Theo,
My wife Phyllis and I are coming up from NJ and staying in CT with friends in Walllingford on Thursday night (near I-91, south of YC. So we'd love to join you on Friday morning at YC for the trip north.
I definitely favor your plan to go on back roads as much as possible, and to leave as early as possible from YC to allow time for a nice twisty drive.
What happens at T&C on Friday evening? And Sat morning? We'll have to drive south again Sat morning for Loon--so would it be better for us all to stay near Loon (e.g. Woodstock) Friday night instead of T&C? What do folks think?
Thanks for organizing this!