{"id":9210,"date":"2020-05-21T12:10:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T16:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/?p=9210"},"modified":"2021-01-16T20:32:01","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T01:32:01","slug":"the-revised-6th-trip-north-tn6-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/21\/the-revised-6th-trip-north-tn6-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"The revised 6th trip north (TN6) plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"912\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/TN6-Plan-Revised-1024x912.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/TN6-Plan-Revised-1024x912.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/TN6-Plan-Revised-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/TN6-Plan-Revised-768x684.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/TN6-Plan-Revised.jpg 1115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>TN6 plan &#8211; revised<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have been paying attention, you know that our (bleeping) truck has completely destroyed our original TN6 plans.  I currently have a part on order and expect to have a new turbocharger connector hose installed by competent professionals by, at the latest, tomorrow (Friday) morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I need to revise the TN6 plan to start on Friday.  A complicating factor is that this is Memorial Day weekend.  That means that some RV parks are full and others are requiring a 3-day prepaid stay.  I didn&#8217;t want either a 3-day stay nor did I want to prepay, given our deplorable history of making our actual travel match our plans.  But I was able to find a place which required neither, so I booked that for Saturday and Sunday night.  So here is the revised plan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Hop 1 to Citra FL<\/strong>. 236 miles, 1 night. This is just an overnight stop. If I have time I might check out the campus of the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufl.edu\/\">University of Florida<\/a>&nbsp;in Gainesville.  This is the same hop as originally planned, but 3 days later.<\/li><li><strong>Hop 2 to Savannah GA<\/strong>. 217 miles, 2 nights. The attraction here is Savannah and, possibly, Hilton Head Island.  This is our new Memorial Day weekend stop and I feel fortunate to be allowed to stay just 2 nights.  I hope to still get a peek at Hilton Head, but it is now about 30 miles further away.<\/li><li><strong>Hop 3 to Wilson NC<\/strong>. 341 miles, 1 night. This is a long (over 5 hours) hop that will require a refueling stop.  Just rest up after a long day on the road  <\/li><li><strong>Hop 4 to Dumfries VA<\/strong>. 217 miles, 5 nights. This is the requisite stop to see Jett\u2019s children and grandchild in Virginia. It will be a challenge to see them all without hugging.<\/li><li><strong>Hop 5 to Bedford PA<\/strong>. 166 miles, 3 nights. The two attractions for this stop are the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/flni\/index.htm\">Flight 93 Memorial<\/a>&nbsp;and the site of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johnstown_Flood\">Johnstown Flood<\/a>. I haven\u2019t booked this stop yet because it is likely that one or both attractions will be closed. I may choose another destination if that is the case.<\/li><li><strong>Hop 6 to Watkins Glen NY<\/strong>. 237 miles, 2 nights. This was the destination when we had the near-disaster in the fall of 2018. This is to show Fate that we cannot be stopped. The main attraction is the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Finger_Lakes\">Finger Lakes<\/a>.<\/li><li><strong>Hop 7 to Lake George NY<\/strong>. 220 miles and 2 nights. I hope to see&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fort_Ticonderoga\">Fort Ticonderoga<\/a>, but, again, it may or may not be open. If closed I will explore the Lake George area.<\/li><li><strong>Hop 8 to Phillipston MA<\/strong>. 136 miles. This gets us to our summer home. The trip itself will be interesting as it is almost all on local roads through fairly mountainous terrain.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This revised TN6 itinerary has us traveling 1,770 miles in 8 hops and 16 nights.  We will have to eat over $155 in deposits that we will forfeit due to cancellations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, keep your fingers crossed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a little tip that I learned this morning: if you ever have a turbocharger hose pop off, the home remedy is to (1) clean the metal pipe thoroughly and (2) coat it with <strong>hair spray<\/strong> before reattaching the hose.  The mechanic said that this is foolproof &#8211; the hairspray acts like glue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have been paying attention, you know that our (bleeping) truck has completely destroyed our original TN6 plans. I currently have a part on order and expect to have a new turbocharger connector hose installed by competent professionals by, at the latest, tomorrow (Friday) morning. 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