June 16, 2017 Friday

We had a very restful night sleeping in the cool temperatures.  Woke up this morning to 60 degrees and partly cloudy skies.  I took a shower and washed my hair only to discover my hairdryer was in a drawer I couldn’t open because of the disabled slide.  Drip dry is not my normal style….at least it’s clean!

We got back on I-84 and headed north.  Our route today will take us out of New York into Connecticut through Massachusetts and New Hampshire and into Maine.  The entire trip was about 277 miles in 4-1/2 to 5 hours.  I-84 connected to I-90 which connected to I-290 which ran into I-495 which ended up on I-95.

All I can say is there is a lot of road work up here…most I think I seen on one trip before.  We also managed to get hit by a golf ball while driving through Southington, Connecticut.  Suddenly, I saw a golf ball flying towards the road from the right and it hit the interstate right in front of the motorhome bouncing off the road and hitting us.  We just started laughing.  It was the most amazing thing to see.  Thankfully, it did not hit the windshield.

Found our campground, Saco/Old Orchard KOA, with no problem.  Very nice campground with great service at check-in.  They even had the package we had overnighted to the campground.  Started drizzling just as we were led to our campsite (#39).  Really raining now as I write this.  Got the motorhome all hooked up, leveled and put the slides out.  Yes…the stabilizing cable on the bedroom slide had come apart.  We should be able to get the slide back in but we rearranged drawers and closets so we will not need to put out if we choose not to try.  We will manage without it this trip and will get repairs done when we return home.


Plan for tomorrow is to check out the area and find the best route to the ferry port.  Hope to find some good food and good beer.  

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