12 days 3400 miles coast to coast with kids
This summer I have 12 days to get from Portland Oregon to NYC. 3400 miles. Wife, nine year old twins, two dogs and a cat. Major stops along the way include Mount Rushmore, Niagara Falls, and Boston...
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DrewE wrote:
I think you may be overestimating the distance; it looks to be closer to 2900ish miles with the reasonably direct routes (which do not pass through Boston, as it is hardly on the way from Portland, OR to NYC). I might aim for a cadence of about two days driving and one day staying somewhere, which means probably 8 hours of actual drive time on the travel days (and somewhat more wall clock time); but you know your family and limits far better than I do. If you can share the driving that will be a big help. I know that when I do too much over ten hours of driving in a day my driving skills pretty soon start to plummet.
The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village (I guess they call it "The Henry Ford" now), near Detroit, is a great place to spend a day or two.
It probably goes without saying, but actually driving in NYC and especially Boston in a class A motorhome is not a great idea.
Yep, Boston adds quite a few miles to the trip. Motohome will actually never enter NYC or Boston. I'm not even sure I want to drive the toad in those cities. Thinking public transportation or Uber.
