{"id":296,"date":"2018-09-26T14:49:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T18:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/26\/driving-cross-country-day-3\/"},"modified":"2018-09-26T14:49:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T18:49:00","slug":"driving-cross-country-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/26\/driving-cross-country-day-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving Cross Country (Day 3)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nDriving cross country from Lakewood, CO, to Mechanicsburg, PA<\/span><\/h3>\n
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\nDAY 3 – Monday, Sept. 24<\/h3>\n

\nEffingham, IL to Mechanicsburg, PA<\/h3>\n
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\nOne word described the day: Hard rain.<\/p>\n

We were lashed by Hurricane Florence and it wasn’t pretty. And the winding highways, with no breakdown lanes and often concrete barriers on both sides (or construction) seemed to be covered with trucks. Huge trucks. But we only had to travel 10 hours and had no kitty accidents. Fortunately, despite the challenging weather, we ran into minimal delays and made it to Grandma’s in Mechanicsburg, PA (outside Harrisburg) by 10:45 PM.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Welcome to Ohio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Columbus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Welcome to West Virginia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Wheeling, W. Va.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Lunch at Panera<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Welcome to Pennsylvania<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Dark and rainy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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More dark and rainy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Almost there! Treating ourselves at Ruby Tuesdays with Lexie’s favorite maple glazed salmon. She is such an awesome traveler!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1,660 miles. We are here!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\nHomeless now<\/b><\/p>\n

We are now officially homeless, and calling Grandma’s house home for the next three months as we make our forays to Europe and then Vermont. The cats will be calling Rebersburg home for the first five weeks as they are cared for by Lisa’s sister Julie and niece Catherine, while bro-in-law Mark enjoys the furry companionship.<\/p>\n

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Driving cross country from Lakewood, CO, to Mechanicsburg, PA DAY 3 – Monday, Sept. 24 Effingham, IL to Mechanicsburg, PA One word described the day: Hard rain. We were lashed by Hurricane Florence and it wasn’t pretty. And the winding highways, with no breakdown lanes and often concrete barriers on both sides (or construction) seemed to … <\/p>\n

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