The plan for the Third Trip North (TTN)

The plan for the TTN

I previously described our plan for moving about New England this summer (i.e., the NET), but we need to get back to New England before we can begin executing that plan. So this describes our plan to get back north.

We will leave Ft Myers Beach on April 14 and expect to arrive in Massachusetts on May 5. We will cover the 1,673 towing miles in 8 hops:

1. Ocala, FL – 3 nights. We leave on a Friday and don’t like to travel on weekends, so we will spend the weekend in Ocala and leave on Monday.  This will be a chance to see what Ocala – which is “horse country” – has to offer.  We may check out the Gypsy Gold Horse Tour and/or the Silver Springs State Park.
2. Savannah, GA – 3 nights. We like Savannah and are looking forward to spending a few more days there.  We will get a good meal, for sure, and will likely explore its parks more, but we might also check out the Cathedral of St John the Baptist.
3. Myrtle Beach, SC – 4 nights.  This is mostly a beach break. We have booked an RV site right on the beach!  But the park also has numerous activities and amenities and we will check them out.  I would also like to look into Broadway at the Beach which sounds like a fun shopping/entertainment area.
4. Roanoke Rapids, NC – 1 night.  This is just a stopover and we may do nothing more than eat and sleep. But if we have a few hours we might check out the Roanoke Canal Museum and Trail.
5. Lorton, VA – 7 nights. This is a week to reconnect with Jett’s family.  I expect there will be family dinners and cookouts, but we should be able to get to Mount Vernon.  I have never been there.
6. White Haven, PA – 1 night.  Another overnight.  If we find time to do some horseback riding we will do it at Deer Path Riding Stables.
7. Bristol, CT – 2 nights.  We are hoping to have some time with my brother, a CT resident.  But we will be staying at Lake Compounce, an amusement park, which might be interesting in its own right.  Another interesting option is the New England Carousel Museum.
8. Plymouth, MA – 24 nights (the first of 7 stops in the NET). We will be in Plymouth to see family (my other brother) and to check out graveyards (mostly of Jett’s ancestors).  But we will also reconnect with other friends and family in the Boston area and will get some deferred chores taken care of.

The TTN will be the first of four long trips we will make in seven months, the others being the New England Tour (NET), the Second Trip West (STW) and the Second Trip East (STE).  All told, we will be towing over 10,000 miles. But we will also be visiting all 16 states that we have not yet visited.  Our travel map (the lower 48 anyway) should be completely filled in by October 2017.