton, VA, to Savannah, GA
2 days, 577 miles via I-95 and some local roads. Day 1: Lorton, VA, to Wade, NC 293 miles, of which all but 10 miles were on I-95, with a refueling stop in Rocky Mount, NC. As usual, tears were shed when Jett said goodbye to her sons and her grandkids. We had her 8-year-old … Continue reading
QTS Hop 2: Bellingham, MA, to Lorton, VA
2 days, 493 miles via I-495 (MA), I-90, I-84, I-91, I-95, I-286, NJ 440, US 9, I-195 (NJ), I-495 (MD and VA) and some local roads. I routed this trip so that we could overnight in NJ and thus earn the right to put another state on our map. In retrospect, we would have been … Continue reading
QTE Hop 6: Lorton, VA, to Littleton, MA
2 day, 534 miles via I-95, I-495, US 29, I-70, I-695 (near Baltimore), I-83, US 30, US 222, I-78, US 22, PA 33, US 209, I-84, I-90, I-290 (near Worcester), I-495 (near Boston) amd MA 2A. This was a grueling weekend, primarily due to the fatigue from the previous weeks, the complicated route to our … Continue reading
QTE Hop 5: Georgetown, KY, to Lorton, VA
2 days, 569 miles via I-75, I-64, I-77, I-79. I-68 and, near DC, I-270, I-495 and I-95. Day 1: Georgetown, KY, to Sutton, WV The only things that made this day difficult were the terrain – very hilly – and the rain – intermittent with occasional downpours. I was also pretty weary after the work … Continue reading
GTE Hop 4: Branson, MO, to Georgetown, KY
2 days, 633 miles, mostly via I-44. I-64. I-57 and I-75 Day 1: Branson, MO, to Benton, IL This was the longest day of the GTE – 359 miles, almost 6 hours of driving. With a refueling stop lunch break and a nasty construction delay in Illinois, we were on the road for over 7.5 … Continue reading
QTE Hop 3: Oklahoma City, OK, to Branson, MO
1 day, 300 miles via I-44, US 412 and US 65. This was a 1-day hop that compensated for the previous 3-day hop. Both I-44 from Oklahoma City to Tulsa and US 412 from Tulsa into Arkansas were very hilly – lots of up-and-downs, the result being very poor mileage. Most of the route was … Continue reading