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<\/a>QTN Hop 4, Day 1<\/p><\/div>\n
Getting out of Pohick was no fun, due to the deep mud and the geometry of Site 75 (note to self: next time ask for Site 71 – it is MUCH more accessible) and then we had to deal with the traffic on I-95 and I-495 around DC which was also no fun. Once on US 50 the traffic lightened and the sun appeared, so I relaxed a bit, but things got more interesting after we left US 50. Traveling on MD 313 in downtown Greensboro, the GPS directed us down a road that had a “NO TRUCKS” sign prominently posted. We had to pull over to figure out a detour and to calm Jett’s nerves. Fortunately it was pretty simple: just continue for another mile, then turn right. No real problem, but I still hate those moments when my planned route goes awry. Almost as much as Jett hates them.<\/p>\n
<\/a>At rest at Holiday Park<\/p><\/div>\n
Our home for the night was the Holiday Park Campground<\/a> in Greensboro, MD. Because it was a simple overnight stop with a very short trip the following day, we didn’t unhitch.<\/p>\n Holiday Park is an interesting campground. It is one of the most spacious places we have seen. The sites are HUGE. We were adjacent to a playground (which was mostly vacant in April) but the nearest RV site was probably over 50 feet away. We were near a river and were surrounded by trees. The site had a real “in the woods” feel to it.<\/p>\n The park has no WiFi and, surprisingly, no septic. Long-term residents are serviced twice a week by a “honey pot” truck that empties their tanks. This would seem like an inconvenience, but we had the feeling that this would be a good place to hang out for a week with a large group. It was very restful.<\/p>\n The park was pretty lightly populated with RVs, but even more lightly populated with people. I realized, when evening fell, that none of the RVs within sight had any lights! They must have all been used for weekend visits. So we had a very quiet (and slightly spooky) night. We locked our door.<\/p>\n River at Holiday Park<\/p><\/div>\n Lots of space<\/p><\/div>\n 21 miles via MD 314 and US 13.<\/p>\n QTN Hop 4, Day 2<\/p><\/div>\n That’s right: 21 miles. Actually, it was supposed to be 20 but we got lost. Seriously. Our shortest day of travel ever and we got lost. Sad.<\/p>\n We didn’t get totally lost; just a little lost. We ended up making a full loop around the Delaware State Fairgrounds. Not a big problem, but kind of embarrassing that we couldn’t complete our shortest day of travel ever without screwing it up.<\/p>\n G&R Campground<\/p><\/div>\n We stayed the night at the G&R Campground<\/a> in Houston, DE. The “G&R” stand for “Gun and Rod” as the campground is on the grounds of a gun and rod club. It is a small campground which we selected simply because it was open in April, which makes it almost unique in the set of RV parks in Delaware – most are near beaches and open only when the water is warm enough to attract swimmers. It suited out needs for another overnight stay, but isn’t a place we would go back to again. Our impression was: trashy.<\/p>\n This was just an overnight stop, but the following day would be a long one. So we unhitched and refueled.\u00a0 We also got some Popeye’s fried chicken for dinner.\u00a0 A fast food treat.<\/p>\n 310 miles via US 13, DE 1, I-295 in NJ, I-95 and CT 161.<\/p>\n Hop 4, Day 3<\/p><\/div>\n Patience at Aces High<\/p><\/div>\n I wasn’t looking forward to this day. It would be long and it would take us over a lot of expensive toll roads where we paid for the privilege of traveling some very bumpy, congested and poorly maintained roads – most notably I-95 in NY and CT. We took I-295 through NJ for about 30 miles which saved a few bucks of tolls on the NJ Turnpike. But there was no way to avoid the George Washington Bridge and its $68<\/strong> toll – $5 more than the Verrazano Narrows Bridge.\u00a0 Total tolls for the day exceeded $100.\u00a0 Just to get CT on our map.<\/p>\n Never again.\u00a0 It was an unpleasant and very expensive day of travel.\u00a0 Note to self: stay FAR AWAY from New York City in the future.<\/p>\n The good news, if there is any, is that we didn’t encounter any unexpected low bridges.\u00a0 I was also pleased to discover that diesel fuel could be obtained at a travel plaza on the NJ Turnpike for the relatively low price of $3.86 per gallon.<\/p>\n We made it to our destination – the Aces High RV Park<\/a> in East Lyme, CT, by 5:10pm – 10 minutes after the office closed. We had to pick a site, set up for the night and then settle up with the office in the morning.<\/p>\n Aces High Campground<\/p><\/div>\n Aces High is about 15 miles from the Mohican Sun Casino<\/a> in Uncasville. I had been there just once before, shortly after it opened many years ago. I was still feeling flush from our slots success in Biloxi, so I decided to go and try my luck. I also had to get some fuel and thought I could get some relatively cheap diesel (which is VERY expensive in CT) near the casino. Turns out I was mistaken on both counts – my luck did not hold and the cheap diesel was only for employees of the casino.<\/p>\n I was surprised to find that Mohegan Sun had EXPLODED in the intervening years. I didn’t recognize the place. It is HUGE – larger than some of the Vegas casinos. I went to one huge casino wing, but there was at least one other wing that I didn’t even see. They must be profitable.<\/p>\n I got the fuel Sunday morning after settling up at the office.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 90 miles via CT 161, I-95, I-295 (around Providence) and US 1.<\/p>\n QTN Hop 4, Day 4<\/p><\/div>\n A 4th straight day of travel – a new record for us and one that I am not eager to break. Even though this was just 90 miles, the effort of tearing down and setting up caught up to me. I took a long nap once we got to Foxboro.<\/p>\n Our home for two weeks is the Normandy Farms Family Camping Resort<\/a>, a very nice campground in Foxboro, MA, just about 2 miles south of Gillette Stadium where the New England Patriots play. As usual, I will save the park review until we leave, but I can tell you up front that this is one of the best – and most expensive – places we have ever stayed. More on that later.<\/p>\n We still have to get up to Littleton for the summer, but that will be a series of very short trips over the next three weeks. We are in Massachusetts again and I am once again commuting to my office in Cambridge. We are home.<\/p>\n Though, as we now tell people, we are always home because home is our RV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This was a get-more-states-on-the-map hop. We stayed just four days at Pohick – and it warmed up after that icy start, fortunately – then did three quick trips to MD, DE and CT. It was an uneventful hop… until the end. QTN Hop 4, Day 1: Lorton, VA, to Greensboro, MD 105 miles via I-95, … Continue reading <\/a><\/a><\/h2>\n
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QTN Hop 4, Day 2: Greensboro, MD, to Houston, DE<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/a>QTN Hop 4, Day 3: Houston, DE, to East Lyme, CT<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/a><\/a>QTN Hop 4, Day 4: East Lyme, CT, to Foxboro, MA<\/h2>\n
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