That old adage "No rest for the weary" could have been coined with Mark and Barbara Van Art in mind.
Driving from their home in Glendora, N.J., to North Carolina, the Van Arts wanted to stop at a rest area on Interstate 85 in Virginia, but it was closed because of state budget cuts. Exiting the highway, they headed for a fast food restaurant — only to discover that it was the same one they had stopped at during an earlier trip and found dirty. It was back to the highway in search of a rest area.
"Rest areas are definitely cleaner," Barbara Van Art said, as they stood by their car and talked at the North Carolina Welcome Center, near the border with Virginia.
But rest areas may also be harder to find than in the past.
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