New York Round Trip

[Jay Darst]

Welp, we are back from a whirlwind round trip to New York City.

Left Springfield, IL a week ago last Thursday(June 8) and rolled
back into Springfield 10p June 16.

New York is not what I had expected. People were very considerate
and very helpful. We midwesterners associate the physically fast
pace of the northeasterners as being brash and inconsiderate. They
just don't have time to meander and small talk. Movement in the city
requires one to be alert and move at a fast pace, if you don't,
you'll be FOREVER trying to get around.

EVERYONE I met in New York was absolutely great!

If you plan to visit New York City with your Bird, Stay at Croton
Point Park. (Incidentally, they were filming a portion of the
Russell Crowe movie, "Tenderness", at the camping cabins area)

http://www.rvparkreviews.com/regions/New...udson.html

It is full hook-up and just 30 miles north of the city on the Hudson
River. Very nice! and only $180/week, what a deal! They also have
camping cabins, can't comment on their amenities.

At the entrance to the park is a train station that will take into
Grand Central Station. From there, grab a subway train to anywhere.
The Greyline tours sales rep will greet you when you get off the
subway at Times Square. Not a bad deal, do it thru the week,
weekends are BIZ ZEE at the sights to see.

Thom Sorentino was my awesome host while visiting NYC. Thom was
instrumental in making my stay more comnfortable. Thom greeted us
the night we arrived, at our camp site with 3 New York Style pizzas
(Outstanding pizza by the way!). He was prepared with train and
subway schedules, maps, etc. What a great host! Thank you very much
THOM! With your help, our visit was made easy ;~}.

About 17 hour drive from Springfield, IL to Croton-On-Hudson, NY.
Bird performed very well. Rather mountainous across NE Ohio and all
of Pennsylvania as well as New Jersey and New York. Fuel milage was
good at 6.8mpg for the trip, my best yet. Did not use cruise control
in the mountains, only in the flats of Indiana and Illinois. Fuel
was cheapest in Indiana @ $2.75 per gallon. New York was the highest
at $3.19/gallon.

My daughter is now represented by IKON Models Inc

http://www.ikonmodels.com/

She now lives in New Jersey and travels to NY city daily, SCARES THE
SHIT OUT OF ME! She's just 17 years old. The model agency has
apartments in a town of about 15,000 population, about an hour from
the city. They keep an eye on their young models very well. Which is
somewhat a relief...

Neat trip.

Look forward to visiting Gatlinburg and Pidgeon Forge again :-)

Later
Jay Darst
85PT40 w/ a SCREAMING 6V92 Detroit!
Springfield, IL

[thomas_sorrentino]

Jay,

Glad you had a good experience in the big apple. If anybody else has
any thoughts of coming this way, please let me know and I'll do what
I can to help out. Its always great to meet people on the forum. It
was a pleasure meeting Jay, and inspiring to see his coach. His
electrical system and entertainment system are one to envy. He gave
me some great direction and advice as to repairs on my old bus also.
I've actually got a bunch of stuff ordered and getting ready to fix
some things.

Tom Sorrentino
Bedford Hills, NY
1978 fc 33'

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jay Darst"
wrote:
>
> Welp, we are back from a whirlwind round trip to New York City.
>
> Left Springfield, IL a week ago last Thursday(June 8) and rolled
> back into Springfield 10p June 16.
>
> New York is not what I had expected. People were very considerate
> and very helpful. We midwesterners associate the physically fast
> pace of the northeasterners as being brash and inconsiderate. They
> just don't have time to meander and small talk. Movement in the
city
> requires one to be alert and move at a fast pace, if you don't,
> you'll be FOREVER trying to get around.
>
> EVERYONE I met in New York was absolutely great!
>
> If you plan to visit New York City with your Bird, Stay at Croton
> Point Park. (Incidentally, they were filming a portion of the
> Russell Crowe movie, "Tenderness", at the camping cabins area)
>
> http://www.rvparkreviews.com/regions/New...udson.html
>
> It is full hook-up and just 30 miles north of the city on the
Hudson
> River. Very nice! and only $180/week, what a deal! They also have
> camping cabins, can't comment on their amenities.
>
> At the entrance to the park is a train station that will take into
> Grand Central Station. From there, grab a subway train to anywhere.
> The Greyline tours sales rep will greet you when you get off the
> subway at Times Square. Not a bad deal, do it thru the week,
> weekends are BIZ ZEE at the sights to see.
>
> Thom Sorentino was my awesome host while visiting NYC. Thom was
> instrumental in making my stay more comnfortable. Thom greeted us
> the night we arrived, at our camp site with 3 New York Style pizzas
> (Outstanding pizza by the way!). He was prepared with train and
> subway schedules, maps, etc. What a great host! Thank you very much
> THOM! With your help, our visit was made easy ;~}.
>
> About 17 hour drive from Springfield, IL to Croton-On-Hudson, NY.
> Bird performed very well. Rather mountainous across NE Ohio and all
> of Pennsylvania as well as New Jersey and New York. Fuel milage was
> good at 6.8mpg for the trip, my best yet. Did not use cruise
control
> in the mountains, only in the flats of Indiana and Illinois. Fuel
> was cheapest in Indiana @ $2.75 per gallon. New York was the
highest
> at $3.19/gallon.
>
> My daughter is now represented by IKON Models Inc
>
> http://www.ikonmodels.com/
>
> She now lives in New Jersey and travels to NY city daily, SCARES
THE
> SHIT OUT OF ME! She's just 17 years old. The model agency has
> apartments in a town of about 15,000 population, about an hour from
> the city. They keep an eye on their young models very well. Which
is
> somewhat a relief...
>
> Neat trip.
>
> Look forward to visiting Gatlinburg and Pidgeon Forge again :-)
>
> Later
> Jay Darst
> 85PT40 w/ a SCREAMING 6V92 Detroit!
> Springfield, IL
>

[davidkerryedwards]

We'll be heading to Croton Point in a couple of weeks. Currently
waiting for the idler pulley to be repaired in MO, then on to DC
for three or four days, out to the Maryland coast, then up to NYC.

Kerry -

-- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jay Darst"
wrote:
>
> Welp, we are back from a whirlwind round trip to New York City.
>
> Left Springfield, IL a week ago last Thursday(June 8) and rolled
> back into Springfield 10p June 16.
>
> New York is not what I had expected. People were very considerate
> and very helpful. We midwesterners associate the physically fast
> pace of the northeasterners as being brash and inconsiderate. They
> just don't have time to meander and small talk. Movement in the
city
> requires one to be alert and move at a fast pace, if you don't,
> you'll be FOREVER trying to get around.
>
> EVERYONE I met in New York was absolutely great!
>
> If you plan to visit New York City with your Bird, Stay at Croton
> Point Park. (Incidentally, they were filming a portion of the
> Russell Crowe movie, "Tenderness", at the camping cabins area)
>
> http://www.rvparkreviews.com/regions/New...udson.html
>
> It is full hook-up and just 30 miles north of the city on the
Hudson
> River. Very nice! and only $180/week, what a deal! They also have
> camping cabins, can't comment on their amenities.
>
> At the entrance to the park is a train station that will take into
> Grand Central Station. From there, grab a subway train to
anywhere.
> The Greyline tours sales rep will greet you when you get off the
> subway at Times Square. Not a bad deal, do it thru the week,
> weekends are BIZ ZEE at the sights to see.
>
> Thom Sorentino was my awesome host while visiting NYC. Thom was
> instrumental in making my stay more comnfortable. Thom greeted us
> the night we arrived, at our camp site with 3 New York Style pizzas
> (Outstanding pizza by the way!). He was prepared with train and
> subway schedules, maps, etc. What a great host! Thank you very
much
> THOM! With your help, our visit was made easy ;~}.
>
> About 17 hour drive from Springfield, IL to Croton-On-Hudson, NY.
> Bird performed very well. Rather mountainous across NE Ohio and
all
> of Pennsylvania as well as New Jersey and New York. Fuel milage
was
> good at 6.8mpg for the trip, my best yet. Did not use cruise
control
> in the mountains, only in the flats of Indiana and Illinois. Fuel
> was cheapest in Indiana @ $2.75 per gallon. New York was the
highest
> at $3.19/gallon.
>
> My daughter is now represented by IKON Models Inc
>
> http://www.ikonmodels.com/
>
> She now lives in New Jersey and travels to NY city daily, SCARES
THE
> SHIT OUT OF ME! She's just 17 years old. The model agency has
> apartments in a town of about 15,000 population, about an hour
from
> the city. They keep an eye on their young models very well. Which
is
> somewhat a relief...
>
> Neat trip.
>
> Look forward to visiting Gatlinburg and Pidgeon Forge again :-)
>
> Later
> Jay Darst
> 85PT40 w/ a SCREAMING 6V92 Detroit!
> Springfield, IL
>

[davidkerryedwards]

We'll be at Croton Point in a couple of weeks but the exact date is
undetermined. Perhaps we can hook up.

Kerry

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "thomas_sorrentino"
wrote:
>
> Jay,
>
> Glad you had a good experience in the big apple. If anybody else
has
> any thoughts of coming this way, please let me know and I'll do
what
> I can to help out. Its always great to meet people on the forum.
It
> was a pleasure meeting Jay, and inspiring to see his coach. His
> electrical system and entertainment system are one to envy. He
gave
> me some great direction and advice as to repairs on my old bus
also.
> I've actually got a bunch of stuff ordered and getting ready to
fix
> some things.
>
> Tom Sorrentino
> Bedford Hills, NY
> 1978 fc 33'
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jay Darst"
> wrote:
> >
> > Welp, we are back from a whirlwind round trip to New York City.
> >
> > Left Springfield, IL a week ago last Thursday(June 8) and rolled
> > back into Springfield 10p June 16.
> >
> > New York is not what I had expected. People were very
considerate
> > and very helpful. We midwesterners associate the physically fast
> > pace of the northeasterners as being brash and inconsiderate.
They
> > just don't have time to meander and small talk. Movement in the
> city
> > requires one to be alert and move at a fast pace, if you don't,
> > you'll be FOREVER trying to get around.
> >
> > EVERYONE I met in New York was absolutely great!
> >
> > If you plan to visit New York City with your Bird, Stay at
Croton
> > Point Park. (Incidentally, they were filming a portion of the
> > Russell Crowe movie, "Tenderness", at the camping cabins area)
> >
> >
http://www.rvparkreviews.com/regions/New...udson.html
> >
> > It is full hook-up and just 30 miles north of the city on the
> Hudson
> > River. Very nice! and only $180/week, what a deal! They also
have
> > camping cabins, can't comment on their amenities.
> >
> > At the entrance to the park is a train station that will take
into
> > Grand Central Station. From there, grab a subway train to
anywhere.
> > The Greyline tours sales rep will greet you when you get off the
> > subway at Times Square. Not a bad deal, do it thru the week,
> > weekends are BIZ ZEE at the sights to see.
> >
> > Thom Sorentino was my awesome host while visiting NYC. Thom was
> > instrumental in making my stay more comnfortable. Thom greeted
us
> > the night we arrived, at our camp site with 3 New York Style
pizzas
> > (Outstanding pizza by the way!). He was prepared with train and
> > subway schedules, maps, etc. What a great host! Thank you very
much
> > THOM! With your help, our visit was made easy ;~}.
> >
> > About 17 hour drive from Springfield, IL to Croton-On-Hudson,
NY.
> > Bird performed very well. Rather mountainous across NE Ohio and
all
> > of Pennsylvania as well as New Jersey and New York. Fuel milage
was
> > good at 6.8mpg for the trip, my best yet. Did not use cruise
> control
> > in the mountains, only in the flats of Indiana and Illinois.
Fuel
> > was cheapest in Indiana @ $2.75 per gallon. New York was the
> highest
> > at $3.19/gallon.
> >
> > My daughter is now represented by IKON Models Inc
> >
> > http://www.ikonmodels.com/
> >
> > She now lives in New Jersey and travels to NY city daily, SCARES
> THE
> > SHIT OUT OF ME! She's just 17 years old. The model agency has
> > apartments in a town of about 15,000 population, about an hour
from
> > the city. They keep an eye on their young models very well.
Which
> is
> > somewhat a relief...
> >
> > Neat trip.
> >
> > Look forward to visiting Gatlinburg and Pidgeon Forge again :-)
> >
> > Later
> > Jay Darst
> > 85PT40 w/ a SCREAMING 6V92 Detroit!
> > Springfield, IL
> >
>

[thomas_sorrentino]

Kerry,

Give me a call 914-403-5958

Tom Sorrentino
Bedford Hills, NY
1978 33'fc

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "davidkerryedwards"
wrote:
>
> We'll be at Croton Point in a couple of weeks but the exact date is
> undetermined. Perhaps we can hook up.
>
> Kerry
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "thomas_sorrentino"
> wrote:
> >
> > Jay,
> >
> > Glad you had a good experience in the big apple. If anybody else
> has
> > any thoughts of coming this way, please let me know and I'll do
> what
> > I can to help out. Its always great to meet people on the forum.
> It
> > was a pleasure meeting Jay, and inspiring to see his coach. His
> > electrical system and entertainment system are one to envy. He
> gave
> > me some great direction and advice as to repairs on my old bus
> also.
> > I've actually got a bunch of stuff ordered and getting ready to
> fix
> > some things.
> >
> > Tom Sorrentino
> > Bedford Hills, NY
> > 1978 fc 33'
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jay Darst"

> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Welp, we are back from a whirlwind round trip to New York City.
> > >
> > > Left Springfield, IL a week ago last Thursday(June 8) and
rolled
> > > back into Springfield 10p June 16.
> > >
> > > New York is not what I had expected. People were very
> considerate
> > > and very helpful. We midwesterners associate the physically
fast
> > > pace of the northeasterners as being brash and inconsiderate.
> They
> > > just don't have time to meander and small talk. Movement in the
> > city
> > > requires one to be alert and move at a fast pace, if you don't,
> > > you'll be FOREVER trying to get around.
> > >
> > > EVERYONE I met in New York was absolutely great!
> > >
> > > If you plan to visit New York City with your Bird, Stay at
> Croton
> > > Point Park. (Incidentally, they were filming a portion of the
> > > Russell Crowe movie, "Tenderness", at the camping cabins area)
> > >
> > >
> http://www.rvparkreviews.com/regions/New...udson.html
> > >
> > > It is full hook-up and just 30 miles north of the city on the
> > Hudson
> > > River. Very nice! and only $180/week, what a deal! They also
> have
> > > camping cabins, can't comment on their amenities.
> > >
> > > At the entrance to the park is a train station that will take
> into
> > > Grand Central Station. From there, grab a subway train to
> anywhere.
> > > The Greyline tours sales rep will greet you when you get off
the
> > > subway at Times Square. Not a bad deal, do it thru the week,
> > > weekends are BIZ ZEE at the sights to see.
> > >
> > > Thom Sorentino was my awesome host while visiting NYC. Thom was
> > > instrumental in making my stay more comnfortable. Thom greeted
> us
> > > the night we arrived, at our camp site with 3 New York Style
> pizzas
> > > (Outstanding pizza by the way!). He was prepared with train and
> > > subway schedules, maps, etc. What a great host! Thank you very
> much
> > > THOM! With your help, our visit was made easy ;~}.
> > >
> > > About 17 hour drive from Springfield, IL to Croton-On-Hudson,
> NY.
> > > Bird performed very well. Rather mountainous across NE Ohio and
> all
> > > of Pennsylvania as well as New Jersey and New York. Fuel milage
> was
> > > good at 6.8mpg for the trip, my best yet. Did not use cruise
> > control
> > > in the mountains, only in the flats of Indiana and Illinois.
> Fuel
> > > was cheapest in Indiana @ $2.75 per gallon. New York was the
> > highest
> > > at $3.19/gallon.
> > >
> > > My daughter is now represented by IKON Models Inc
> > >
> > > http://www.ikonmodels.com/
> > >
> > > She now lives in New Jersey and travels to NY city daily,
SCARES
> > THE
> > > SHIT OUT OF ME! She's just 17 years old. The model agency has
> > > apartments in a town of about 15,000 population, about an hour
> from
> > > the city. They keep an eye on their young models very well.
> Which
> > is
> > > somewhat a relief...
> > >
> > > Neat trip.
> > >
> > > Look forward to visiting Gatlinburg and Pidgeon Forge again :-)
> > >
> > > Later
> > > Jay Darst
> > > 85PT40 w/ a SCREAMING 6V92 Detroit!
> > > Springfield, IL
> > >
> >
>