Caravan from New England to BG for the Gathering in May????

[louispf]

Originally Posted by Mystic ZR-1

Count me in! I'm coming from SE Connecticut, but I'll probably take Rt 84 and 81 (the CT Turnpike, TZ bridge and the NJ highways are always screwed up...) How about I meet up with you guys in Carlisle or?
Doug
'90 # 2282
red/red

Doug, what time are you leaving? Tom & I are meeting Tues. early AM if you want to meet us. I'm in Norwalk right between 95 & 15 if you want to hook up & go from my house.

[RICKYRJ1]

Originally Posted by tomtom72

Frank, you are using the Gothels or outerbridge crossing to get to 78?

Maybe you and Rick can hook up and me and Lou can find you guys on 78 before Carlsile? What do you think?


Tom

No problem with that on my end Let me know

[FU]

Gotta take the Gothels or GWB. The outer bridge puts us to far south to get to 78. My cell will be handy 516-241-1770
If I may suggest......We all should figure to stop for breakfast and all catch up with one another. We all will be on the same route any way , to be safe.

Suggestion:
There is a cracker barrel on route 78 it's at the Cabella's exit. Or anywhere else is fine with me.

[tomtom72]

Okay most of us are here! Okay, I try to do a mapquest from Cabella's back to my start point and I'll get back to this thread with some numbers and then maybe we can settle on a time that suits us all? Sound good to anyone?

Tom

[RICKYRJ1]

Anywhere & anytime works for me since I added warp speed to my Z! As with most trips the journy is goin to be as good as the destination. Tom looks like you are the point man on this trip. Keep us all updated

[tomtom72]

Okay sooooo who died & left me at point? Capt. Wrong-way-peachfuzz at your service!

After looking at maps till I want to go cross eyed I figure some where on 78, west of the interchange with 287, near Pluckemin, NJ???? Get off west of that interchange and try to stay at a gas stop so we can meet. I can do that map in fine detail to find a gas station we can use for a meet point or a Dunkin Donuts joint?

The only other easy meet place that comes to my mind is the Cheesequake rest stop ( ex 130?) off the GSP....but then Frank has to go south from Statan Island/VZ bridge/Gothels Br. and you have to come north from your house and me & Lou just have to keep going south. It seems like a lot of back & filling to me. What do you guys think?

Okay, all that verbosity up above not withstanding. May I ask as long as we all seem to agree that BG is a one stop run, where do we want to spend Tuesday night? Maybe we should work backwards from that point? Or do we want to try to figure a way to hook up with the WAZOO caravan??? I'm all ears.

I know this much, if Doug (Mystic, CT ) joins up with me & Lou in Norwalk my idea is to hit the TZ bridge to the GSP south via NYS Thruway. I'll do anything not to have to use the GWB & the Cross Bronx EXPWay or the Degan....those roads are in bad shape. I was just over the TZ this past weekend and the road from the Merrit Pkwy all the way to the GSP interchange off of 87N is fine...Doug are you listening? My group's route would be GSP south out of NYS down to get 95 south down to 287 west out to Pluckemin and 78 & our potential meet point.

I'm only suggesting this because Cabella's is out in Hamburg, PA. I'm not one way or the other with Frank's idea. I just thought that Hamburg was a far poke and that we could join forces a bit sooner? Soooooo what say you fellars?



All of us agree that the BG run has a stop for sleep on Tuesday evening and we get to BG Wednesday about noon? If so where do we figure to stop over for sleep? Do we want to try to hook up with the WAZOO caravan for the run into BG on Wednesday? I'm only asking because it's easier to consider all of this now, rather than to change up on the fly.

[FU]

I'll meet anywhere at anytime. Just bear in mind that I got to get through the city by @ 6am. I'll wait anywhere , cell phones are a good idea.

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on the otherside:
NO 877 calling while driving !
When we meet up with the WAZOO crew I'd like to sleep with David the first night.
ps : he's picking up the soap !

[jrd1990zr1]

I would like to caravan out with you guys.

What time do you guys think you will hit Harrisburg/Carlisle? I am about 5 hours north off I81 and I88. If you are going to be going through PA real early maybe I can catch up.

In looking at a map it looks like it is about a 15 hour drive (about 10 hours from Carlisle, PA). Any place to stay over in western Maryland/ eastern WVa??

Do the WAZOO guys go out the same route?

John

[tomtom72]

Okay I guess I could give up and say we all meet at Carlsile by noon or 11 AM on Tuesday morning. This assumes that all save John & Rick get going at about 6AM.
John = 5+ hr drive
Me & Lou & maybe Doug = 4.5 hr drive from Lou's in Norwalk. Doug is an hour north of there so it 5.5(?) for him.
Frank (FU) = 4.5 hr drive
Rick NJ = 3.5 hr drive....unless he uses warp 9, then who knows.

Frank is out on long Island and has to go thru the city to get anywhere so he has to be on the go at 6AM...no choice.
If we all proceed as if we are going to gather at Carlisle or near there, I can concentrate on asking the WAZOO boys what's up with their plans and what route they are using. I looked at the map from Westminister to go west to WV and to BG and they have some back roads for a bit before they get to a good interstate....but I'm making an assumption that they would follow the same route thru WV that we would follow. I know that from Carlisle to Huntington, WV is another 6.5 hrs....so we will have to decide where we want to stop for the day. Or I can plot a course to Westminister, MD and we over night there and leave with the WAZOO boys Wednesday AM????

I will try to contact Jim from the WAZOO to learn their plans, okay? Don't shoot the messenger!

[QB93Z]

Hi to the Northeast Caravan.

We are having a big WAZOO Get ToGether on Saturday. I will get a discussion started about the caravaning to BG and keep you posted.

Jim