Well the Rig's all packed
The campground is closed
The highway's calling
We're ready to roll
Newburg New York's the first stop on our way down south
(to the tune “Leavin on a Jet Plane”)
313 miles under our seats today - left Ames Brook Campground in Ashland NH a little after 9am and arrived at the KOA in Plattekill, NY around 4pm. We stopped a few times to stretch our legs, walk Rugby or have lunch. Traffic was good (ok great) for a weekday.
We opted to drive Rt 9 in NH from outside Concord to the VT border; a pretty drive and one I want to do again some day. There’s a lovely river along a stretch of road that was still flowing with fury - by this time of the year most brooks and rivers had dwindled down to trickles, this one was coursing along like a spring brook.
Our journey continued on I-91 down to the Mass Turnpike where we passed over the highest elevation on I-90 east of the Mississippi - 1724’ above sea level. Interestingly the sign pointing out the elevation height stated that the next time you reached that elevation on the road would be in South Dakota.
In NY we took I-87 down to our exit. At this point I was reminded of a lesson we learned a long time ago, if the campground has provided specific directions on their website or in a camping directory, do not follow the GPS directions. My GPS said to take 2 rights off the ramp - WRONG !!! It was 2 lefts.
Tomorrow we’ll go another 300 miles, with a good portion on Interstates. Depending on how we feel as we drive, traffic and weather conditions, we may make it to our planned destination near family. Otherwise we’ll stop about 100 miles out and boondock for the night at an RV dealer.
The day will tell.
