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Hyde Park to Saratoga Springs, NY

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Our last plan with Rick and Sandi was to visit Hyde Park’s   “Eveready Diner” for Sunday brunch before heading out from the state park.   This place was just begging for us to come in and try a stack of buttermilk pancakes, an omelette, and some of those fat sausages.

hyde-park-eveready-diner-sign.jpgWe weren’t disappointed. Breakfast was served quickly, the tall stack was sweet and light, and the interior of the restaurant was just as visually stylish as the outside.   It’s a nice spot for a hearty breakfast (served all day, of course) before hitching up the trailer and hitting the New York State Thruway.

We had an easy tow on the schedule.   I’ve got to do some advance work for the upcoming Vintage Trailer Jam in Saratoga Springs, which is only 100 miles north of Hyde Park.   A client of Colin Hyde’s happens to live in the area and he offered us courtesy parking for a couple of nights, so we yanked the Airstream up the highway knowing we had a spot “by the barn” with electric, somewhere a few miles from Saratoga Spa State Park, where the Jam is being held.

There’s a lot to do in Saratoga Springs and a lot of details to resolve before the Jam can occur, so I’ve got my work cut out for me.     We’re trying to hold a vintage RV rally on the grounds of the Saratoga Automobile Museum (which is in the state park), and there are no hookups of any kind available, nor any dump station or dining facilities.   So we’ve got to bring everything in, which means   thousand logistical challenges to resolve.

I expect it will be worth the effort, because just from the little I saw from Route 9 as we drove by, the park appears to be absolutely beautiful.   I’ve also been told the museum is great, as is the horse race track, the golf course, the spa, and the famous spring water that people used to come here for.   Eleanor and I will be checking out as much as we can over the next two days.

The RV Industry Association reports something we already knew: Even with higher fuel prices, traveling by RV is still less expensive for families on vacation than the alternatives.   Air travel is getting more expensive too.   Tallying up our costs even at $4 per gallon (which today we paid for the first time ever), our fuel cost for this cross-country roundtrip from Arizona to Vermont will be less than $2400.   Add in lodging (campground fees), tires, and maintenance and we’re still under $4,000. That’s for six months of travel, meaning about $22 per day.   It’s still the best deal around, and still cheaper than staying home.

Our coordinates: 43 ° 5’47.54″N 73 °51’5.20″W

2 Responses to “Hyde Park to Saratoga Springs, NY”

  1. Danine Says:

    I have two uncles that live on Saratoga Lake and we visit them almost every summer. We used to go to SPAC, too (Saratoga Performing Arts Center) for the summer ballet with my great aunt Edna. It’s a gorgeous place — hope you all have a wonderful time!

  2. Mike Young Says:

    Rich,

    Regarding gasoline prices, I note that you just paid $4.00 per gallon for the first time. This contrasts with the seemingly endless drone from the MSM that gasoline prices exceed $4.00 in the places they tend to check, which appears to be in cities that house the MSM. I’ve traveled nearly 3,000 miles from AZ to PA so far and the most I’ve paid was $3.95 in rural VA. Twice I paid $3.82 and on all other occasions of which there have been many, the price of regular has been under $3.80. I know this luck won’t continue when we get to Illinois with it’s whacko formulations and taxation but, for the most part, the frequently reported prices do not appear to be the norm for most Americans.