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NC

North Carolina

Not looking forward to tomorrow

Hop 6 tomorrow will likely be the most difficult of the TN7 – over the Smoky Mountains, which will be a tough haul for the truck. And 233 miles which, given the mountainous terrain, may exceed the range of the truck. So I may have to do a refueling stop in a gas station (I … Continue reading »

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TS6 Hop 6: Cove City NC to Myrtle Beach SC

188 miles via US 17, NC 55, I-140 (north of Carolina Beach) and SC 31 with two brief rest area stops. 214 truck miles. 1081 cumulative tow miles. 1416 cumulative truck miles. The extra truck miles were entirely due to a refueling trip into New Bern NC where I got diesel for $1.88 per gallon … Continue reading »

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TS6 Hop 5: Chesapeake VA to Cove City NC

149 miles, almost entirely on US 17, but on NC 43 and NC 55 near the destination. 224 truck miles. 893 cumulative tow miles. 1202 cumulative truck miles. Again, no truck problems and we are now more than halfway to our destination. US 17 (or, as we were reminded by signs all along the route, … Continue reading »

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TN6 Hop 4: Wilson NC to Dumfries VA

224 tow miles via US 301, US 64, I-95, I-295 (around Petersburg and Richmond) and VA 234. 234 truck miles. Cumulative tow miles: 1,018. Cumulative truck miles: 1,221. This was a fairly painless hop, except to the rough roads (why can’t anybody create a bridge joint that doesn’t scramble the eggs?). The truck again performed … Continue reading »

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TN6 Hop 3: Savannah GA to Wilson NC

342 tow miles via I-16, I-95 and US 301. 459 truck miles. Cumulative tow miles: 794. Cumulative truck miles: 987. The extra truck miles were mostly consumed in traveling to Hilton Head Island SC on Sunday. That was mostly a huge disappointment. I was hoping the island would have an “outer banks” feel. Or at … Continue reading »

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TS4-2 Hop 1: Swannanoa NC to Sevierville TN

110 miles via US 70, I-40 and TN 338. Cumulative tow miles: 110. Truck miles: 228. Cumulative truck miles: 228. The extra truck miles were largely due to the trip along the Blue Ridge Parkway as described in the preceding post. More truck problems. The “whooshing” sound that appeared on the long uphill slog into … Continue reading »

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Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville

Yesterday was a beautiful, cloudless, warm day in Asheville NC. I took a few hours to drive a section of the Blue Ridge Parkway and take a few photos. There was some fall color, though very muted by Vermont standards. But it was a nice day for a drive and an opportunity to regain some … Continue reading »

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TS4-1 Hop 7: Keeling VA to Swannanoa NC

218 miles via US 29, I-40 and US 70. Cumulative tow miles: 1055. Truck miles: 230. Cumulative truck miles: 1905. The extra truck miles were due to one trip to refuel and get take-out dinner. This was an uneventful trip. Almost.  The first 200 miles were level, smooth and relaxing.  The last 18 miles, though, … Continue reading »

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Fourth Trip South (TS4) preview

We start our fourth trek south on Wednesday.  We will be heading to our new home at Cypress Trail RV Resort in Fort Myers.  We are excited about this new location and our new status as “permanent residents” but that doesn’t mean that we are going to rush down there.  We are, as always, going … Continue reading »

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TN4 wrapup

I am belatedly doing the post-mortem on the Fourth Trip North (TN4). By the numbers: 17 nights in 8 hops, 1664 tow miles, 1930 truck miles, $757.93 in campground fees ($44.58 per night). The campground total does not include the 2 nights we spent in the Quality Inn in Lexington MA and if I were … Continue reading »

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