| July 2009 Northern / East Coast Vacation Ride |
In July of 2009 some of members of NC XII went on a Vacation Ride through the Northern East Coast United States.
We drove from NC, up to VA, through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, into Maryland, and over to Lewes, D.L. We had to take a Ferry over from Lewes to Cape May, N.J. Then we drove over to Downtown
Philadelphia to visit the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. After a nice stay we drove over to Staten Island, N.Y. The next morning we took the Ferry over to Downtown Manhattan and took a Ferry over to Liberty Island
to visit Lady Liberty. Later that day we walked to Ground Zero and around Downtown before we loaded up the bike for another days ride. Once on the bikes we got a little lost and found our selfs in Uptown N.Y. near
Time Square. After making our way out of Queen and the Bronx, we found ourselves in C.T. for the night. The next day we loaded up and went through Mass. then into Vermont. We crossed over back in to N.Y. near the
Canada border. We drove over to Niagara Falls for the day. We then make our way down through P.A., West VA, VA and then ............5 Days and 4,200 miles later we arrived home.
Below are some of the pictures from the ride. Please click on them to see them larger in another window.
We drove from NC, up to VA, through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, into Maryland, and over to Lewes, D.L. We had to take a Ferry over from Lewes to Cape May, N.J. Then we drove over to Downtown
Philadelphia to visit the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. After a nice stay we drove over to Staten Island, N.Y. The next morning we took the Ferry over to Downtown Manhattan and took a Ferry over to Liberty Island
to visit Lady Liberty. Later that day we walked to Ground Zero and around Downtown before we loaded up the bike for another days ride. Once on the bikes we got a little lost and found our selfs in Uptown N.Y. near
Time Square. After making our way out of Queen and the Bronx, we found ourselves in C.T. for the night. The next day we loaded up and went through Mass. then into Vermont. We crossed over back in to N.Y. near the
Canada border. We drove over to Niagara Falls for the day. We then make our way down through P.A., West VA, VA and then ............5 Days and 4,200 miles later we arrived home.
Below are some of the pictures from the ride. Please click on them to see them larger in another window.
Here we are on the
start of our Journey, at
the Chesapeake Bay
Bridge-Tunnel in V.A.
start of our Journey, at
the Chesapeake Bay
Bridge-Tunnel in V.A.
The next day we
left Lewes, DL
left Lewes, DL
Next stop Maryland
Here we are at the
Ferry from DL to NJ
Ferry from DL to NJ
The Ben Franklin
Bridge from NJ over
to Downtown Philly
Bridge from NJ over
to Downtown Philly
Ronnie and the
Liberty Bell
Liberty Bell
Jim's Steaks. Famous
Downtown Philly
Downtown Philly
NJ - Tolls every 2
feet! ha,ha.....
feet! ha,ha.....
The next day we took the
Ferry from Staten Island
to Downtown
Manhattan, N.Y.
Ferry from Staten Island
to Downtown
Manhattan, N.Y.
Here we are at
Independence Hall
Independence Hall
Lady Liberty
Here's Jon and Dick
with a real Philly
Cheese Steak
with a real Philly
Cheese Steak
Jon and Ronnie from
the Pedestal of Lady
Liberty
the Pedestal of Lady
Liberty
The crew
Entering Vermont
MASS
Next stop Connecticut!
This was "Kent Falls" in C.T.
Just one of many
"Covered Bridges"
"Covered Bridges"
Here is the Bridge
from VT to New York
at Canada
from VT to New York
at Canada
Heres Ronnie and
Dick after the Bridge
at the NY state line
Dick after the Bridge
at the NY state line
The International Boundary.
Another sign you don't see
every day
Another sign you don't see
every day
Here we are the
Border Crossing
Border Crossing
Here we drove across
the state of NY and
visited Niagara Falls
the state of NY and
visited Niagara Falls
Here we are getting
wet from the Falls
wet from the Falls
Now there is something
you don't see every day
you don't see every day
Virgina
And of course, we had no traffic
problems until we got into NC and then
we had to sit in dead stopped traffic!
problems until we got into NC and then
we had to sit in dead stopped traffic!
Last stop, Home
Sweet Home, the
OLD North State!
Sweet Home, the
OLD North State!
Wet and
Wild, West
Virgina
Wild, West
Virgina
Here we are WET from
a rainy ride in WV
a rainy ride in WV
Maryland
Pennsylvania