Travel from Foxboro, Massachusetts to Plattekill, New York

We drove our coach 201 miles, about four hours of driving, from Foxboro, Massachusetts to Plattekill, New York.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading west:

Route map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Lots of kids:

Lots of kids

Leaving the campground:

Leaving the campground

I-495 North:

I-495 North

I-90:

I-90

I-90 West Mass Pike:

I-90 West Mass Pike

The Last Green Valley National Corridor“:

The Last Green Valley National Corridor

I-84:

I-84

Picnic area:

Picnic area

Paladin normally faces forward when sitting beside the passenger chair, and seems confused when he goes in the wrong way and ends up facing backwards:

Paladin

“Welcome to Connecticut”:

Welcome to Connecticut

Fun with zoom:

Fun with zoom

East Hartford:

East Hartford

Fireflies mural:

Fireflys mural

13 foot 7 inches clearance; our coach is 12 foot 7 inches high:

13 foot 7 inches clearance; our coach is 12 foot 7 inches

Fancy building:

Fancy building

Heavy traffic:

Heavy traffic

Due to a crash:

Map

Clock tower:

Clock tower

Snuggly Paladin:

Snuggly Paladin

“Welcome to New York”:

Welcome to New York

Super snuggly Paladin:

Snuggly Paladin

Route 32 North:

Route 32 North

Arriving at KOA:

Arriving at KOA

Pond:

Pond

Office:

Office

Our site:

Our site

Travel from Trenton, Maine to Foxboro, Massachusetts

We drove our coach 324 miles, about six hours of driving, from Trenton, Maine to Foxboro, Massachusetts.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading southwest — the start of our westward journey, which will culminate in reaching our Washington home base in September:

Map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

The 360° camera magnetically mounted on the rear of the truck, for a different angle:

360° camera on truck

I-395 West:

I-395 West

Rest area:

Rest area

I-295:

I-295

Toll plaza:

Toll plaza

Service plaza:

Service plaza

Service plaza

Look familiar? Same one we visited on the previous travel day:

Service plaza

Popeyes and Dunkin for lunch this time:

Popeyes and Dunkin for lunch

Back to the coach:

Back to the coach

Exit to I-95:

Exit to I-95

Toll plaza:

Toll plaza

I-95 and Maine Turnpike:

I-95 amd Maine Turnpike

“Welcome to New Hampshire”:

Welcome to New Hampshire

Fuel stop:

Fuel stop

Toll plaza:

Toll plaza

“Massachusetts Welcomes You”:

Massachusetts Welcomes You

Exit to I-495 South:

Exit to I-495 South

Interesting food trailer:

Interesting food trailer

Exit signs are now mile-based, but have old sequential exit numbers too:

Exit signs are now mile-based, but have old sequential exit numbers too

Arriving at Nomandy Farms Campground:

Arriving at Nomandy Farms Campground

Check in lanes:

Nomandy Farms Campground

Office:

Nomandy Farms Campground

Security gate:

Nomandy Farms Campground

Our site:

Nomandy Farms Campground

Travel from Wells to Trenton, Maine

We drove our coach 197 miles, about four hours of driving, from Wells to Trenton, Maine.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading northeast:

Map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

A nice farm stand:

A nice farm stand

Narrow roadworks:

Narrow roadworks

Toll plaza:

Toll plaza

Downtown Portland… Maine, that is:

Downtown Portland

Classic cars:

Classic cars

Exit:

Exit

Service plaza:

Service plaza

Service plaza

Service plaza

Service plaza

BK and Dunkin for lunch:

BK and Dunkin for lunch

Toll plaza:

Toll plaza

Rest area:

Rest area

Exit:

Exit

Arriving at Narrows Too Campground:

Arriving at Narrows Too Campground

Office:

Office

We were assigned this short and narrow site, despite the campground being mostly empty:

Assigned site

So we went back to the office and asked if we could move, and ended up in a much better site; sometimes it pays to ask:

Better site

Travel from White River Junction, Vermont to Wells, Maine

We drove our coach 138 miles, about three hours of driving, from White River Junction, Vermont to Wells, Maine.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading east:

Route map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Heading down a narrow road in the campground; fortunately we didn’t meet anyone trying to come up the hill:

Narrow road in the campground

I-89 South:

I-89 South

Weigh Station Rest Area closed for the season… why would you need to close a rest area?

Weigh Station Rest Area closed for the season

Exit to I-93 South:

Exit to I-93 South

Rest area:

Rest area

New Hampshire Welcome Center plus Liquor & Wine Outlet… weird to sell alcohol at rest areas, but seems common in this area:

New Hampshire Welcome Center plus Liquor & Wine Outlet

A very cute welcome center:

Very cute welcome center

Lunch:

Lunch

I-93 South:

I-93 South

Exit to I-95 toll road:

Exit to I-95 toll road

Toll plaza; we took the rightmost lane as it looked a bit wider:

Toll plaza

Maine state line on Piscataqua River bridge:

Maine state line on Piscataqua River bridge

“Maine; Welcome Home; The Way Life Should Be”:

Maine; Welcome Home; The Way Life Should Be

Route 1 North:

Route 1 North

Rainbow crosswalk in Ogunquit:

Rainbow crosswalk in Ogunquit

Arriving at Thousand Trails Moody Beach:

Arriving at Thousand Trails

Mini golf out front:

Mini golf

Entrance gate; needed to buzz the office to be let in:

Entrance gate

Our site:

Our site

Travel from Richfield Springs, New York to White River Junction, Vermont

We drove our coach 261 miles, about five hours of driving, from Richfield Springs, New York to White River Junction, Vermont.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading northeast — not the most direct route, but the easiest, sticking with interstates, instead of twisty highways:

Route map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned; we went through Massachusetts, but didn’t stop, so that doesn’t count as a visited state — but we’ll get it in a few weeks time, so that’s fine:

A short video of engaging the tow bar and doing a pull test to ensure the truck wheels turn as we prepare to leave:

Narrow road:

Narrow road

US-20:

US-20

US-20

Exit to I-88 East:

Exit to I-88 East

Exit to I-90 East:

Exit to I-90 East

Tolls:

Tolls

Rest area:

Rest area

Starbucks for lunch:

Starbucks for lunch

Starbucks for lunch

South to I-87:

South to I-87

Exit to I-90 East:

Exit to I-90 East

Narrow roadworks:

Narrow roadworks

Narrow bridge:

Narrow bridge

Fuel stop:

Fuel stop

Massachusetts Welcomes You:

Massachusetts Welcomes You

Steep Grade Next 6 Miles:

Steep Grade Next 6 Miles

Exit to I-91:

Exit to I-91

Narrow roadworks:

Narrow roadworks

Exit to I-91 North:

Exit to I-91 North

Welcome to Vermont:

Welcome to Vermont

Rest area:

Rest area

5% grade:

5% grade

Exit to I-89 North:

Exit to I-89 North

Exit to US-4:

Exit to US-4

Arriving at campground:

Arriving at campground

Following coach up steep narrow curvy road:

Following coach up steep narrow curvy road