[farming pharmer]

Stick to the more rural routes. Keep food in the car, ready to eat so you don’t have to stop during the day. Stop at rural motels only after sunset and check out/leave before sunrise. Good luck.

Good advice and we'll definitely have food and water in the car. We are trying to stop as little as possible, but every few hours to stretch is necessary.

[metmom]

The NY thruway is one of the best interstates I’ve traveled on for rest stops.

They have ones with gas and facilities about every 30-45 mins of driving.

The thruway will absolutely avoid the problem areas in Rochester and Syracuse. Course, if you blink, you’ll miss Syracuse.

Once you get past Little Falls outside Albany, the drivers get crazier. Around Albany, it can be very cut throat.

When you get to where 87 and 90 split off just before you get into Albany, you will want to bear to the right and follow the signs to Boston instead of the signs for I-90.

It doesn’t make much sense at first but where you are heading, you will want to stay to the right instead of going left to 87N and 90.

[Vermont Lt]

I don’t know where that guy was from...but MA is pretty open and outside of Boston it’s very calm. My son is a State Trooper in Springfield. The areas where you would find yourself are safe.

[bmeyer4646]

And don’t take any firearms the police can find. MA will arrest you even if you follow federal laws on transporting weapons