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June 27, 2002

Day 49

Start: Brattleboro North KOA, Brattleboro, VT
End: River Beach Campsites, Milford, PA
Miles: 298

The high today was 95f and the low was 68f last night. It was hot, very hazy, very humid, and quite miserable.

The trip today could have been nice but for the heat and humidity. We went down the Connecticut River from Brattleboro, then west on the Massachusetts Turnpike to the Hudson Valley, then down the New York Throughway to Newburgh. There, we joined I-84 west to Matamoras, Pennsylvania and the campground.

Since you join the Mass Turnpike way down in a valley and head into the Berkshires immediately, it seems as though the road only goes up. Similarly, you get on I-84 in the valley and head up into the Poconos, and again it seems to only go up. The truck had all it could do to get up the hills at a good speed with the trailer while not overheating.

The campground we were going to use (Tri-State RV) had been struck several times by lightning last night and was still without power. They checked and found space for us at River Beach Campsites, down the Delaware River a few miles. We set up there, turned on the air conditioning, and sat. After a bit, I went out to fill up the truck for tomorrow.

Now we’re going to have a steak, baked potato, and salad dinner with choice of different wines or ale.

Then we’re going to sit around and do nothing. Tomorrow we go home.