Results of "phase 2" move

Here's the play-by-play about the move with the cats on Saturday, November 28.

4:24 AM - left the house. The GPS estimates it will be 991 miles and take 15 hours and 9 minutes (estimated arrival at 8:38 PM Central time)

5:06 AM - I turn on to Interstate 76. The GPS says my next thing I have to do is 504 miles away. Guess I don't need to pay attention to the GPS for a while...

6:56 AM - I made it to Nebraska. 789 miles remain in the trip.

7:15 AM (Mountain time) - I break for breakfast.

9:47 AM (Central time) - First gasoline break of the day. 653 miles and 10 hours still to go according to the GPS.

11:59 AM - I break for lunch.

At this point, I forgot to keep track of the timing of things.... My arrival into Iowa was through some fairly heavy Omaha traffic, so I didn't write that down.

The second gasoline break of the day was in Iowa. I was averaging somewhere around 35 miles per gallon for this trip.

5:07 PM - I cross the Mississippi River to enter Illinois

7:17 PM - I arrive at the Bloomington hotel.

Total time on the road was 13 hours and 53 minutes.

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