# Off to NYC/New England for vacation **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 7, 2013, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-nyc-new-england-for-vacation/649584 "2013-02-07T13:11:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-nyc-new-england-for-vacation/649584/21 "2013-02-08T16:31:07Z")
> [@Future\_Londonite](#): > > To those who have helped thus far - I think we might be settling on the following > NYC drive to Montauk (taking our time), spend the night in Montauk, early ferry to Block Island, and then onwards to Newport, spend the night in Newport, daytime Newport/surrounding area, spend another night in Newport then it becomes interesting, do we: > Drive to Falmouth (2hrs along the coast) and ferry to Martha’s Vineyard (35mins) > or > Drive to Quonset (30mins) and catch fast ferry to Martha’s Vineyard (30mins) > or > Drive to Hyannis (2hrs along the coast) and ferry to Nantucket > > Spend the night on either island, ferry back and drive to NYC > > Are we bonkers? The drive from Newport to Falmouth or Hyannis is not very interesting. I would vote for the drive to Quonset, which is much shorter and actually a bit more interesting (especially if you take route 1A through Wickford). ---
**Author:** ![Future\_Londonite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9dc877/32.png) [@Future\_Londonite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Future_Londonite)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-nyc-new-england-for-vacation/649584/22 "2013-02-08T16:55:05Z")
Thank you all for your comments about my optimistic travel times 🙂 and the rules/regulations regarding minimum stays…back to the drawingboard it is [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-nyc-new-england-for-vacation/649584.md?page=1)