Day Four began with the Scarborough "Bronx" Expedition taking a badly needed rest. We went to visit Dad's cousin, Jean Keller. She prepared an amazing breakfast of biscuits and gravy for us and then we talked with her until about noon. We hopped in the Penske and commenced our journey again. The day was a light driving day; we only traveled about 250 miles. There actually isn't much to report. Dad and I split the driving evenly and we arrived at our hotel in Dubois, Pennsylvania early. We had a great dinner and went to bed, preparing for an exhausting 200 mile drive the next day ;)
The Penske Truck count dropped off rather drastically today. Apparently, people move over the weekend. We only saw 13 Penske Trucks, 9 U-Haul Trucks, and 3 Budget Trucks. Here are the top five things learned during the drive:
1. Apparently, July is turtle mating season.
2. Penske trucks have excellent brakes and Dad, believe it or not, still has a decent reaction time.
3. The scenery in the Eastern United States makes the West look like a desert . . . wait a minute! It is a desert!
4. After traveling with someone for 2,000 miles, you do eventually run out of things to talk about.
5. Nothing says I love you quite like a small, inexpensive, memorial pin from each state driven through.
Day Five began at the excruciatingly early hour of 8:00 a.m. We hurried as fast as we possibly could and managed to hit the road at the crack-of-dawn; 10:00 a.m. We then drove for an interminable 4 hours, traveling a mind boggling 210 miles. We then stopped in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania and rested for the final 81 mile push into the Bronx! Dad and I are excited, although the impending unloading of the truck is a dark cloud that casts its shadow over our sunny mood. Regardless, the journey will soon be over. The Penske Truck count was even lower today. We saw 7 Penske Trucks, 4 U-haul Trucks, and 3 Budget Trucks. Here are the top five things learned today:
1. You never get used to the smell of turtle crap.
2. The Appalachian Mountains, while beautiful, aren't really that big.
3. Growing a chin beard is an itchy, scratchy experience (this one is courtesy of Dad).
4. Pennsylvania drivers are really quite nice, particularly when compared to Utah drivers.
5. After taking five days to travel across the country we have come to the realization that our nation is freaking huge!
We plan on leaving tomorrow at 4:00 a.m. in order to punch into New York. Stay tuned for the final updates.
3 comments:
I need a picture of your dad and his beard. Keep on truckin;. Love you both Mom
My guess is that it wasn't the turtles that were doing the stinking. At the very least, the mammalian occupants of the truck were at least as offensive to the reptilians as the reptilians were to the mammalians.
hahaha. very entertaining pat. I especially like --the part about how people use sign language to talk to you, possibly a certain finger. Hope you and Julie are doing well. Peace!
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