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<\/a>Segment 1 - 17 Nights and 754 Miles<\/p><\/div>\n
The starting point, of course, is the Saddleback Campground in Northwood, NH.\u00a0 The destination is a campground in Reston, VA, where we plan to spend a week with the Jett’s sons and the grandkids before heading west.\u00a0 The stops along the way are as follows:<\/p>\n
B – One night at a campground in NH.\u00a0 This is a short hop (just 53 miles) along mostly major (for NH) roads.\u00a0 I picked a route that avoids the short-but-curvy Route 43 in favor of some bigger routes.\u00a0 This segment is designed to build my confidence hauling the rig, getting it into a campsite, setting it up and tearing it down the next morning.\u00a0 It is also fairly close to the seller’s home, so if we encounter any problems perhaps we can get his assistance.<\/p>\n
C – Two nights at Pine Acres Resort<\/a> in Oakham, MA.\u00a0 Jett and I haven’t done much camping, but this is one of the places that we did visit a couple of years ago.\u00a0 I think it is one of the nicest campgrounds in the state and it is fairly close to the summer retreat of Jett’s brother and sister-in-law – another place that we really enjoy.\u00a0 We will use our two nights at Pine Acres to give a fond farewell to this great couple and their lovely little cottage.\u00a0 This is also a very short driving segment: just 64 miles.\u00a0 But it will be a little more challenging than the first day because the roads are a bit smaller.<\/p>\n D – Two nights near Cooperstown, NY.\u00a0 We intend to spend a day at the Baseball Hall of Fame, of course.\u00a0 This is something that we have wanted to do for years.\u00a0 The problem with Cooperstown is that it is too far to travel for a day trip from Boston, but too small to have nice hotels.\u00a0 It just never got to the top of our “to do” list.\u00a0 But we are really looking forward to finally visiting the place.\u00a0 This is a segment of 206 miles, mostly on interstate.\u00a0 It may be the only day in which we have to pay tolls.<\/p>\n E – Two nights in Pennsylvania Dutch country.\u00a0 We have traveled through the area several times, but have never had the time to stop and enjoy it.\u00a0 If we enjoy it a lot we could spend an extra day by taking a day out of our Gettysburg stop.\u00a0 We may be exhausted by the time we arrive, so we may need the extra day just to recover: this is one of the longest travel days at 282 miles.<\/p>\n F – Three nights near the Gettysburg battlefield.\u00a0 I am a bit of a Civil War buff and Gettysburg and the nearby Antietam sites are two of the most interesting historic battlefields in the world, in my opinion.\u00a0 And they are vast.\u00a0 We can easily spend two days touring these sites.\u00a0 Getting here will be easy: just 75 miles.\u00a0 We have been here before, so we could cut this to two days if we decide to invest more time in the Pennsylvania Dutch are.<\/p>\n The last driving segment, to Reston, VA, will also be an easy 75 mile jaunt.\u00a0 We will spend a full week in Reston, building a store of quality time with family and resting up for the Segment 2 of the trip west where we will start putting some serious miles between us, the east coast and our previous lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The planned date for hitting the road – September 14 – is still nearly eight months away.\u00a0 But that hasn’t deterred me from thinking about it in considerable detail.\u00a0 Both Jett and I understand that the first 3 months will be like an extended vacation, with no work and a unique opportunity to see places … Continue reading