Great Race Day 6

Binghamton, New York to Providence, Rhode Island

We started the morning with good weather. The cars were wet, but the ground was dry. We were heading east today towards Providence, RI, but not before going southeast towards Montgomery, NY.

The back roads in the Northeast are mostly two lane highways that twist and curve as you weave through little towns and villages. We were driving through the Hudson Valley. The roads are fun to drive, but this year we have had obstacles in our way more than ever. Because we are being timed, we either make up the time that we lost or we are allowed to take time delays. This sounds easy, but they have to be taken in 10 second increments. This makes it a little more challenging and creates a little more chaos in the car.

We arrived in Montgomery, New York a village about 60 miles north of New York City in the early afternoon. It was a beautiful day, and we had another lunch filled with spectators. It is always nice seeing people of all ages enjoying the old cars.

The afternoon was a short day of rallying. We headed North after lunch toward Poughkeepsie. We crossed the Hudson River and then drove further North through Bethel. Bethel is a small village with a population of about 4000 people. It is most famous for “Woodstock”, the famous music festival that brought 500,000 people to the “Borcht Belt or Yiddish Alps”. This area of the Catskills were given this name for the summer resorts that were located in this area. People from New York City and Upstate New York would vacation here. It is a beautiful mountainous area.

We came out of Bethel and headed South toward New London, Connecticut. We started the long transit toward Providence. We past through Mystic, Connecticut and then headed north to Providence. We finished at our hotel in Providence. We had the pleasure of meeting up with my lifetime friend Victoria who lives in Newport, RI. We enjoyed our time with Victoria and ended our day.

Thank you Victoria for taking the time to meet up with us. We appreciate you waiting for us to arrive with no communication. We know you had an early morning and a good drive back to Newport. We loved spending time with you!!!