Don’t eat the lotuses in Schenectady.
It was back in the days before cars
Turn off highways and watch what happens.
Pretty sure you can still take Rt 13 and Rt 20 most of the way. Going through each town and hitting lights will add some time, sure, but we’re talking an hour, maybe 90 minutes. Odysseus has no excuse.
Almost like he shouldn’t have pissed off Poseidon…
That was the whole point, wasn’t it?
I noticed when he finally stepped back on his land again, he brought milk, because he told Telemachus back then that he was stepping out to get some milk. /s
As I probably will never see either: are any of the places on the map, especially itaka and troy (us) worth a visit?
Ithaca is sort of a charming college town, a lot of art/nature/hippy vibes. If you had to be in central ny for some reason it wouldn’t be a bad place to spend some time. I would not make a special trip for it tho.
If you don’t get much fall foliage that drive can be majestic in autumn. Otherwise maybe
I’ve been through booth, Overall nothing I’d ever plan a trip specifically for, but everyone has their own interests.
Ithaca - the town itself; no. There’s a lot of cool hiking trails, and some water falls/scenic views nearby if you’re into that. Cornell University is also there, if you like exploring old architecture there’s some neat buildings.
Troy also no, unless you want to visit a town that looks like it hasn’t changed since 1980. It is right next to Albany, the state capitol, so there’s that.
Neither are well known enough that I, a resident of Texas, knows anything remarkable about them. I’ve heard if Ithaca New York, never heard of Troy.
There are things to do and see in any city or town in America, but I expect that kind of travel is an aquired taste.
(By comparison: the small towns around my city boast things like: peanut festival, strawberry festival, highland games. I expect you could find similar events in Ithaca or Troy, but you would need to enjoy that kind of ‘state fair’ atmosphere. These are things I would drive an hour for but wouldn’t travel out of state unless I was there incedentally already)
I grew up in that area as a kid.
Troy is part of the Tri-city Area of Albany/ Schenectady/ Troy, so it is really part of the State Capital. If you are into state capitals, which generally have a mild historical interest, then there you are.
Ithaca is just another small central NY city. Central NY is one of the most beautiful parts of America to drive through, with old stone houses and rock walls dividing farm fields. It’s not really known for some big historical event or location, it’s just one of those old historical areas where you hit the antique stores, and have meals at quaint little cafes, and stay at a B&B somewhere.
So, delightful for “getting away” and being somewhere pretty? Sounds wonderful.
Most of the bad stuff happened in Italy
Looks like the good old “Didn’t took a right at the crossroads and continued forward instead and then kept on insisting ‘I know the way’” driving problem.
Wait. France is the land of the dead?
Always was.
This guy was so bad at sailing, it’s astounding.
I mean, he was a victim of the wrath of Poseidon, not that much you can do about that when at sea.
Which sort of paints Poseidon as incompetent. You’d imagine that the God of the sea would be able to reliably kill people at sea.
Zeus wouldn’t let him. Odysseus was fated to return home eventually.
599/600 isn’t a terrible performance.
Sounds intentional to have Odysseus suffer and long for home, instead of killing him off quickly. The gods want to be entertained as well.
Then why not sink his ship five minutes from his home?
Poseidon was pissed off, not a complete asshole. Like not 100% anus - a bit less.
True, that’s a fair point.
Seems to be decent at the sailing part. Navigation doesn’t seem to be even a minor part of his bailiwick
Sailing with no navigation skills is a risky endeavour, as he amply demonstrated.
No argument there. I’m very glad to have had GPS whenever I’ve been on a boat/ship, but if I absolutely had to, the BSA taught me to use a compass and astrolabe with a current OSRS chart.
That’s… a creative attempt at the traveling salesman problem.
If you’re making this arduous journey, I strongly recommend stopping by the Hi-way Dairy Bar in Candor on 96B. Grab a Berry Twist, you won’t be disappointed.
Reminds me of this
When I see a rally car, I see a Lancer careening through a missed curve at high speed and flying off into the forest only to get wraped around several innocent trees.
Ok I’ll throw in mine too, SHERP!
This is actually the correct answer. The journey to and within Mordor would be nothing for a SHERP!!
I am going to downboat you because I’m a Subaru fan not because you are incorrect in your choice of vehicle.
(I actually upboated you)
When I first saw Subaru impresa back in 1998 I was a child, but I could see how special the car was. In fact, during late 90s and 2000s we had some very special cars coming out of rally.
Most movies would end faster if the main character was driving a Lancer.
- Little Miss Sunshine
- Driving Mrs. Daisy
- The Brave Little Toaster
- Planes, Trains, & Automobiles
- Homeward Bound
- Speed…
The new testament
The exorcist would be a VERY different movie though…
Lol. Reminds me of Moses wondering the desert for 40 years to go like 400 miles.
Idk, maybe one of those Dakar cars could take gnarlier shortcuts
One does not simply drive into Mordor…oh hell you have an Evo? Go on you’re good
I don’t know not sure there is usable road? And this isn’t quiet the nazgul would be waiting for them and an ambush would be easy to set up.
That’s not the most unrealistic part, unfortunately…
The Odyssey happened a long time ago. Before Google Maps. Those were the MapQuest days so things weren’t so accurate and they probably got lost
Also taking a boat overland takes forever, they don’t sail well on land
Troy was under flash flood warning yesterday, so I probably should have had a boat. It was very wet.
Only the best navigators could hold the map quest printout up at dashboard height with one hand and simultaneously watch the road signs, the road, and the turn by turn instructions simultaneously. Many failed and simply drove off the face of the earth.
Oh God that anxiety when the printed directions tell you to turn right in 3.5 miles, and you feel like you’ve gone about 5 but you’re not sure, and maybe that slight split in the road counted as a right turn, and now you should be moving on to the next step but you’re not quite sure…
You’d need to print them out for reference on the journey.
Look at Mr. Moneybags with a printer.
My parents would make me copy down directions by hand.
and even then it was early MapQuest days and I’m sure Odysseus “knew a shortcut”.
Were they stupid?
No, they were just drawing it out for the Odysseus Cinematic Universe.
They took a boat, clearly a detour
That explains it. No direct water route. The Erie canal hadn’t been dug yet.
They used Bing maps.
Honda Odyssey is a good choice for that type of trip, but I’m more partial to a Crystler Pacifica, my self.
I prefer the Christler Pacifica, personally
I have one of those I love that thing
