Ex-Calif
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Hey all - A good buddy of mine wants us to attend the Motocross Des Nationals in Buchanan Michigan. I have been contemplating my first post retirement trip initially considering going out west again. But high on my bucket list is the northeast - like Bar Harbor.
Scratching it out I am thinking, Buchanan MI via Atlanta, Lexington and Cincinnati. I'd do a pull over rest stop on the way to Cincinnati and a couple days in Cinci to catch up with friends.
My brother is in process of moving from California to Montreal so I'd like to do Montreal - Will need to know all about international crossings in an RV, I guess. The options are to do Montreal before Bar Harbor or Montreal after Bar Harbor.
I am thinking to cross over and go via Toronto on the Canadian side. I have done the US side to Rochester so I pretty much know what is there.
So what is Winchester, Toronto, Montreal like - Will I find RV parks to stay at? Things to see and do on the way?
Coming back from Bar Harbor I would like to avoid the giant east coast cities but was thinking to thread my way into Ocean City Md and Morehead City NC before heading back to Florida.
Thoughts appreciated on the routing.
IN terms of timing Google maps calls it just on 60 hours of driving. When I do drive I have no problems doing 8 hours in the saddle. So travel days would be about 8 days, call it 10 for comfort.
3 days in Cinci, 4 days in Buchanann, 3 layover days on the way to Montreal, 3 days in Montreal, 4 days in the bar harbor area. 2 nights each for Ocean City and Morehead gives me 18 stop over days. That's 31 days.
I know that might sound a bit aggressive but I get bored easily. I like to stop and see historical stuff, technical and military museums, Fire Fighting and train museums and car museums. Historical stops - like when I did the Shenandoah Valley are pretty quick or non-existent for me.
So what do you all think of the timeline?
Still in the very early stages of this planning.
Scratching it out I am thinking, Buchanan MI via Atlanta, Lexington and Cincinnati. I'd do a pull over rest stop on the way to Cincinnati and a couple days in Cinci to catch up with friends.
My brother is in process of moving from California to Montreal so I'd like to do Montreal - Will need to know all about international crossings in an RV, I guess. The options are to do Montreal before Bar Harbor or Montreal after Bar Harbor.
I am thinking to cross over and go via Toronto on the Canadian side. I have done the US side to Rochester so I pretty much know what is there.
So what is Winchester, Toronto, Montreal like - Will I find RV parks to stay at? Things to see and do on the way?
Coming back from Bar Harbor I would like to avoid the giant east coast cities but was thinking to thread my way into Ocean City Md and Morehead City NC before heading back to Florida.
Thoughts appreciated on the routing.
IN terms of timing Google maps calls it just on 60 hours of driving. When I do drive I have no problems doing 8 hours in the saddle. So travel days would be about 8 days, call it 10 for comfort.
3 days in Cinci, 4 days in Buchanann, 3 layover days on the way to Montreal, 3 days in Montreal, 4 days in the bar harbor area. 2 nights each for Ocean City and Morehead gives me 18 stop over days. That's 31 days.
I know that might sound a bit aggressive but I get bored easily. I like to stop and see historical stuff, technical and military museums, Fire Fighting and train museums and car museums. Historical stops - like when I did the Shenandoah Valley are pretty quick or non-existent for me.
So what do you all think of the timeline?
Still in the very early stages of this planning.