2004
04.28
04.28
My travel journal for the curious.
- Lunch was from Subway – they had their Diet Coke mixed up with regular coke (Yuck!)
(Ate at next rest stop (in WV)
- I81 under construction in PA (Normal), I84/PA speed bumps were a pain.
- Dinner was a McD’s QP w/cheese meal in PA when I stopped for gas.
- Took wrong exit off of I84/NY for New Paltz (Took Rt. 208 (Exit 5) to New Paltz thru Walden, Walkill… extra 20 miles/30 minutes to trip)
-Arrived at Chris’ in N.P. @ 7:10PM Total mileage for the day: 770
Time (including stops): 12.5 hours
-I87 to I90 –> across Hudson. Stayed on I90 until Exit 11A (I495 exit) (I290 under construction)
Took 495 up to I93
- I93/Tilton Exit for BJ’s (Gas and etc.) and side marker light bulbs for car. (Almost missed it because I was behind an E39 M5 right before it and almost got stuck in left lane)
- I93 Ashland exit to Airport Road to 175 to Seven Pines to pick up T.
- Down 175 to Rt. 3 so T could pick up something from a friend at the ‘Ice Cream Campground’ in Holderness
- Rt. 3 thru Ashland to I93 to Plymouth (Stopping at McD’s at Exit 26 for lunch)
- Rt. 118 -> Rt.4 to get to I89 -> Vermont
- I89 until Exit 17 north of Burlington for Lake Champlain Ferry.
- Next year T will be too old for child rate on ferry ($4.25 for adult)
- Stopped in Malone/Rt11 for dinner at KFC – first ‘bad’ weather of trip – low 40′s and rain.
- Rt 11B to Potsdam, –> Rt 11 thru Canton to Gouverneur.
-> Gouverneur Rt 11 to Rt 58 to Mom’s – 7PM (approx) Total Miles: 625
Total Time: 13 hours
After dinner T watched 3 episodes of ‘Haunted’ Places on the Travel channel and then we watched HHGTTG (all 6 episodes) – late night.
Took T & Dillon to see Scooby-Doo 2 in Watertown (Dinner at a Bob Evans (T – French toast Dillon – burger, Me – chicken veggie dish, T had dessert), wandered around mall for a few minutes, movie, then stopped at Dunkin Donuts. Took D home. Total Miles: 92
Total Time: 5 hours As far as the movie goes. It was good if you are a Scooby Doo fan (or you aren’t a teenager yet.) Matthew Lillard did his usual ‘nuanced’ Shaggy interpretation; Freddy Prinze, Jr. did his usual light weight acting bit; Linda Cardelini did the cute/sexy geek thing again; Sarah Michelle Gellar did a cute Daphne with some Buffy action moves (again). But most of the movie was CGI – Scooby and the monsters so they didn’t do much acting. I can’t see them making a third movie. T insisted on watching TR-CofL though she barely stayed awake thru it. And then off to bed.
Note: Used to be a separate story entry back in the Radio days – jacs/10/7/2009
[Day 1 - Saturday - 24-Apr-2004]
- Left at 6:30Am (after stopping at Weigels for air in tires and 1 juice, 2 8oz. Dr. Peppers and an apple.- Lunch was from Subway – they had their Diet Coke mixed up with regular coke (Yuck!)
(Ate at next rest stop (in WV)
- I81 under construction in PA (Normal), I84/PA speed bumps were a pain.
- Dinner was a McD’s QP w/cheese meal in PA when I stopped for gas.
- Took wrong exit off of I84/NY for New Paltz (Took Rt. 208 (Exit 5) to New Paltz thru Walden, Walkill… extra 20 miles/30 minutes to trip)
-Arrived at Chris’ in N.P. @ 7:10PM Total mileage for the day: 770
Time (including stops): 12.5 hours
[Day 2 - Sunday - 25-Apr-2004]
- Left approx. 6AM before Chris got up. Stopped for coffee&bagel in N.P and then topped off gas before heading north on I87.-I87 to I90 –> across Hudson. Stayed on I90 until Exit 11A (I495 exit) (I290 under construction)
Took 495 up to I93
- I93/Tilton Exit for BJ’s (Gas and etc.) and side marker light bulbs for car. (Almost missed it because I was behind an E39 M5 right before it and almost got stuck in left lane)
- I93 Ashland exit to Airport Road to 175 to Seven Pines to pick up T.
- Down 175 to Rt. 3 so T could pick up something from a friend at the ‘Ice Cream Campground’ in Holderness
- Rt. 3 thru Ashland to I93 to Plymouth (Stopping at McD’s at Exit 26 for lunch)
- Rt. 118 -> Rt.4 to get to I89 -> Vermont
- I89 until Exit 17 north of Burlington for Lake Champlain Ferry.
- Next year T will be too old for child rate on ferry ($4.25 for adult)
- Stopped in Malone/Rt11 for dinner at KFC – first ‘bad’ weather of trip – low 40′s and rain.
- Rt 11B to Potsdam, –> Rt 11 thru Canton to Gouverneur.
-> Gouverneur Rt 11 to Rt 58 to Mom’s – 7PM (approx) Total Miles: 625
Total Time: 13 hours
[Day 3 - Monday - 26-Apr-2004]
Hung out. T went shopping in afternoon w/Mom while I fixed alarm on my car. It now works though I turned off the on/off ‘chirp’ – it uses the horn and was a bit loud.After dinner T watched 3 episodes of ‘Haunted’ Places on the Travel channel and then we watched HHGTTG (all 6 episodes) – late night.
[Day 4 - Tuesday - 27-Apr-2004]
Got up late-ish. T spent a large part of day (including lunch) with Teresa.Took T & Dillon to see Scooby-Doo 2 in Watertown (Dinner at a Bob Evans (T – French toast Dillon – burger, Me – chicken veggie dish, T had dessert), wandered around mall for a few minutes, movie, then stopped at Dunkin Donuts. Took D home. Total Miles: 92
Total Time: 5 hours As far as the movie goes. It was good if you are a Scooby Doo fan (or you aren’t a teenager yet.) Matthew Lillard did his usual ‘nuanced’ Shaggy interpretation; Freddy Prinze, Jr. did his usual light weight acting bit; Linda Cardelini did the cute/sexy geek thing again; Sarah Michelle Gellar did a cute Daphne with some Buffy action moves (again). But most of the movie was CGI – Scooby and the monsters so they didn’t do much acting. I can’t see them making a third movie. T insisted on watching TR-CofL though she barely stayed awake thru it. And then off to bed.
[Day 5 - Wednesday - 28-Apr-2004]
Early morning snow – it was gone by 10AM.[Day 6 - Thursday - 29-Apr-2004]
[Day 7 - Friday - 30-Apr-2004]
[Day 8 - Saturday - 01-May-2004]
Return trip (Day 1) -> Gouverneur, NY to NH to New Paltz -
[Day 9 - Sunday - 02-May-2004]
Return trip (Day 2) -> New Paltz to Knoxville -> Got in at 9:40PM…1400 miles in 2 days. I’ll update the stuff from Day 5 on later…
Note: Used to be a separate story entry back in the Radio days – jacs/10/7/2009
