Disneyworld: Emma's Birthday

Route

Day 1 - NC 86 North, I 40 West, US 29 South, Local roads to High Point. Local roads, US 29 South, I 85 South, I 485 Outer, NC 160 West, Local Roads to Charlotte. Local Road, I 485 Inner, I 85 South, GA 2 South, US 29 South, to Lawrenceville GA. US 29 North, GA 316 West, I 285 Inner, I 675 South, GA 138 West to Stockbridge GA.

Day 2 - GA 138 East, I 675 South, I 75 South, I 475 South, I 75 South, Local roads, US 41 Business Valdosta South, local street, GA 31 West, I 75 South, Florida Turnpike South, FL 429 South, local roads to Walt Disney World.

Day 7 - Local Roads, I 4 East, local streets, I 4 East, FL 408 West, FL 435 North, FL 50 West, Local street,  FL 408 West, Florida Turnpike South, FL 417 South, Local roads to Walt Disney World.

Day 10 - Local Roads, I 4 East, I 95 North, US 92 Local roads to Daytona Beach. Local Roads, I 95 North, I 95 Business North, Local Roads, All American Freeway North, I 295 North, NC 87 North, US 1 North, local roads, US 15/501 North to Chapel Hill.

Notes 
Major construction widening on I 95 from south of the southern I 295 interchange to Lumberton.

Results 

Counties:

    FL: Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee.

    GA: Bibb, Butts, Cook, Crawford, Crisp, Dooly, Henry, Houston, Lamar, Lowndes, Monroe, Peach, Spalding, Tift, Turner.

For a new total of 1296.

FL: Mileage on I 75, Florida Turnpike, FL 50, FL 408, FL 417, FL 435.

GA: Clinched I 475, I 675. Mileage on I 75, US 29, US 41 Business Valdosta, GA 7 Business Valdosta,  GA 8, GA 31, GA 138. GA 316.

Hope Mills and Fayetteville

Route
US 15/501 South, NC 54 East, I 40 East, I 95 South, I 95 Business South, Local roads to Hope Mills. 

Local Roads, US 301 South, I 95 North, I 295 North, All American Freeway South, US 401 North to Fayetteville. US 401 South, All American Freeway South, Local Roads to Hope Mills. Local Roads, All American Freeway North, I 295 North, NC 87 North, US 1 North, local roads, US 15/501 North to Chapel Hill.

Notes 
Major construction widening on I 95 from Benson to Bunn and south of the southern I 295 interchange.

Results Clinched I 295. Mileage on US 301.

Maine 1/2026

Route

Babb Covered Bridge

Day 1: From Portland Maine airport, ME 9 South, local streets to South Portland. Local streets, ME 9 North to Airport. ME 9 South, local streets to South Portland.

Day 3: ME 207 North, US 1 South, US 1 Alternate, Local streets to Cape Neddick. Local Roads, US 1 South to lunch. US 1 North, ME 9 North to Kennebuckport. Local roads, US 1 North, ME 207 South, ME 77 North to Two Lights. ME 77 North to South Portland. 

Day 4: US 1 North, I 295 North, US 1 North to Freeport. Local roads to Wolfe Neck State Park. Local roads, US 1 South, I 295 South, ME 100 South ME 77 South, local roads to lighthouses, ME 77 South, local roads to South Portland.

Day 5: Local Roads to Portland Head Lighthouse.

Day 6: US 1 North, US 1 Alternate West to Amtrak. ME 22 West, Me 9 North, ME 25 North, ME 24 Business North, ME 25 North, ME 237 North, US 202 East, River Road to Covered Bridge. River Road, US 302 North to Naples. ME 114 South, local streets, US 1 Alternate East to Portland. US 1 Alternate West, ME 77 South, local roads to South Portland.

Day 8: Local Roads, ME 207 North, ME 114 North, Local roads, ME 9 North to Portland Airport.

Notes

Patched a few holes on ME 9. Did a nice scenic loop around Sebago Lake.

Results

Clinched ME 25 Business, ME 77, ME 207. Mileage on US 202, US 302, ME 9, ME 11, ME 25, ME 114, ME 237.

Maine, 12/2025

Route

Day 1: From Portland Maine airport, ME 9 South, local streets to South Portland.

Day 3: I 295 North, US 1 North, ME 77 South to Boothbay. ME 77 North, US 1 South, I 295 South, Local Roads, US 1 South, local roads to South Portland.

Day 5: Local Roads, ME 9 North to Portland Airport.

Notes

Results

Mileage on ME 9.

AHS 55th Reunion

Route

Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge VT/NH

Day 1 - NC 86 North, I 40 West, US 421 North, NC 74 West, US 52 North, I 74 West, I 77 North, I 64 West, US 35 North, US 23 North, I 270 West, US 33 West, OH 31 North, OH 53 North, local road, US 68 North, OH 81 East, Local roads, US 68 North, I 75 North, I 275 North to Plymouth
Day 2 - Local roads, including I 275, US 23, MI 14, MI 153.
Day 3 - I 275 North, I 96 West, US 23 North, I 75 North, I 675 North, I 75 North, MI 33 North, Forest roads, MI 65 North, Local road, US 23 North, Local Streets, MI 32 West to Alpena. 

MI 32 East, Local Streets, MI 32 West to Hotel.

Brown Bridge VT

Day 4 - MI 32 West, MI 65 South, Forest Roads, MI 33 South, I 75 South, Local road to Frankenmuth.

MI 83 South, I 75 South, US 23 South, I 96 East, I 275 South to Canton.

I 275 North to Livonia. I 275 South to Canton.

Day 5 - Local Roads, including, US 12, US 24, I 94, I 275.

Day 6 - I 275 South, I 75 South, I 80/90 East, I 480 East, I 71 North, I 90 East, OH 44 North, OH 2 East, OH 535 North to Fairport Harbor. 

OH 535 South, Local streets, OH 84 East, Local Road, I 90 East, I 86 East, US 219 North, NY 98 East, Local road, NY 98 East, Local roads, NY 39 North, Local road to Letchworth State Park.

NY 436 East, local street, NY 36 East, I 390 South, I 86 East, NY 417 South to Painted Post. 

Day 7 - I 99 North, I 86 East, NY 414 South to Corning.

NY 414 North, Local Roads to Montour Falls. NY 14 South, I 86 West, I 99 South to Painted Post.

Day 8 - I 99 North, I 86 East, I 81 North, I 88 East, I 90 East, I 87 North, NY 2 East, US 9 South to Albany.

US 9 North, NY 236 North, NY 146 East, US 4 East, Local roads, NY 423 East, NY 32 North, US 4 East, US 7 South, Local Roads to North Shrewsbury VT.

Day 9 - Local roads, US 7 North, US 4 East, VT 12 North to Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHS. VT 12 South, Local Street, US 4 East, VT 12 South, US 5 South, Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge, NH 12A North, I 89 South, US 4 East, NH 104 East, NH 25 East, MW 25 East, ME 113 South, ME 114 South, Local streets, US 1 South, local streets to South Portland ME.

Day 10 - Local Roads, including ME 77.

Day 11 - I 90 South, local roads to Kennebuckport. ME 9 North, US 1 North, Local roads to South Portland.

Day 12 - I 295 North, US 1 North, ME 77 South to Boothbay. ME 77 North, US 1 South, I 295 South, Local Roads, US 1 South, ME 9 South to Ken's Seafoods. ME 9 North, US 1 North to South Portland.

Day 13 - I 90 South, I 495 South, I 290 West, I 90 West, I 84 West, CT 15 South, I 91 South, CT 15 South, Hutchinson Parkway South, I 287 West, Garden State Parkway South, NJ 36 South to Sandy Point. NJ 36 North, Local Roads, NJ 35 South, Local roads, Garden State Parkway South to Neptune NJ.

Day 14 - Garden State Parkway South, NJ 34 North, I 195 West, I 95 South, New Jersey Turnpike South, I 295 South, I 95 South, DE 1 South, US 301 South, US 50 West, I 95 South, I 85 South, US 15/501 South  to Chapel Hill.

Notes

Finally cliched NC 74 (future I-74).

US 68 was under construction in Kenton and Dunkirk Ohio. On the Dunkirk detour we encountered an Amish buggy and a Cyber truck. Both are rare sightings.

We were forced to use I 675 through Saginaw northbound because they were resurfacing the Zilwaukee bridge northbound. 

The GPS took through local National Forest roads to bypass Mio in both directions.

Drove over the Cuomo bridge (Historically Tappan Zee) for the first time.

Results
New counties for a new total of 1278

    NH: Belknap, Sullivan (Completed NH}

    NJ: Monmouth, Ocean (Completed NJ)

    NY: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Delaware, Otsego, Steuben, Washington, 

        Wyoming

    VT: Rutland, Windsor

CT: Mileage on  I 91, US 5, CT 15

MA: Clinched  I-290. Mileage on I-95, I-495

MD: Mileage on MA 12.

ME: Mileage on I 95, I 295, ME 9, ME 25, ME 27, ME 112, ME 114.

NC: Clinched NC 74.

NH: Clinched I 95. Mileage on I 89, US 3, US 4, NH 12A, NH 25, NH 104.

NJ: Clinched I 195. Mileage on Garden State Parkway, NJ 34, NJ 35, NJ 36, NJ 66.

NY: Clinched I 88, NY 236. MIleage on I 81, I 86, I 87, I 99, US 4, US 9, US 219, NY 19, NY 32, NY 36, NY 98, NY 146, NY 352, NY 414, NY 417, NY 423, NY 436.

OH: Mileage on I 71, I 480, OH 2, OH 44, OH 53, OH 81, OH 84, OH 283, OH 535.

PA: Clinched I 86.

VT: Mileage on US 4, US 5, US 7, VT 12.

NPS Sites: 

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHS

Saint Gaudens NHS

,

Saratoga Battlefield NHS

Canadian Cruise

Route

Confederation Bridge, from PEI

Day 0 - From Boston Airport, I 90 West to Seaport District.

Day 1 - Walk to cruise terminal, embark ship.

Day 3 - From Sydney NS cruise terminal, local streets, NS 4 West, NS 125 West, TCH West, NS 205 West to Baddeck. Local road, TCH East, NS125 East, NS4 West, local streets to cruise terminal.

Day 4 - From Charlottetown PE cruise terminal, local streets, TCH West, PE 116 West to Victoria. Local Street, TCH West to Borden-Carlton. TCH East, PE 1A North, PE 2 East, PE 6 East to North Roscoe. national Park road, PE 13 South, PE 224 South, PE 258 East, PE 6 East, PE 7 South, PE 2 East, Local streets to cruise terminal.

Day 5 - From Cap de Mieles QC dock, local streets to L'Etang du Nord. Local road to La Vernière. A 20 East to dock.

Day 6 - From Cornerbrook cruise terminal, local streets to City Hall. Local streets to cruise terminal.

Day 7 - From Saint Pierre cruise dock, N2 South to Place de General De Gaulle. Ferry to/from Iles aux Marins. N2 North to cruise dock.

Day 8 - From St Johns NL cruise terminal, local streets to Signal Hill. Local streets to Quidi Vidi village. Local Streets, NL 30 West, local streets, NL 11 South to Cape Spear. NL 11 North, Local streets to cruise terminal.

Day 10 - From Halifax cruise terminal, local streets, NS 3 East, NS 333 West to Peggy's Cove. NS 33 West, NS 103 East, Local Streets to Fairview Cemetery.  Local streets to cruise terminal.

Day 12 - From Boston Seaport, I 90 East to Airport.

Notes

Visited the PE end of the Confederation Bridge, but did not cross.

Visited three new provinces in Canada. Now I have only Northwest Territories and Nunavut to go. It is not likely that I will ever get there.

Rode on the Trans Canada Highway in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, leaving only Newfoundland/Labrador as the only province that I have not traveled on the TCH.

Results

Canadan Provinces: First Visit to Nova Scotia, Newfoundland/Labrador and Prince Edward Island for a new total of 11 out of 13 provinces and territories.

Canadian Counties:

Division No.  1, NL, Division No.  2, NL,  Division No.  5, NL,  Cape Breton, NS,  Halifax, NS, Victoria, NS, Kings, PE,  Prince, PE,  Queens, PE, (complete PE), Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC

For  a new total of 132.

US: 

MA: Mileage on I-90.

Canada: 

NL: Mileage on NL 11, NL 30.

NS: Clinch NS 125, NS 333. Mileage on TCH, NS 3, NS 4, NS 102, NS 103, NS 105, NS 125, NS 205.

PE: Clinch PE 1A, PE 7, PE 236, PE 258. Mileage on TCH, PE 1, PE 2, PE 6, PE 9, PE 13, PE 110, PE 111, PE 115, PE 116, PE 120, PE 134, PE 224.

QC: Mileage on A 20.

Saint Pierre-Miquelon (France): Mileage on N2.

Provincial Capitols:

 

St Johns NL

Halifax NS

Charlottetown PE

National Parks:   

Prince Edward Island NP

Oak Island

Route
Day 1 - US 15/501 South, NC 54 East, I 40 East, I-140 East, US 17 South, NC 87 South, NC 133 South to Oak Island.

Days 2-4 - Local Roads, including NC 906, NC 211, NC 133.
Day 5 - NC 906 North, US 17 Business North, US 17 North, US 421 Truck South, US 421 South to Fort Fisher. US 421 North, US 421 Truck to Wilmington,  US 17 South, US 17 Business South, NC 906 South to Oak Island. 

Days 6-7 - Local Roads, including NC 906, NC 211, NC 133.

Day 8 - NC 906 North, Local Roads, US 17 South, local roads, NC 904 South, NC 179 Business West to Sunset Beach. NC 179 Business East, NC 904 North, US 17 North, US 17 Business Shallotte North, NC 130 Business South, NC 130 North, US 17 North, US 17 Business Bolivia North, NC 906 North, US 17 North, NC 87 North, US 74/76 East, I 140, West, US 17 North, US 74 East, NC 133 North o Wilmington airport. NC 133 North, I 140 West, US 421 North, US 701 North, I 95 North to Smithfield, US 70 West, I 42 West, I 40 West, NC 54 West, US 15/501 North to Chapel Hill.

Notes 
Finished the clinch of all numbered highways south of US 17 from the South Carolina line to Wilmington.

Results Clinched US 17 Business Bolivia, US 17 Business Shallotte, NC 87, NC 130 Business Shallotte, NC 906. Mileage on US 421, US 701, NC 130.