Greetings from Pennsylvania!
We’ve had a great trip so far. We drove about seven hours from Boston, MA to Lancaster, PA where we are staying with Jesse & Krista Casler. It was a treat to drive through Eastern Pennsylvania and we enjoyed the rolling hills all around. On the last leg of the trip this evening, we saw a horse and buggy crossing the overpass. It was amazing and we were reminded what part of the country we are visiting.
Our drive has been eventful ALREADY! Do you want to guess what happened? Oh, okay we’ll share. It all happened when we were “coasting” down the highway in New York. Yes, New York. All of the sudden, we saw a cop who had just come off the highway from the opposite direction. Ugh! A minute or so later, we saw the same cop. This time he was right behind us with his lights flashing red. Ugh! Of course, we followed appropriate procedures and pulled over to the side of the road. Dad was shaking and very nervous as the cop approached our little blue Saturn filled with STUFF! He recalls this moment in time, “My badge got me out of the ticket.” The cop was very nice and asked us to slow down for him. “Yes Sir. I will, Sir,” was Dad’s response. From that point on until I took over at the wheel, we obeyed his orders.
We will try to check our email as we travel if we can find a WI-FI connection. Please feel free to email us or comment on the blog itself.
Dad & Lisa
Lead foot?! I’m shocked Uncle Brad! No one else in our family has a lead foot! 🙂 At least you didn’t have CA plates because then the officer may not have been so generous.
I look forward to hearing about the cool things you see & experience…aren’t you glad you’re not the kind of Mennonite that travels by buggy. It would take a loooong time to get to the Homeland that way!
Love you lots!
The badge paid for itself again. Look forward to hearing all the other stories.
Lis:
To which badge are you referring?
I liked that you said that you followed the rules “until you took over the wheel.” Happy travels!
JON
Hi Lisa and Brad
Glad you made it to the Caslers. I hope you enjoyed your visit. I look forward to reading more about your adventures. Lisa just wanted to thank you again for helping me load up my truck. I went to New Bedford after work (got out early) and my friend John helped me unload the boxes. I actually unloaded the boxes without gloves…. you were my inspiration! Follow the speed limits and make sure you keep your pack…when sleepy switch drivers!
Miss you already.
Jill
You Crazy kids! What are you thinking, doing something as outrageous as driving across the country?! Couldn’t you find something safer to do, like sailing to politicaly unstable portions of the globe on a tin can? Seriously, though, I’m glad you guys are on the road, and hope you had a good time with Jesse and Krista.
Take care,
Andrew