"How Was Your Drive Home From Historicon? " Topic

I have finally unpacked all my figures and terrain from Historicon and sent in my games for Fall In! Time for some fun on TMP.

Part One of my informal post-Historicon survey.

Here is where you can talk about your ride home from the convention: the good, the bad and the ugly. Take your pick.

Feel free to add any driving tips for the future.

Thanks.

I keep hearing that the drive from Fredericksburg to Westchester NY is 5 1/2 hours, but in 6 trips (to and from), excluding stops, it has never taken me less than 8 1/2.

Drove from Fredericksburg to Finger Lakes in New York in about 7 hours. No problems.

Fredericksburg to Atlanta in about 11 hours, less than any other HMGS/ East show.

I head north on 81, and avoid 95. A lot easier even if it adds milage.

I managed to pick up a nail on the FCC lot. The tire threw it while I was trying to find a place to pull and patch. It didn't go flat but it did end up witha slow leak. Had to make a bunch of stops to check on it, so 4 hours back to Baltimore. Should have been 3.

Driving back to Baltimore, it usually takes close to 3 hrs. using 301/3. Left later on Sun. than usual. Took 95 and the trip was under 2 hrs. with no traffic hassles.

Since Historicon weekend is my designated "me time," I always like to end the trip with a visit to a historical site that the family would whine their way through. This year it was the Chancellorsville battlefield, followed by surface roads all the way home. The battlefield was hot but interesting, and the meandering drive was a pleasant five hours to Philadelphia.

Left very early on Sunday AM. Breezed up 95 from FBurg, skirted DC to the east, skirted Baltimore to the west, then headed north up 81. It was still 11 hours back to MA.

B

Am still stuck in traffic on 95. Should be home in 2 or 3 weeks.

My trip home to Ohio was as pleasant as the drive there. I greatly enjoy the drive through the Virginia horse farms.

Nice "mountains" too (but not real mountains like in Wyoming). Altogether a lovely drive. Well, at least until I got within an hour or two of home when the scenery had faded back to zero.

Tom

The trouble part is that corridor between Fredricksburg and Occoquan. I lest Saturday night and made it back to Fairfax in an hour…about average.

I've stayed over till Monday the past three years to avoid the Sunday traffic, but decided this year to leave Sunday.

Went 17 to 66 to 81 to 95, took me about 9 hours, not too bad at all, didn't hit any real traffic to speak of, a couple of minor snags here and there.

For future conventions at the FCC, that will be my plan………….

I left Sunday about 9 am. No traffic on I95 north in Va.

DoubleG, if you'd taken 17 to 15, you could have made a pit-stop in Gettysburg. And 15 is mostly 4-lane to Harrisburg.

And Garryowen, "our" mountains are older than "your" mountains. So, Nyaahh, Nyaahh, NYAAAAAHHHHH! ;^Þ~~~~

F'burg to Richmond VA..50 mins. Love it!!!!
SFC Retired

Great drive!!!!!!!!!!! I did not go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mike Adams

Sunday – 8.5 hours from Fredericksburg to Watertown via the 17 & 81 – plenty of roadworks on the 81 :-(
Monday – 2 hours to Ottawa, Ontario to drop off some figures and then 1 hour 45 minutes to get home to Montreal.

PJ, I live in putnam county and my father lives in southern westchester and in 6 trips it has never taken us more than 6 hours. I think it all depends on what time you leave.

On sunday for the return, we are on the road by 9am

Don't worry guys the trip will be shorter soon…………

Don't worry guys the trip will be shorter soon…………

Oh? Are you supposedly "in the know about something?"…..

Do tell….

Murphy don't egg Rusty on. He personally is responsible for that over 600 Move Historicon to the Northeast topic.
;)

Don't worry guys the trip will be shorter soon…………

Your lips to G*ds ears!

Murphy don't egg Rusty on. He personally is responsible for that over 600 Move Historicon to the Northeast topic.
;)

Oh Blue Devil 88, I think I have a pre-tty good idea of what is going to be said…..

*whistling innocently*

From South Jersey less then 4 hours there, back less then 3.5

Left Fredericksburg at 0600. Arrived home in Lakeland Florida at 1900. It was a good drive with few problems. Twenty six hours round trip, but very much worth it!

JUSTIN, HOW WAS GUNS I CHECKED THE FACEBOOK PAGE LOOKED LIKE A GREAT TIME. SEE YOU GUYS AT FALL IN. REMEMBER, MOVE HIS…………….

Convention Center to Falmouth..about 12 minutes.

Don't worry guys the trip will be shorter soon…………

So it is Gettysburg then? Any other venue discussed would be a longer drive for me.

The trips home have not been an issue for me, except for strictly local issues near home. The delays have been on the trip TO FCC, but in part that has been because I have not been able to drive straight there from my home.

REMEMBER, MOVE HIS…………….

You know, that would make a GREAT tee shirt! That should be the new Fall In tee shirt!!

Less than 2 hours. I love it.

You know, that would make a GREAT tee shirt! That should be the new Fall In tee shirt!!

Don't forget to print, " Take It To The Next Level" on the back!