The challenges of visiting New York City in a 37 foot long motorhome should be pretty obvious. The solution is equally obvious, don’t do it! Stay in Jersey City instead. It turns out that there’s an ‘RV park’ right across the river from Manhattan. We use the term RV park loosely here, as it’s really just a parking lot with water and power at each site. They don’t even have sewer hookups at each site! There’s no pool, no rec-room, not even any landscaping! What it lacks in amenities it makes up for in cost. This was far and away the most expensive place we’ve ever parked our coach ($170 per night)! The real attraction is proximity to a subway station that will whisk you into Manhattan. It was about a 15 minute walk to the local subway station.
There were two interesting features of our daily walk to the subway. The first was a dilapidated old warehouse with a somewhat ironic sign.
The second interesting sight on our way to the subway was robots. We shared the sidewalks with small delivery robots and the grocery store was using a robot to keep the floors clean. The robot revolution is coming and it’s starting in Jersey City!
Jersey City wasn’t just an access point for Manhattan. It’s actually a nice area. One evening on our way back from Manhattan, we had one of those serendipity moments that make wandering so wonderful. We stumbled upon a festival on the streets right next to the subway station. It was clearly a downtown neighborhood event with a wonderful ambiance. There were a variety of vendors, great food and even live music and dancing.
