[s-cars] Road trip: Boston-Nashville

[Tom Green]

Hi Lee,

That is a pretty ambitious 8 or 9 day trip.  I have to guess that you  
intend to make serious progress on the road.  You mention Harper's  
Ferry but not Gettysburg or Sharpsburg which are on the path there.   
There is no reason to avoid I-81 if you want to cover distance.  You  
won't see much from there, though.  You mentioned Luray but not the  
Skyline drive in Shenandoah NP or the Blue Ridge Parkway.  You don't  
have time in your itinerary to drive all that anyway, and make sure  
you get off the BR parkway before Asheville.
LOL.  I'm sure your navigation is better than that and you know North  
Carolina is not on the way to Nashville.    Your planned overnight  
stops will determine some of this.  You do not want to drive the  
dragon with 3 passengers either, unless you want to decorate the sides  
of the car with Texas pinstripes.  It's ok if you are holding the  
wheel, but real torture if just hanging on.

The Audi club had their national meet in Nashville last fall, so that  
itinerary may help with planned activities there.  They used Opryland  
hotel as headquarters but there are other good choices.

KY folks suggesting a distillery tour are way off.  Just drive through  
Bardstown on the way to Louisville  and roll the windows down.  Go to  
Lynchburg, TN for the real stuff, and a nice drive too.  (I'm partial  
to Scotch myself.)

There is a bicycle shop in Dayton, OH that may be of interest or the  
AF and National Aviaton museums.  And, that tavern in Buffalo that  
invented Buffalo wings.

Tom

On Sunday April 27, 2014, at 12:55 PM,   Lee Levitt <lee at levitts.net>  
wrote:

>> Guys,
>>
>> We are planning a family trip (wife, 2 adult children) in late May,
>> driving from Boston to Nashville and back. We are planning on  
>> taking just
>> over a week for the trip, spending Thursday-Monday in Nashville
>>
>> I have some thoughts on things to see/do along the way and would
>> appreciate your ideas.
>>
>> We are thinking about a clockwise route, down through VA, west to
>> Nashville and then north to Buffalo and home.
>>
>> Some potential points of interest:
>>
>> Harper's Ferry
>> Shenandoah Valley, Luray Caverns
>> Nashville
>> Cincinnati
>> Louisville
>> Niagara Falls
>>
>> What would you do along the way?
>>
>> What roads should we avoid? 81, 78?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Lee