travel

Freeways, highways, and other roads as we move the coach from one site to another. Plus cat pics.

Travel from Bellefonte to Tarentum, Pennsylvania

We drove our coach 148 miles, about four hours of driving, from Bellefonte to Tarentum, Pennsylvania.

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

Route map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

One-way road due to roadworks:

One-way road due to roadworks

Towards I-80:

Towards I-80

Fuel stop:

Fuel stop

I-80 West:

I-80 West

“Use Flashers Below 50 MPH”; weird:

Use Flashers Below 50 MPH

“All Trucks Must Use Left Lane”; also weird:

All Trucks Must Use Left Lane

Roadworks:

Roadworks

Rest area:

Rest area

Punxsutawney:

Punxsutawney

New Bethlehem:

New Bethlehem

Roadworks:

Roadworks

Route 28 South:

Route 28 South

Exit to Millerstown:

Exit to Millerstown

Narrow windy road:

Narrow windy road

Narrow driveway into campground:

Narrow driveway into campground

Mountain Top Campground:

Mountain Top Campground

Self check-in:

Self check-in

Self check-in

Our site:

Our site

Travel from Plattekill, New York to Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

We drove our coach 233 miles, about four hours of driving, from Plattekill, New York to Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.

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

Route map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Paladin on the dash:

Paladin on the dash

I-84 West:

I-84 West

Welcome to Pennsylvania:

Welcome to Pennsylvania

Rest area:

Rest area

Rain:

Rain

Exit to Scranton:

Exit to Scranton

Roadworks:

Roadworks

Exit to I-81 South:

Exit to I-81 South

President Biden Expressway:

President Biden Expressway

Exit to I-80 West:

Exit to I-80 West

Deer on the side of the freeway:

Deer on the side of the freeway

More patches than road:

More patches than road

Rest area:

Rest area

Roadworks:

Roadworks

Exit to Bellefonte:

Exit to Bellefonte

Roadworks making the road one-way:

Roadworks

Arriving at Bellefonte Campground:

Arriving at Bellefonte Campground

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