This was also the first time we drove from Sean's house in Glenville to Katie's house in Philly which is a trip I'm sure we will be making numerous times over the coming years. We took a little time beforehand to plot our route. Sean and Ashley had just driven down that way a few weeks before and we asked them for their route which they said took them down Rt 87 to 95 and then down to Philly. That was one of the ways Google Maps was recommending but we were not happy with driving down that close to New York City and all of that traffic. We looked for alternative routes which there were plenty.
At first I was set on taking Rt 88 out of Albany and then heading west to Binghamton. From there it would be our usual familiar drive to Philly but it would add some time to the trip possibly up to an hour. Another option was to take 87 down to 84 and then take that to Scranton where we would pick up 81. That too would also add some time to the trip.
Well, we ended up doing something a little different. We drove down 87 then picked up 287 as we entered New Jersey. Took that down to Rt 202 and followed that all the way to Pennsylvania through New Hope and then to the 309 which we took to Cheltenham and right on into Mt Airy.
There were a couple of places in New Jersey when the highway became more of a suburban sprawl route but for the most part it was an OK drive and really something very different for us. I think it would really depend on the day of the week and the time of day to make a decision for taking that route again. For this trip it was a mid-day Monday but I would hate to drive it on any rush hour or weekend. It was still closer to New York City than we would have liked for driving.
Fortunately it was also very nice weather for driving and we arrived at Katie's house that afternoon where the kids were playing in the backyard with some neighbor children.
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