Do we really need reservations for New England?

Hi,

My girlfriend and I going to spend 10 days in Maine, Vermont and
maybe a day or two in the Quebec area. The trip starts the day
after Columbus Day.

Usually we decide during the afternoon where and how (tent on
campground or motel) we will stay overnight. When I was here
during the first two weeks of October 2000 I had no problems
finding a motel or a campground. Has this changed so much?
Following the threads in the NG it seems one has to book weeks in
advance.

What about the campgrounds? Are they overcrowded at this time?

TIA,
Guenther

Guenther Erhard wrote:
Usually we decide during the afternoon where and how (tent on campground
or motel) we will stay overnight. When I was here during the first two
weeks of October 2000 I had no problems finding a motel or a campground.
Has this changed so much? Following the threads in the NG it seems one has
to book weeks in advance.

There are a lot of anal-retentive people in the newsgroups.

miguel
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127.0.0.0 wrote in
:

they are anal for a reason, you will have a lot of trouble
finding a room for the next few weeks in VT and NH, this is peak
foliage season and while not impossible, rooms are booked out
and only the rattier places will have available rooms

IRRC is the peak foliage already gone for ME after Columbus Day.
Is room availability still a pain in the last two weeks of
October?

Guenther

Guenther Erhard wrote in message 08.17...
Hi,

My girlfriend and I going to spend 10 days in Maine, Vermont and
maybe a day or two in the Quebec area. The trip starts the day
after Columbus Day.

Usually we decide during the afternoon where and how (tent on
campground or motel) we will stay overnight. When I was here
during the first two weeks of October 2000 I had no problems
finding a motel or a campground. Has this changed so much?
Following the threads in the NG it seems one has to book weeks in
advance.

What about the campgrounds? Are they overcrowded at this time?
[snip]

Miguel's observations not withstanding, it's got more to do
with who you are and what you want than anything else. If you
aren't particularly "picky" you'll probably do okay. But that
of course means you might have to drive the better part of an
hour at the end of your day to get to some "remote" place
to stay. What fills up is generally more the "upper end" and
"centrally located" kinda places. I can't claim much experience
with the campgrounds up that way. There were campgrounds I knew
of in Michigan that had alot of "long term" residents, or repeat
business in them. But if you are truly looking to just "pitch
a tent", most campgrounds I knew were usually willing to cram you
in just about anywhere.

A simple test however is to call right now and ask what the
availability at some "sample" campgrounds is for that period of
time. They will probably give you the best feel for the situation.

(me) wrote in
om:
Miguel's observations not withstanding, it's got more to do
with who you are and what you want than anything else. If you
aren't particularly "picky" you'll probably do okay.

I don't think, we're really "picky", a standard room with a bed
to sleep on is enough. Of course it should be clean, i.e. we don't
want to fight against cockroaches for place at the bathroom sink.
Hey, how long do we stay at such a place? A few hours to sleep and
taking a shower, that's all. It would make a difference if we stay
at the motel for a week.

of course means you might have to drive the better part of an
hour at the end of your day to get to some "remote" place
to stay. What fills up is generally more the "upper end" and
"centrally located" kinda places.

Do you know anything about the well-known motel chains (Super8,
Motel6 and so on)? Usually they are located at the Interstate - is
this also a "centrally located" place?


A simple test however is to call right now and ask what the
availability at some "sample" campgrounds is for that period of
time. They will probably give you the best feel for the
situation.

Good idea! I'll pick some out and ask...

THX,
Guenther

About 8 years ago I went on a motorcycle trip through New England and upstate
New York for 11 days. We were visiting castles (and I recommend to you the
information from that trip, which is in my web page in my signature).

We made NO reservations (except that four nights we stayed with friends and
family) and had no problem.

This was the third week of September, if I remember correctly, and we had no
reservations. We camped half the time and stayed in a couple of inexpensive
hotels. We had no problem finding a place to stay.

Julie

Guenther Erhard wrote:
(me) wrote in
om:
Miguel's observations not withstanding, it's got more to do
with who you are and what you want than anything else. If you
aren't particularly "picky" you'll probably do okay.

I don't think, we're really "picky", a standard room with a bed
to sleep on is enough. Of course it should be clean, i.e. we don't
want to fight against cockroaches for place at the bathroom sink.
Hey, how long do we stay at such a place? A few hours to sleep and
taking a shower, that's all. It would make a difference if we stay
at the motel for a week.

of course means you might have to drive the better part of an
hour at the end of your day to get to some "remote" place
to stay. What fills up is generally more the "upper end" and
"centrally located" kinda places.

Do you know anything about the well-known motel chains (Super8,
Motel6 and so on)? Usually they are located at the Interstate - is
this also a "centrally located" place?


A simple test however is to call right now and ask what the
availability at some "sample" campgrounds is for that period of
time. They will probably give you the best feel for the
situation.

Good idea! I'll pick some out and ask...

THX,
Guenther


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Juliana L Holm wrote in
:

About 8 years ago I went on a motorcycle trip through New
England and upstate New York for 11 days. We were visiting
castles (and I recommend to you the information from that trip,
which is in my web page in my signature).

Nice website! I'll read it more deeply this evening.
I didn't know that the Northeast has so much castles. I always
thought that castles means Europe (Germany, UK, France). I'm from
Germany and grew up in a few miles distance from the famous castle
"Neuschwanstein" built by Ludwig II.

Guenther

Guenther Erhard wrote:
Nice website! I'll read it more deeply this evening.
I didn't know that the Northeast has so much castles. I always
thought that castles means Europe (Germany, UK, France). I'm from
Germany and grew up in a few miles distance from the famous castle
"Neuschwanstein" built by Ludwig II.

Actually American Castles have more in common with "Neuschwanstein" than
with other castles (Burg Eltz in the Mosel, for example, which is my
personal favorites). They are really Schloesser, palaces, or mansions
in American parlance, since we don't have royalty. Some people, and this
was particulary popular in the early 20th century, before the Depression,
would romantically build a castle.

The New England castles in CT, MA, NH and VT are really great, and I must
recommend especially those if you are interestd.

Keep in mind the American scale is much smaller. Don't expect Neuschwanstein,
more like toned down Linderhof.

Julie
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Juliana L Holm wrote:

The New England castles in CT, MA, NH and VT are really great, and I must
recommend especially those if you are interestd.

Keep in mind the American scale is much smaller. Don't expect Neuschwanstein,
more like toned down Linderhof.

Nope. Maybe Hearst Castle, or Biltmore in NC is toned down Linderhof. These
are much smaller. Still, IMHO, interesting and worth a visit, but don't
compare them with German castles.

Julie
- A RABID castle fan.
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Guenther Erhard wrote in
8.17:

Nice website! I'll read it more deeply this evening.
I couldn't wait ;-)

I can't believe:
you're in Mittenwald and at castle Linderhof which are both just a
few miles from my hometown Garmisch-Partenkirchen. I live now in
Munich since 2000.

Greetings from Bavaria,
Guenther