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Touring and visitingNov 19, 2008
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Pucker factor 10
| We were excited to go to the Shenandoah National Park in the morning but the road was closed when we got there. We drove up the 340 to Gettysburg, PA to see some of the old history. On the way there, we passed briefly through West Virginia and Maryland. In West Virginia, we came suddenly upon Harper’s Ferry and were delighted that we were within a mile of the Harper’s Ferry National Park. We could not even begin to scratch the surface of the many things there were to see there, so we decided to take a driving tour of the town that is maintained by the State Park and see if it was worth returning some day. We thought it would be really fun to go back there and really check things out as there were many excellent exhibits, museums and beautiful views. The streets on High Street were even made of cobblestone. Apparently, the area is famous for documented activity in the Underground Railroad, rich history of the Potomac and Shenandoah River confluence, and, of course, the many historic figures who stopped here. Leaving, we had planned to visit the C & O Canal National Park which is over 185 miles long. Needless to say, we could not find it. Twice we passed the exits for it and once we followed a long windy, up and down road to try to get there but with no luck. Arriving in Gettysburg, we drove straight to the War Memorial. This park is truly unique with miles of outdoor exhibits from various states. We drove through and stopped for Florian to get out and look at only a few areas. It was getting close to dark so we headed for our last destination of the day, the home of my friend and coach, Ira Naiditch. We get in just as he and his wife were finishing up for the day. Susan had made us a wonderful dinner and we got to meet the newest addition to their family, Dorian, who they just adopted about 4 weeks ago. Unfortunately, all we got of him was a huge friendly smile as he had not yet learned enough English to talk with us and we didn’t know Lingali, his native language of the Congo. We had a wonderful visit with Ira and Susan. We all went with him to feed his 3 horses, visited with his 4 cats, and tried to keep the 2 dogs from licking us to death. Livi was fascinated by his corn snake but wouldn’t hold him. Tell the truth, I was a bit nervous, too. I really enjoyed talking with Susan about every little thing over a bottle of wine that we got from the vineyard earlier in the trip. She is a wonderful conversationalist and a great hostess. |
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