Places
A day in Montclair VA
Marlene and I had one full day in Montclair VA and we chose to spend much of it on two activities: browsing historic Occoquan VA and dining at the Harbour Grille in Woodbridge VA. Occoquan is situated on the southern bank of the Occoquan River. It is an old mill town, site of the first … Continue reading
TS9 Hop 2: Newark NJ to Montclair VA
275 miles via I-78, Garden State Parkway, US 1, I-95, US 1 again, local streets to Independence Hall in Philadelphia, I-95 again, DE 896, US 301, US 50, I-495 (around Washington DC), I-95 again, VA 234 and local streets. Miles since the end of Hop 1: 329. Cumulative route miles: 477. Total TS9 miles: 531. … Continue reading
A day in New York
Marlene and I spent Friday in New York City. We experienced the Staten Island Ferry, Trinity Church, the 9-11 Memorial (just the memorial – we didn’t go into the museum), Wall Street, the South Street Seaport, the Brooklyn Bridge (which we walked over), the New York subway system, Times Square, Central Park (just a view) … Continue reading
Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty
Marlene and I toured Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty on Thursday. These sites were the main reasons we stopped in the New York area – Marlene had the Statue of Liberty on her bucket list. In fact, Marlene had never been to New York before, so we planned to devote one day to … Continue reading
TS9 Hop 1: Worcester MA to Newark NJ
202 miles via I-290 (south out of Worcester), I-90, I-84, I-91, CT 15, CT 8, I-95, I-278 (into Manhattan), FDR Drive (down the east side of Manhattan), I-278 again (out of Manhattan and over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge) and I-95 again. Cumulative TS9 miles: 202. This was a familiar route over mostly interstate roads. Traffic was … Continue reading
5 final days in Worcester MA
Marlene and I will embark on the 9th trip south (TS9) in a few hours. But before I go I want to document the very busy last 5 days in Worcester MA. Or, to be accurate, the time we spent in Worcester MA, New Salem MA, Kittery ME, Portsmouth NH, Rockport MA and Newport RI. … Continue reading
Five days with Marlene in Worcester MA
Marlene flew into Boston a week ago. It was a non-stop flight but she was in Coral Springs FL the night before, with her brother, and had to leave at 4am to get back to Ft Myers to catch her 11am flight. So she was tired. But she was all smiles when she came through … Continue reading
Four days with family in Worcester MA
My son Tony joined me in Worcester for 4 days this week, to see the daughter (my granddaughter) that he hadn’t seen for 2 years and the brother that he hadn’t seen for a year and a half. The weather didn’t cooperate – it was cloudy and cool when it wasn’t raining – but it … Continue reading
A week in Worcester MA
My first week in residence at the home of Ray – Jett’s brother – and his wife, Kim, was mostly spent getting settled – shopping, washing clothes, etc – and enjoying not driving much (though I still had to get behind the wheel every day). Except for the first day when I spent the afternoon … Continue reading
TN9 Hop 6: Rhinebeck NY to Worcester MA
150 miles via NY 308, NY 199, NY 22, US 44, CT 318, CT 219, CT 20, I-91, I-291, I-84, US 20, I-290 and MA 122. Miles since the end of Hop 5: 150. Cumulative route miles: 1,724. Total TN9 miles: 1,757. This was a route that was more complicated than it needed to be, … Continue reading