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New York by the numbers
Aug. 6th, 2023 06:38 pmhome to Buffal0 - 406 miles [first tank]
Buffalo to Syracuse hotel - 139 miles
Syracuse to Catskill - 187 miles
Catskill to Hudson - 10 miles [second tank]
Hudson to Buffalo - 319 miles [third tank]
Buffalo to home - 408 miles [fourth tank]
all told, that's 1469 miles in four days.
Other costs:
--4 tanks of gas varying from $3.35 to $3.85. Until I got off the Thruway in Mohawk and hit the super-hilly back roads, I'd been getting 42-43 mpg, and once again I got to Buffalo on a single tank.
--NYS Thruway tolls - $33 give or take. They do tolls by mail now, which is a huge relief to not have remember to have the cash handy (like on WV Turnpike)
--1 night in a hotel in Syracuse. $89 I think, but didn't plan for the hold they put on my card for "incidentals." oops.
--1 night in an airbnb in Catskill. way too much, especially for short my stay was, but by the time i booked it, my trip was down to just one night in Catskill, and the cheaper places had 2-night minimums, or had other features I didn't want (shared bathroom etc)
--One night with my friend's parents - I had intended to take them to dinner or something as a thank you, but things didn't quite work out that way
--ticket to the concert - $12. bartender didn't charge me for the club soda. Street parking a short block away was free.
--food - I packed a lot of snacky stuff and drinks like I usually do, but treated myself to breakfast on the road the first two mornings, and Wendy's about 2 hours from home. my friend's parents fed me well, too.
--Souvenirs - I got my nephews each a tshirt & baseball from the baseball hall of fame, ordered from their sale online prior to leaving. it had arrived by the time I returned, saving me the hassle of dealing with Cooperstown traffic & people
Could I have done this trip more cheaply? of course - accommodations were my big budget-killer, but given how little notice I had, I could have done worse. Were there hotels in the area? Yep, but the ones on the affordable end were either not available, or were not quite "hotels" but more like cabins or camping or other more rustic accommodations, or were not single-night type places. I considered airbnb in Syracuse, too, but given how late I got in, I'm glad I didn't, as it would've been disruptive to the hosts.
Buffalo to Syracuse hotel - 139 miles
Syracuse to Catskill - 187 miles
Catskill to Hudson - 10 miles [second tank]
Hudson to Buffalo - 319 miles [third tank]
Buffalo to home - 408 miles [fourth tank]
all told, that's 1469 miles in four days.
Other costs:
--4 tanks of gas varying from $3.35 to $3.85. Until I got off the Thruway in Mohawk and hit the super-hilly back roads, I'd been getting 42-43 mpg, and once again I got to Buffalo on a single tank.
--NYS Thruway tolls - $33 give or take. They do tolls by mail now, which is a huge relief to not have remember to have the cash handy (like on WV Turnpike)
--1 night in a hotel in Syracuse. $89 I think, but didn't plan for the hold they put on my card for "incidentals." oops.
--1 night in an airbnb in Catskill. way too much, especially for short my stay was, but by the time i booked it, my trip was down to just one night in Catskill, and the cheaper places had 2-night minimums, or had other features I didn't want (shared bathroom etc)
--One night with my friend's parents - I had intended to take them to dinner or something as a thank you, but things didn't quite work out that way
--ticket to the concert - $12. bartender didn't charge me for the club soda. Street parking a short block away was free.
--food - I packed a lot of snacky stuff and drinks like I usually do, but treated myself to breakfast on the road the first two mornings, and Wendy's about 2 hours from home. my friend's parents fed me well, too.
--Souvenirs - I got my nephews each a tshirt & baseball from the baseball hall of fame, ordered from their sale online prior to leaving. it had arrived by the time I returned, saving me the hassle of dealing with Cooperstown traffic & people
Could I have done this trip more cheaply? of course - accommodations were my big budget-killer, but given how little notice I had, I could have done worse. Were there hotels in the area? Yep, but the ones on the affordable end were either not available, or were not quite "hotels" but more like cabins or camping or other more rustic accommodations, or were not single-night type places. I considered airbnb in Syracuse, too, but given how late I got in, I'm glad I didn't, as it would've been disruptive to the hosts.
