{"id":11459,"date":"2022-07-31T15:43:45","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T19:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/?p=11459"},"modified":"2023-02-16T22:38:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T03:38:14","slug":"tn8-wrapup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/31\/tn8-wrapup\/","title":{"rendered":"TN8 wrapup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 8th trip north (TN8) is in the books, so it is time to do the wrapup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the numbers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>6 hops, 1,615 route miles (269 miles per hop).<\/li><li>13 nights (9 in hotels), $1,539 in hotel charges ($171 per night).<\/li><li>1,844 total driving miles, 56.4 gallons of gas (32.7 miles per gallon).<\/li><li>$227.78 in fuel costs ($4.04 per gallon).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The hotel costs were more than I originally budgeted &#8211; I was planning on $130 per night &#8211; but both New York City and Charleston were very expensive. I asked Ooma to find the hotels and she found places that were very nice. Much nicer than the rattraps that I might have booked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 32.7 mpg wasn&#8217;t bad but would have been higher but for the the driving tour of NYC and the horrendous exit from the city on Hop 6. Also, while $4.04 per gallon wasn&#8217;t bad at a time when regular gas was averaging about $4.30, I probably could have slipped in under $4 if I had stopped for the last refueling at Costco in Miford CT ($3.99 there), but I skipped that because of the heavy traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>My first visit with Jett&#8217;s boys and their families since her funeral. It was great to see them all again. And their warm welcome of Ooma made me love them all the more.<\/li><li>Sharing NYC and Charleston with Ooma, who had never been to either place. She loved both, as I knew she would.<\/li><li>St Marys GA, a beautiful little town.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lowlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ooma&#8217;s COVID illness (her third!). It changed our NYC plans and resulted in canceling planned visits with 2 old friends.  I don&#8217;t like to see her sick any more than she likes being sick.  Fortunately, I did not catch it. I am sure that my bout with COVID after July 4 was responsible for that. It would have been difficult keeping to our planned itinerary if I had been ill too. So while it spoiled a few things, we were still able to enjoy New York. And we made it to Worcester right on schedule. Strange as it sounds, I am grateful now that I caught COVID before the start of the TN8.<\/li><li>Devin&#8217;s boat breakdown. A lovely day in the water in VA was tainted by the failure of the boat to start after a lovely lunch. I am sure Devin was more upset than I was and the day was still very nice, but I hate when a brand new boat fails for no good reason.<\/li><li>The horrendous traffic leaving New York on Hop 6. I can&#8217;t recall having worse traffic in all of my previous travels.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Planned versus actual routes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TN8-plan-revised.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"875\" height=\"876\" data-id=\"11465\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TN8-plan-revised.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TN8-plan-revised.jpg 875w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TN8-plan-revised-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TN8-plan-revised-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TN8-plan-revised-768x769.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>TN8 planned<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TN8-actual.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"946\" height=\"872\" data-id=\"11464\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TN8-actual.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TN8-actual.jpg 946w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TN8-actual-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TN8-actual-768x708.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 946px) 100vw, 946px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>TN8 actual<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pretty close. No major diversions. The stop in New Salem was added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now a month in Worcester. It will be busy but we won&#8217;t be living out of suitcases. The 8th trip south (TS8) will start just before Labor Day. I will give a preview of that in a couple of weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 8th trip north (TN8) is in the books, so it is time to do the wrapup. 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