# I'm going to hell in a crossover **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 10, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-hell-in-a-crossover/724778 "2015-07-10T17:07:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-hell-in-a-crossover/724778/1 "2015-07-10T17:07:29Z")
We’re moving to Seattle. Actually, no. We’re moving to the beautiful, peaceful, and eminently affordable area west of Seattle, but we’ll have easy no-driving, no-I-5 ferry access to downtown Seattle. It will be effin’ awesome. Once we get there. The moving van loads up on Monday morning. Once it has loaded up the remaining contents of our 2100-sq-ft house, we get to load up the cat and the four-year-old in our crossover SUV and start to drive. We project the trip will take 4.5 days. Sometimes in fits of optimism we think 3.5, but we’ll see. Not sure if desperation will drive us to travel for longer or shorter times. While my husband is in this for The Journey, I think everyone else is quite definitely in it for The Destination. We’ll see who wins. I don’t know how I want you to respond. Just wanted to share. Turns out moving to Seattle is a royal pain in the ass. I hope it’s worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-hell-in-a-crossover/724778/2 "2015-07-10T17:09:14Z")
West Seattle? ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-hell-in-a-crossover/724778/3 "2015-07-10T17:49:37Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > West Seattle? Kitsap Peninsula. Specific enough? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-hell-in-a-crossover/724778/4 "2015-07-10T18:35:28Z")
> [@Sattua](#): > > Kitsap Peninsula. Specific enough? Yep. I misread your post, and thought it was ‘no ferry’; so I thought it might have been West Seattle. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-hell-in-a-crossover/724778/5 "2015-07-10T18:39:02Z")
Any scenic stops along the way or is it _‘just get there already, dammit!’_ ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-hell-in-a-crossover/724778/6 "2015-07-10T18:42:18Z")
I’ve visited that area. I took a boat tour. The downtown itself was lovely and it would be even more lovely without a car! Jealous! ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-hell-in-a-crossover/724778/7 "2015-07-10T19:05:18Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Any scenic stops along the way or is it _‘just get there already, dammit!’_ In theory, there’s the Corn Palace, the Dinosaur Park, Wal Drug, Deadwood, Sturgis, Mount Rushmore, and the Brothel Museum. In practice, the temps will be near 100 degrees and there is the cat to think about. So no, I don’t think there will be any scenic stops. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-hell-in-a-crossover/724778/8 "2015-07-10T19:12:28Z")
Brothel museum? What a great educational tour for the kiddo. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-hell-in-a-crossover/724778/9 "2015-07-10T20:17:46Z")
I have felt your pain. Drove/moved from Oregon to Missouri then Missouri to CA. It’ll suck then it’ll be over. Enjoy the sights. Run the kids around at the rest stops if you can. Fill the car up before you think you need to, because there’s a shit load of nothing out there. Keep an eye on the cat. Panting is over-heating. (Your basic info :)) Not sure what else I can offer you other than you’ll see things a lot of other folks who live in the US never do. It’s kinda neat. And Washington is lovely. Congrats on a new home. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-hell-in-a-crossover/724778/10 "2015-07-10T23:17:26Z")
I loved that trip. You really get a feel for just how big this country is that you don’t when flying over it. You could do a drive-by of the Corn Palace. Our weather FINALLY cooled off so at least unloading will be fairly comfortable! Safe travels and welcome to our beautiful state! ---
**Author:** ![Mithras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mithras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mithras)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-hell-in-a-crossover/724778/11 "2015-07-10T23:32:52Z")
My family made a similar move when I was a kid. We hit a good number of sights including Yellowstone, the Badlands, Mount Rushmore, and Wal Drug. I figure that doing it that way has two points in its favor: 1) It made the trip more interesting and gave us things to look forward to each day of the trip. 2) Decades later, I don’t remember all the time spent in the car but I do remember going to some interesting places I don’t know that I’d ever get around to seeing otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2015, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-hell-in-a-crossover/724778/12 "2015-07-11T03:07:53Z")
Good luck to you and I wish you well! I have done a similar drive (just a family vacation years ago, not a move), and I have two comments. 1. The Corn Palace is pretty neat actually. It’s corny (de rp!) but fun. 2. You WILL stop at Wal Drug. You will actually not have any choice by the time you get there. I’m not kidding. You will be driving along roads and you will see approximately eightyfive kabajililliongillion road signs for the place. At the point you get to it–you will be ready to put the 4 year old into the cat carrier with the cat, let them fight it out, and call whomsoever emerges your child. I’m guessing they probably have some cool place to stick a cat carrier these days. Go, get the free water. Look at the goofy crap. Stretch your legs. 1. (oops! 3 things!) Brothel Museum??? Dammit, that would’ve been fun! I have been to the Museum of Sex in NYC with my folks…wait, that wasn’t fun. That was a little uncomfortable. And I was in my 40’s at that time. ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2015, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-hell-in-a-crossover/724778/13 "2015-07-11T19:46:31Z")
Moving sucks. It doesn’t matter how much you are looking forward to your new home, the moving part just sucks. If you freeze kitty’s water bowl, the ice will slowly melt so kitty can drink cold water and won’t have water sloshing around in the carrier. The other option is a large rodent water bottle. Cats figure them out really quickly. Good luck with the drive. Remember to stop on a regular basis to stretch your legs. You don’t want to get to your new home and not be able to move because you are so sore from the drive. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-hell-in-a-crossover/724778/14 "2015-07-11T19:51:12Z")
> [@Sattua](#): > > Kitsap Peninsula. Specific enough? Welcome, new neighbors.