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This was my sixth cross-country trip in recent history. There were at least four earlier in my life, before kids, with Abbey along, and one life-altering, ur-trip with my parents and grandmother when I was eleven. One of many and, I hope, not the last. The risks involved – not only the varying levels ofContinue reading “The Trip – Summary”

I arrived in Weymouth on Saturday afternoon, having started in Oneonta and having skipped two chargers along the way! I finally had enough confidence in my “range math” and it worked out fine. Randall asked me, “So are you ready to buy yourself a Tesla?” The answer is ‘no.’ I love the luxury appointments, theContinue reading “The Car – Summary”

Enough for tonight. The last two (maybe three) posts tomorrow night. Thanks for reading.

This post is about the routines I follow on a trip, which coincidentally serve to explain how I can afford to drive west so often. You may not be interested in this, so feel free to skip it. Abbey and I use one credit card for nearly all our purchases, and pay it off eachContinue reading “Routine”

Some stuff about the car: There’s a lot that I like about the Tesla. There are a lot of luxury-car amenities like heated leather seats, built-in nav system, and infinitely adjustable seats. There are some great things that may be unique to Tesla and may not (I don’t know much about cars, except how toContinue reading “More Car Stuff”

Even though the trip isn’t over yet (today is day 7), the stats post is ready! Day 1 – Fremont, CA to Kingman, AZ 592 miles Day 2 – Kingman, AZ to Gallup NM 332 miles Day 3 – Gallup NM to Weatherford, OK 609 miles Day 4 – Weatherford, OK to Fenton, MO 553Continue reading “Stats”

I think a lot about the difference between driving east and driving west. I’ll often describe what I’m doing on a trip as “driving west.” West is out, east is back. West is the trip unfolding, expanding; east is eventually contracting to re-enter the real world. West is the midwest as appetizer and then wham!Continue reading “East/West”

Pulled in to Oneonta at around 6PM tonight. It was nice to make turns without having to watch the nav system. I had Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C for topping up the battery before making the run to Albany tomorrow morning. Plan A emerged while charging in Binghamton, when I went through theContinue reading “Home”

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This is a car post. The charging routine is working well (more about that in a future post); my only concern was, ironically, the stretch between Binghamton and Albany, which is 145 miles, a little more than I’m used to. But add to that the complication that I’d like to stop at our house inContinue reading “EV Oneonta”