Apr 29, 2013 - Gettysburg, PA

Raining today...sprinkled all day off and on! Ugh. I made us a big breakfast and did three loads of laundry (all of it). We finally decided to go out and about this afternoon. We went in and out of a lot of shops and bought a few things in the Herb Peddler, and some cigars at the smoke shop. We went to dinner at the Dobbin House Tavern, an authentic , colonial tavern in the oldest building in Gettysburg built in 1776. The house also played a part in the underground railroad, hiding runaway slaves. Candlelit elegance, delicious food, and...

Apr 28, 2013 - Gettysburg, PA

We went to 8:00 am Mass at the Historical Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church. The first church was built in 1831, and the church as we see it today, was dedicated by St. John Neumann, July 1853. It served as a field hospital during the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. The Sisters of Charity cared for the wounded and dying soldiers of both armies, it is said that all the pews, aisles and sanctuary were filled with the wounded. After mass we went to breakfast at Cafe' Saint-Amand; Rick had the Deufs Florentine-poached eggs laid atop...

Apr 27, 2013 - Gettysburg, PA

This morning we got on the road about 9:00. I will give you the story of our toll roads first! When we got through Ohio, we owed $39.00! Then when we got into PA, we payed $15.00 for the first three exits...then we get another ticket and we will have to pay when we decide to get off...decisions...decisions. Now we are going through some mountains, Allegheny and the Appalachians, so deciding to stay on the turnpike was avoiding going over the peaks and instead going tunnels, very nice roads, and not that much traffic. So we stayed on until...

Nov 12, 2012 - OTRA - PA - Gettysburg

Just a one-night stand at the Artillery Ridge Campground on our way south. Drove around a little but that's about it. Did see some people coming back from one of their guided horseback tours and they looked like they had enjoyed themselves.

Oct 30, 2012 - Storm Sandy

We are staying at a KOA Campground in Gettysburg, PA. We arrived on Sunday afternoon and will be staying until it's clear to drive to Pittsburgh. We have electricity and TV is back on as well as WiFi. Last night we did have heavy rain and winds, but no real damage to the campground. Charlene and I just took a walk around the campground and it looks fine. There are four other rv's parked with us, one of them is the campground worker. The closing date for this campground is today but they are letting us stay for free until road conditions...

Oct 19, 2012 - Our Stay in the Gettysburg Area

It's FALL ... there is a "nip" in the air ... the leaves are NOT yet at peak here ... and we are driving the battlefields and countrysides of Gettysburg. It really doesn't get much better than this!! Monday (10/15) - which was a bit chilly and dreary was used as a "catch-up" day. Penny spent most of the day collecting her records(online and in notebooks) trying to make an "attack plan" for finding information on the Beechers/Buchers of Adams County. (This would be on her Mom's side of the family.) Linda went to town and got pictures...

Oct 6, 2012 - Civil War

Yesterday was a history lesson of the Civil War and specifically the three day battle of Gettysburg PA. We started out in the Visitor's Center where our timing was superb. After buying combo tickets we headed right to the theater to view a movie on the times, the reasons for the war from both perspectives and the battle. Next, up to the cyclorama which depicts the battle in a 360 degree painting and diorama. It was excellent however I feel the cyclorama in Atlanta is presented a bit better as you sit in a theater that moves you around the...

Oct 5, 2012 - A Capital idea

As we were leaving a particularly beautiful Maine lighthouse a month ago, a couple of women stopped and asked if we were the folks that had Pennsylvania license plates. Of course not but that didn't stop a 10 minute conversation on a number of topics. One was make the State Capital at Harrisburg a MUST SEE. They made it so appealing that we actually went out of our way yesterday to see it. Amazing is not too strong an adjective. We had never seen anything like it. There is a large fountain in front of the building that flows with pink water...

Sep 30, 2012 - Gettysburg with Mark & Julia

What an absolutely tremendously wonderful weekend! My heart is happy and very content after our weekend with Mark and Julia. Mark and Julia finished their week of work and arrived safely to our place Friday night where I had a roast dinner, complete with angel food pumpkin cake, waiting for them upon their arrival. The four of us caught up on events and family talk during dinner and late into the evening until our eyes became heavy and we were forced to give in and go to our beds for some much needed sleep. With Mark and Julia snuggled...

Sep 26, 2012 - Safely to Gettysburg

We made it safely to Gettysburg yesterday and have checked into the Drummer Boy Camping Resort for the week. This is a very nice resort and we are settled in comfortably for our stay. As it turns out we are surrounded by oak trees and said oak trees are dropping their acorns on us all day and all night which causes Blayde much alarm. He seems to think that there is somebody knocking on our house and he keeps trying to alert us to take care of the situation. And then, as if this weren’t enough to worry him, Blayde stepped on a bee today and...

Sep 16, 2012 - Last day in Gettysburg

I have to tell you a funny story. I will occasionally look at my phone to see if I have missed any calls as I do not always carry it with me. John is never without his, so I figured if it is an emergency, if they can’t reach me they know they can always reach him. Whenever I make a call, or receive one it will show the name and photo of the person calling (provided I have their photo). Now, bear with me, I am leading up to something here. Yesterday, I looked at my phone and saw a huge amount of calls to and from area code 808. I didn’t...

Sep 16, 2012 - Auto tour of Gettysburg

The auto tour was terrific. For those of you who have not done a tour of a battleground, your own personal auto tour is the way to go. We did it at the Petersburg battlefield and enjoyed it a lot, so when we saw that Gettysburg had the CD tour we bought it. Sure there is a tour bus, but this way you listen to a CD in your car and stop when you want and you hear a lot more information no doubt. This is a huge battlefield and very, very well done. A bit crowded on a Sunday but still not too bad. Hope everyone enjoys the photos, I took about...