From the Drive

Unfortunately there are not a lot of photos from the drive. There are two reasons for this:

1. We drove through 11 states in two days and that took roughly 24 hours of actual driving time. (We stopped off at the half-way point for a snooze and then hit the road again early the next morning.)
2. We drove in the middle of the remnants of tropical storm Lee for roughly 24 hours. It was like driving through a tunnel of white. All we could hope to see was the road in front of us and the fog and rain that surrounded us. Not too many scenic spots to pull off and take a photo in weather like that.

The pup and the cat settled in for the drive. Don't they look pitiful!?

The cat perked up when we made bathroom and refueling breaks. (She only thought she wanted out. We put her on the leash to see if we could get her to take a potty break and she panicked and just squatted her whole body as close to the ground as possible, presumably to try to "hide".)

One of most interesting stops happened just outside Charlotte, NC. We found ourselves a 2-seater!

Day two found us crossing the Mason-Dixon Line and formally entering "The North".

To be honest, not many of my Pennsylvania experiences have made me want to smile. I used to refer to it as "the state of no bathrooms" instead of the "state of independence". This goes back to an insane road trip from Knoxville, Tennessee to New York City. We left Tennessee around 6pm and drove through the night to NYC. Somewhere around 4 or 5am we were all in desperate need of a bathroom break. We were in Pennsylvania and must have stopped two or three places before we found a bathroom someone would let us use. I haven't really cared much for the state since. (The remainder of that trip included just over 24 hours in NYC, a parking ticket, our car getting broken into and a miserable 12-hour drive back with a busted out car window.

Back to my feelings on Pennsylvania-- In the midst of all the negative feelings, I must admit I had a very enjoyable visit to Lancaster County in 2010. (There's not much to dislike about the Amish.)

This trip through was, as mentioned, smothered in rain and fog. The state had some major flooding that closed down main interstates. Thankfully, we were just ahead of the flooding and were able to pass through before roads shut down. (The engineer and his dad in the 26-foot moving truck were not so lucky.)

I'm told the Poconos are beautiful. Maybe one day I'll see more than fog and rain and no bathroom stops in Pennsylvania.

More to come on the drives and the move before long! Stay tuned!