Arrived back home after two weeks to the Carolinas for Thanksgiving with the family. Did plenty of the old National Road on the way down and way back, plus a "seniors trip" to Myrtle Beach for Christmas shows.
For Thanksgiving, pretty much saw all the relatives over that weekend.
Saw an ECU game in person and last night watched the NIU MAC Championship victory over Kent State, part of it on 760 AM, the Score on Chicago. Only, that was east of Columbus, Ohio. Always good to hear Bill Baker. the voice of the Huskies. Wonder what he thinks of the latest NIU coach to slink away to the big boys?
Good to be Home. --RoadDog
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Showing posts with label Carolina for Thanksgiving 2012. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carolina for Thanksgiving 2012. Show all posts
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Carolina For Thanksgiving 2010-- Day 3: Civil War Day
November 20th
A day for the Civil War, well, in the morning at least. Drove the short distance from Hagerstown to Sharpsburg, Maryland, and the Antietam Battlefield. Went first to Sharpsburg (the South referred to the fight as the Battle of Sharpsburg, in the North, it was the Battle of Antietam (after the creek that ran through the site).
I wanted to have breakfast in the town so drove the main street both ways looking for a little restaurant, but, other than two bars, which weren't open at 9 AM, there was nothing. There weren't but a few little stores either. The town itself consisted of homes that looked straight out of the 1860s and the town stretched only a few blocks off main street.
I finally found a place called the Battle View Market, between the town and the national park which served food and got an omelet, so-so at best. They also had a small grocery section and sold dug bullets from the area.
Strange Town, That Sharpsburg. --RoadDog
A day for the Civil War, well, in the morning at least. Drove the short distance from Hagerstown to Sharpsburg, Maryland, and the Antietam Battlefield. Went first to Sharpsburg (the South referred to the fight as the Battle of Sharpsburg, in the North, it was the Battle of Antietam (after the creek that ran through the site).
I wanted to have breakfast in the town so drove the main street both ways looking for a little restaurant, but, other than two bars, which weren't open at 9 AM, there was nothing. There weren't but a few little stores either. The town itself consisted of homes that looked straight out of the 1860s and the town stretched only a few blocks off main street.
I finally found a place called the Battle View Market, between the town and the national park which served food and got an omelet, so-so at best. They also had a small grocery section and sold dug bullets from the area.
Strange Town, That Sharpsburg. --RoadDog
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Carolina for Thanksgiving in 2012-- Day 2: The National Road
November 19th
Made the drive from Zanesville, Ohio, with that great "Y" Bridge, courthouse, Mickey's and the two "S" Bridges between there and Cambridge.
I had never driven the stretch of the National Road east of Cambridge and its eastern terminus at Cumberland, Maryland, so the rest of the trip was all new stuff to me. Somehow, I missed a turn by Old Washington and ended up on all sorts of rolling roads northeast of town and through an Amish area.
Back on US-40 and the National Road, I went through Wheeling, West Virginia, with that beautiful 1840s suspension bridge. Then into Pennsylvania and a visit to George Washington's Fort Necessity, one of the opening shots of the French and Indian War.
Some of the most beautiful driving I've ever done to Cumberland. Then on to Hagerstown, Maryland, for the night.
I've Now Essentially Driven Most of the National Road. --RoadDog
Made the drive from Zanesville, Ohio, with that great "Y" Bridge, courthouse, Mickey's and the two "S" Bridges between there and Cambridge.
I had never driven the stretch of the National Road east of Cambridge and its eastern terminus at Cumberland, Maryland, so the rest of the trip was all new stuff to me. Somehow, I missed a turn by Old Washington and ended up on all sorts of rolling roads northeast of town and through an Amish area.
Back on US-40 and the National Road, I went through Wheeling, West Virginia, with that beautiful 1840s suspension bridge. Then into Pennsylvania and a visit to George Washington's Fort Necessity, one of the opening shots of the French and Indian War.
Some of the most beautiful driving I've ever done to Cumberland. Then on to Hagerstown, Maryland, for the night.
I've Now Essentially Driven Most of the National Road. --RoadDog
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
On This Big Travel Day
I was planning on coming into Goldsboro today, but after encountering the horror of DC yesterday, decided to push on home as it were. And, there was a traffic jam north of Richmond.
No jams south of Richmond, but plenty of traffic and the 70 mph speed limit was just a suggestion to be ignored.
And, they say that today is the busiest travel day of the holidays, perhaps even for the year. My sister Julie arrived just a few minutes ago. A d surprise, she wasn't in a SUV, but a Cruze Chevy. I never expected her to get anything other than an SUV.
From the November18, 2012, Chicago Tribune "Turkey travel" by Lolly Bowean.
GETTING THERE: 43.6 million travelers expected this Thanksgiving weekend. Sixty percent of drivers polled say their vehicles have 100,000+ miles, so it is an aging fleet, one more likely to break down. My 2011 Malibu just passed 12,000 upon arrival. The '03 Malibu has about 110,000, but we just use that around town.
TRAVEL MODE:
39.1 million by auto, 3.1 million by air and 1.3 million bu other modes including trains, bus and boat.
LOGISTICS: By percentage
DEPARTURE
Nov.19 16%
20 16%
21 45% My sister
22 18%
23 5% My sister's kids
RETURN
Nov. 22 10%
23 13%
24 17% My sister
25 36% My sister's kids
26 25%
Well, I left on the 18th and traveled until the 20th. I'll be returning around the 29th or 30th.
ROUND TRIP MILEAGE
50-150 miles 20%
151-250 miles 18%
251-400 miles 14%
401-700 miles 20%
701-1500 miles 14%
1501+ 14%
I expect to drive about 2500 to 2600.
That's a Fact (Or Two). --RoadDog
No jams south of Richmond, but plenty of traffic and the 70 mph speed limit was just a suggestion to be ignored.
And, they say that today is the busiest travel day of the holidays, perhaps even for the year. My sister Julie arrived just a few minutes ago. A d surprise, she wasn't in a SUV, but a Cruze Chevy. I never expected her to get anything other than an SUV.
From the November18, 2012, Chicago Tribune "Turkey travel" by Lolly Bowean.
GETTING THERE: 43.6 million travelers expected this Thanksgiving weekend. Sixty percent of drivers polled say their vehicles have 100,000+ miles, so it is an aging fleet, one more likely to break down. My 2011 Malibu just passed 12,000 upon arrival. The '03 Malibu has about 110,000, but we just use that around town.
TRAVEL MODE:
39.1 million by auto, 3.1 million by air and 1.3 million bu other modes including trains, bus and boat.
LOGISTICS: By percentage
DEPARTURE
Nov.19 16%
20 16%
21 45% My sister
22 18%
23 5% My sister's kids
RETURN
Nov. 22 10%
23 13%
24 17% My sister
25 36% My sister's kids
26 25%
Well, I left on the 18th and traveled until the 20th. I'll be returning around the 29th or 30th.
ROUND TRIP MILEAGE
50-150 miles 20%
151-250 miles 18%
251-400 miles 14%
401-700 miles 20%
701-1500 miles 14%
1501+ 14%
I expect to drive about 2500 to 2600.
That's a Fact (Or Two). --RoadDog
Carolina for Thanksgiving 2012-- Part 1: A Driving Day
On the road again and making Big Oil richer.
Well, at least I did not encounter gas more expensive than $3.70 a gallon (in Illinois of course) and generally around $3.40. Gas in Virginia and North Carolina was as low as $3.24. I hate how I consider that to be "cheap gas" anymore.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH
After packing and then watering the plants, I set off at 9 AM. Drove the usual way all day. Illinois Highway 47 from Woodstock to Mahomet, a pit stop at the McDonald's in Yorkville and another in Gibson City.
Then I-74 from Mahomet to Indianapolis, with gas along the way in Crawfordsville, Indiana (usually among the cheapest $3.40). Then, I-70 to Columbus, Ohio, and then through to Zanesville and another night at the Super 8 west of town and on US-40 (the National Road). The motel cost $56 with tax.
Now, since I'm hooked on Cincy chili, a stop at the Skyline Chili place by Exit 29 in Dayton. Dinner was served and eaten.
Drove About 520 Miles for the Day. --RoadDog
Well, at least I did not encounter gas more expensive than $3.70 a gallon (in Illinois of course) and generally around $3.40. Gas in Virginia and North Carolina was as low as $3.24. I hate how I consider that to be "cheap gas" anymore.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH
After packing and then watering the plants, I set off at 9 AM. Drove the usual way all day. Illinois Highway 47 from Woodstock to Mahomet, a pit stop at the McDonald's in Yorkville and another in Gibson City.
Then I-74 from Mahomet to Indianapolis, with gas along the way in Crawfordsville, Indiana (usually among the cheapest $3.40). Then, I-70 to Columbus, Ohio, and then through to Zanesville and another night at the Super 8 west of town and on US-40 (the National Road). The motel cost $56 with tax.
Now, since I'm hooked on Cincy chili, a stop at the Skyline Chili place by Exit 29 in Dayton. Dinner was served and eaten.
Drove About 520 Miles for the Day. --RoadDog
Sunday, November 18, 2012
On the Road Again
Driving to North Carolina for a family Thanksgiving and leaving within the hour.
Taking Ill-Hwy-47 from Woodstock to just west of Champaign, Il. and then I-74 to Indianapolis and I-70 east, hopefully to Zanesville, Ohio, for tonight.
Then, I National Road it to Cumberland, Maryland, the eastern terminus of America's first federal road, the one that opened the old Northwest Territories to settlement. I have never been on the stretch between Cambridge and Cumberland.
Tuesday, I plan on touring the battlefield of Antietam in Maryland. It was fought 150 years ago.
Then, Wednesday to Goldsboro, North Carolina.
RoadDog
MAXINE WONDERS: Do Lipton Tea employees take "coffee breaks?"
Taking Ill-Hwy-47 from Woodstock to just west of Champaign, Il. and then I-74 to Indianapolis and I-70 east, hopefully to Zanesville, Ohio, for tonight.
Then, I National Road it to Cumberland, Maryland, the eastern terminus of America's first federal road, the one that opened the old Northwest Territories to settlement. I have never been on the stretch between Cambridge and Cumberland.
Tuesday, I plan on touring the battlefield of Antietam in Maryland. It was fought 150 years ago.
Then, Wednesday to Goldsboro, North Carolina.
RoadDog
MAXINE WONDERS: Do Lipton Tea employees take "coffee breaks?"
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