Northeast or Bust; Day 6

Gary led the Goldwing parade today.  After gassing up the beasts we departed Quakertown, PA at 8:25.  It was cloudy and 59 degrees.  Chris was loving the heated jacket liner again!

We rode north on I-476 through the Lehigh Tunnel to the exit for Lehighton and Jim Thorpe.  Our destination was Jim Thorpe, PA in the Poconos.DSCN7981 (2)A lady at our motel this morning recommended it.  We parked and walked around town taking in the history.  A local lady named Pauline was very eager and happy to share her knowledge of the town.DSCN7989

This town was called Mauch Chunk (a native American name) until 1954, when they decided to rename it.  Jim Thorpe’s 3rd wife proposed naming the town after her late husband and the town accepted.  Jim Thorpe’s remains were then interred there and the town created a memorial for him.  Thorpe never was in Mauch Chunk in his lifetime.

Hwy 209 took us north and east through Stroudsburg, PA and through the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area to Milford, PA.  There we enjoyed a LARRAPIN good lunch at Jorgenson’s at the Dimmick Inn.DSCN8001

We crossed the Delaware River into Port Jervis, NY and continued north on 209 to just north of of Kingston, NY where we jumped on 199 east all the way into Connecticut.  Not too far into Connecticut 199 turned into 44, which we took east to Winsted, CT.  Finding no lodging along this route we rode south to Torrington, CT, where we spent the night.

We thought we were headed to a Quality Inn & Suites in Torrington but when we arrived we found that it had become a Rodeway Inn.  Chris and I got a king bed suite with a Jacuzzi tub that was red and heart shaped.  We called it our “LOVE TUB”.

It was a 267 mile day with a high of 70 degrees.  We saw some blue skies but most of the day it was cloudy.

For pictures taken today click on the following link: https://goo.gl/photos/YNWKszj55nuYKVxZ7

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