{"id":9889,"date":"2021-04-08T11:07:57","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T15:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/?p=9889"},"modified":"2022-01-13T18:30:33","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T23:30:33","slug":"seventh-trip-north-tn7-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/08\/seventh-trip-north-tn7-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Seventh trip north (TN7) plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Segment-1-plan-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9890\" width=\"348\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Segment-1-plan-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Segment-1-plan-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Segment-1-plan-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Segment-1-plan.jpg 1081w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><figcaption>TN7 segment 1 plan<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Segment-2-plan-1024x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9891\" width=\"306\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Segment-2-plan-1024x800.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Segment-2-plan-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Segment-2-plan-768x600.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Segment-2-plan.jpg 1331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><figcaption>TN7 segment 2 plan<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I am about to embark on my first RV trip without Jett.  It will be bittersweet.  It will be a different experience, for sure.  If anything it will be a test to see if I enjoy traveling solo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year I had to try to minimize the time on the road due to Jett&#8217;s delicate condition.  I don&#8217;t have that constraint for TN7, so I have plotted a leisurely, meandering route.  I am planning on making the trip to Massachusetts in 30 days with 13 hops covering about 1,900 tow miles.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have booked the stops for Segment 1 &#8211; the 8 hops that will get me to DC.  I have not booked Segment 2 &#8211; the 5 stops to Massachusetts &#8211; because I have learned that it is unlikely that my planned itinerary will survive the first segment.  Something always happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Segment 1 hops:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2 nights in Wildwood FL. One night will be spent with visiting my son.  The other day&#8230; perhaps a return visit to Homosassa Springs and the state park there.<\/li><li>1 night in Tifton GA. Just a layover.<\/li><li>4 nights in Cartersville GA.  I hope to explore the Atlanta area a bit.<\/li><li>2 nights in Ringgold GA. I would like to make a more leisurely tour of the Chickamauga battlefield and perhaps go see my neighbor&#8217;s shop (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blueridgecottoncompany.com\/\">Blue Ridge Cotton Company<\/a> in Blue Ridge GA).<\/li><li>2 nights in Walland TN. Some sightseeing in Knoxville and perhaps a breakfast at one of the finest breakfast cafes in the world (can&#8217;t remember the name right now but if I get there I will surely let you know).<\/li><li>3 nights in Charlotte NC.  Charlotte is a town that we never got to in our previous travels, so I will have a look.<\/li><li>2 nights in Wake Forest NC.  Perhaps check out the Wake Forest campus and see the widow of a dear college friend.<\/li><li>4 nights in Dumfries VA.  Time with Jett&#8217;s family.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Segment 2 is not booked yet and is subject to major revision, but here is the tentative plan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2 nights in Woodbine MD.  I am thinking of visiting Antietam and some other MD Civil War sites.<\/li><li>3 nights in Coatesville PA.  This is close to Philadelphia, so I might do some Philly sightseeing.<\/li><li>2 nights in Waymart PA.  Close to Scranton, another town that I have never really seen.<\/li><li>3 nights in Croton-on-Hudson NY.  Close to New York City.  I am not sure I want to drive my diesel dually into New York City, but this location gives me access to the entire area.  I&#8217;m sure I can find something to do.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The hops to Charlotte and Dumfries are pretty close to my one-tank limit, but the others are much shorter.  There should be no need for any <em>en route<\/em> refueling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And hopefully no need for <em>en route<\/em> travel assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am about to embark on my first RV trip without Jett. It will be bittersweet. It will be a different experience, for sure. If anything it will be a test to see if I enjoy traveling solo. 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