Anonymous
Post 07/01/2020 21:53     Subject: Where to stop on the way to Acadia?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Adding more exempt states. Maybe OP will get lucky!

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/travel/connecticut-new-york-and-new-jersey-added-to-list-of-states-exempt-from-14-day-quarantine-and-testing-alternative/97-b105a1fd-7073-4749-835c-b172134fb5ec


Oh nice! I’m not holding out hope for VA to be added but that would make things a little easier (not OP). I’m going mid-August and but am starting 2 hours south of dc. I have little kids so it’s a bit too hard for us in 1 day but will drive 4 hours after work Friday, stay at a hotel and then haul butt like 5 am the next day and get up at a reasonable time. We broke it up last year by staying half way in New Haven, CT with family but we can’t do that this year due to social distancing. May break it up halfway on the way home since we won’t get a super early start.


OP here. I think Md should definitely be added to the list of exempt states!
Anonymous
Post 07/01/2020 21:18     Subject: Where to stop on the way to Acadia?
Anonymous wrote:Adding more exempt states. Maybe OP will get lucky!

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/travel/connecticut-new-york-and-new-jersey-added-to-list-of-states-exempt-from-14-day-quarantine-and-testing-alternative/97-b105a1fd-7073-4749-835c-b172134fb5ec


Oh nice! I’m not holding out hope for VA to be added but that would make things a little easier (not OP). I’m going mid-August and but am starting 2 hours south of dc. I have little kids so it’s a bit too hard for us in 1 day but will drive 4 hours after work Friday, stay at a hotel and then haul butt like 5 am the next day and get up at a reasonable time. We broke it up last year by staying half way in New Haven, CT with family but we can’t do that this year due to social distancing. May break it up halfway on the way home since we won’t get a super early start.
Anonymous
Post 07/01/2020 21:00     Subject: Where to stop on the way to Acadia?
Adding more exempt states. Maybe OP will get lucky!

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/travel/connecticut-new-york-and-new-jersey-added-to-list-of-states-exempt-from-14-day-quarantine-and-testing-alternative/97-b105a1fd-7073-4749-835c-b172134fb5ec
Anonymous
Post 07/01/2020 08:25     Subject: Where to stop on the way to Acadia?
Anonymous wrote:We've done the drive in one shot multiple times. Leave at 4 in the morning, make your first stop for breakfast when the kids wake up and get antsy. Next stop lunch, ice cream if they get antsy again, arrive in MDI in time for lobster dinner.


+1

Best approach during a pandemic.
Anonymous
Post 07/01/2020 08:10     Subject: Where to stop on the way to Acadia?
Anonymous wrote:We've done the drive in one shot multiple times. Leave at 4 in the morning, make your first stop for breakfast when the kids wake up and get antsy. Next stop lunch, ice cream if they get antsy again, arrive in MDI in time for lobster dinner.


We also drive in one shot from near Belvoir. We don't like to leave that early. On the road by 9:30, get to MDI by 11pm.
Anonymous
Post 07/01/2020 07:58     Subject: Where to stop on the way to Acadia?
We've done the drive in one shot multiple times. Leave at 4 in the morning, make your first stop for breakfast when the kids wake up and get antsy. Next stop lunch, ice cream if they get antsy again, arrive in MDI in time for lobster dinner.
Anonymous
Post 07/01/2020 07:45     Subject: Where to stop on the way to Acadia?
We have kids and got a cheap hotel room in New Hampshire near Hampton beach state park. Very few mask wearers but we wore ours, if you are on the beach you can socially distance.
Anonymous
Post 07/01/2020 07:32     Subject: Where to stop on the way to Acadia?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Camden is cute.


Out of the way.


Not if you take coastal route up rather than 95 to Bangor. If you’re driving from DC, makes more sense to stop in MA. That way you have one ~8hr day & one ~5hr day of driving.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2020 20:31     Subject: Where to stop on the way to Acadia?
Anonymous wrote:Camden is cute.


Out of the way.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2020 20:23     Subject: Where to stop on the way to Acadia?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Do you just want a place to crash or you want somewhere “exciting”?

Don’t forget about Maine’s quarantine or test requirement.


Somewhere exciting preferably? What is Maine’s requirement? I didn’t know about that...was thinking it was a good place to go because they have less covid numbers than in the South!


Someone hasn't done their homework.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2020 20:21     Subject: Where to stop on the way to Acadia?
Anonymous wrote:Ma is #4 per capita deaths in the country...


Their current new case rate is lower than Maine. They're no longer a hotspot.

How many people died there in April and May is sad, but irrelevant to their current status.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2020 20:19     Subject: Where to stop on the way to Acadia?
Anonymous wrote:Camden is cute.


Get to Camden and you're more or less there.

We're stopping for a night or two in the Hudson Valley. It might add an hour of driving, but some cute towns, awesome breweries, and good hikes await.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2020 20:13     Subject: Where to stop on the way to Acadia?
Portland
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2020 19:50     Subject: Where to stop on the way to Acadia?
Anonymous wrote:If I had to stop - and it was open - I might find a hotel in New London CT and do a tour of the submarine there.

I just can't imagine places being open - you know we are in the middle of a pandemic - right?


Not on the fastest route.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2020 19:47     Subject: Where to stop on the way to Acadia?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Do you just want a place to crash or you want somewhere “exciting”?

Don’t forget about Maine’s quarantine or test requirement.


Somewhere exciting preferably? What is Maine’s requirement? I didn’t know about that...was thinking it was a good place to go because they have less covid numbers than in the South!

You either need to get a covid test within 72 hours of trip or self quarantine for 14 days. Supposed to be enforced by Hotel, VRBO, etc