I've been on the road for a while, my first long road trip on my own. I took the train up to Maine from Austin, TX. I didn't hop it, only used Amtrak. I haven't learned how to hop trains, at least not yet. And then I hitchhiked and bused it as far down as Hartford, CT until someone that I ran into told me to go back up north up to Northampton in western MA. So I took Route 5 back up, caught a couple of rides there, and it turned out to be a great experience that lasted close to two weeks. Now I want to get out. Most of the time I couchsurfed and was allowed to squat on a couple of college campuses. And to make things interesting, I have kept up with all that I have been through from a blog that I started before I hit the road, called acrackinthewall1010.
From what I can gather so far, it was hard for me to be get out of all the major cities that I been in. Providence was a bitch to get out of on foot. I know that it is illegal to walk along the interstates, but the routes and I think the US highways are ok to walk along. As for hitchhiking, I turned down a couple of rides, but there were others that I had a good feeling about, and I got to learn about those that took me further down the road. I only got one more night under my belt in western mass. I like the place, but home has always been south.
From what I can gather so far, it was hard for me to be get out of all the major cities that I been in. Providence was a bitch to get out of on foot. I know that it is illegal to walk along the interstates, but the routes and I think the US highways are ok to walk along. As for hitchhiking, I turned down a couple of rides, but there were others that I had a good feeling about, and I got to learn about those that took me further down the road. I only got one more night under my belt in western mass. I like the place, but home has always been south.
