Well, I got my "welcome to New York" assessment .... not in the form of a speed trap ticket this time (although there were State Troopers in the bushes :)) but in the form of $60 for the toll road.
The overpasses are very low (no height limit shown) .... I found myself ducking my head under each one, sort of like when you go into underground parking and you duck your head as you enter, (they are about a mile apart), like that would really help! My coach cleared just fine, but in driving around off the interstate I found all the overpasses are too low for my coach. I read somewhere that in New Jersey, I think, it is a real problem. I saw a sign in a couple of the rest stops that the max height limit for the state is 13ft 6in. I didn't see that sign anywhere else, nor in any of my travel books. The official speed limit for the state is 55mph.
Something different along the interstate .... they have Text Stops every 35 miles or so .... no facilities, just parking and a public phone or two.
Also, instead of rest areas, there are service stops .... they have a gas station, small auto repair, a fast food restaurant, a small convenience store and a rest area. The facilities change at every service stop (about 35-50 miles apart) ... different brand of gas, different fast food chain, etc. The gas is competitively priced and the food is all the major chains. The one I stopped at had a Mobile station, an Edy's Ice Cream, McD, Boston's Best Pizza and a nice convenience store, they even had Starbucks. ... eating areas, clean rest rooms, and local crafts and/or food stands. I got a slice, a cone and a diet coke and never had to get off the interstate! I'm sure this is a convenience for the state as well, not having to deal with the tolls for travelers to get off/on.
No accents yet! I was expecting the "eastern" accents and no one I've encountered anywhere has one! I asked and was told I needed to go further East!
The weather is cooler as I travel .... about 15 degrees cooler than northern Ohio.
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