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TS_10 Hop 7: Nashville TN to Tallahassee FL
486 miles via I-40, I-440 (around Nashville), I-65 and US 27. Cumulative route miles: 2,067. Auto miles: 615. Cumulative auto miles: 2,196. We had one snack/bio stop at a Wendy’s in Mongomery AL. The weather was very good, fortunately, because this was a LONG day of driving. About 8 hours behind the wheel. But the … Continue reading
TS_10 Hop 5: St Clairsville OH to Louisville KY
323 miles via US 40 (through St Clairsville), I-70, I-270 (south of Columbus OH), I-71 and I-264 into Louisville KY. Cumulative route miles: 1,369. Auto miles on this hop: 340. Cumulative auto miles: 1,434. The extra miles on this hop were due to a trip to the Wheeling Island Casino in Wheeling WV. We started … Continue reading
TS_10 Hop 4: Harrisburg PA to St Clairsville OH
270 miles via I-81, US 30, I-70, I-470 (around Wheeling) and I-70 (again). Cumulative route miles: 1,046. Auto miles: 286. Cumulative auto miles: 1,094. We stopped at the Flight 93 Memorial near Shanksville PA. The extra miles were from the trip to the Hershey Chocolate World. This was a clear, warm day with relatively little … Continue reading
TS_10 Hop 2: Plattsburgh NY to Schenectady NY
185 miles via I-87, NY 9N, I-87 again, NY 50 and I-87 (yet again). Cumulative route miles: 415. Auto miles: 185. Cumulative auto miles: 435. This hop was mostly on I-87. I have never driven I-87 north of Albany so this was a new road for me. It was beautiful! Soft mountains and deep valleys. … Continue reading
TN_10 wrapup
This was a quick trip north with just one night in a hotel. The weather was good but there were some very long travel days. And a bit of car trouble. It was unique in that the entire CV2 Carnival Vista cruise occurred between Hops 1 and 2. By the numbers: Highlights: Lowlights: Planned and … Continue reading
TN_10 Hop 3: Florence SC to Montclair VA
372 miles via I-95 and VA 234 with one bio break. Auto miles: 381 (extra miles mostly in Florence getting gas and a birthday card for my grandson). Cumulative route miles: 1,031. Cumulative auto miles: 1,065. This was as easy as expected. No tire failures, no accidents, no bad weather. Simple. I like that. Especially … Continue reading
TN_10 Hop 2: Port Canaveral FL to Florence SC
466 miles via I-95 and a bunch of local roads in Brunswick GA. Auto miles: 479 (the extra miles driven in Brunswick GA looking for a tire – see below). Cumulative route miles: 659. Cumulative auto miles: 684. This was supposed to be an easy hop – just a straight shot up I-95. But sometimes … Continue reading
CV1 Day 14: Hop 5, Orlando FL to Coral Springs FL
227 miles via I-5, FL 50, I-95 and local roads. Cumulative route miles: 1625. Cumulative auto miles: 1679. We did not use the car in Orlando. The weather was good but traffic was heavy, both leaving Orlando and approaching Ft Lauderdale. Memorial Day weekend. We made a brief stop at Plato’s Closet where Marlene found … Continue reading
TP1 Day 1: Embarkation in Seattle WA
We have boarded the Carnival Luminosa. It leaves in about 4 hours, destination Brisbane, Australia by way of Japan, Okinawa, Philippines and Indonesia. It was also supposed to have 2 ports in Alaska but we were informed at check-in that they were being cancelled due to impending bad weather. Disappointing as Alaska is the only … Continue reading
TS9 Hop 4: Concord NC to Acworth GA
286 miles via I-85, I-285 (north of Atlanta), I-75 and GA 92. Miles since the end of Hop 3: 297. Cumulative route miles: 1,157. Total TS9 miles: 1,222. The extra miles were due to a couple of shopping trips in Concord. This was an easy hop almost exclusively on interstate highways. We had one bio … Continue reading