Nov 4, 2012 - Well – Howdy Again!!

Two entries in one day!! Lancaster, PA Landed here this afternoon and are set up in the Old Mill Stream CG. Just threw some laundry in and though I have some chores to do outside – its too cold to be messing around with anything serious. So, how about another update! On Friday morning we left Perfection Motor Sports in Jonesville. We drove south to West Lenanon, NH and met our good friend Don and his lady friend Julie for lunch at Seven Barrels Brew Pub. Julie brought along some cookies and a small coffee cake (BOTH of which were excellent...

Oct 13, 2012 - Amish culture day

Today was cold. It felt like a day deep into fall, almost winter, but the trees here in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, are still mostly green. So today was not at all about foliage. It was about learning Amish culture. Our tour guide for the day, named Fran, joined us right after breakfast. She is a local resident well versed in Amish culture. She took us first to the farm of Amish friends of hers named Henry and Linda. We were greeted cheerfully by a 12-year-old named Daniel, short, blond, and precocious, with a cute version of a bowl...

Oct 12, 2012 - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Our search for brilliant foliage was more successful today as we drove into Pennsylvania and through the Allegheny Mountains. See the photos! In late afternoon we arrived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. We went to a dinner theatre for the evening where we enjoyed an extensive Amish buffet dinner and a performance of "The Confession," by author Beverly Lewis, who is a relative of Pat Green, one of our travelers. See the posted photo of the play bill. This is one of the photos contributed by another of our travelers, Irv Cockriel. I have invited...

Oct 11, 2012 - Day Six Charles Town, WV to Lancaster, PA

Milkweed is required for the Monarch butterfly to survive. Skeeter, Wendy, Jan and Joi were winners. Google anyone? Obviously not Amy, she chose daisies. Early start this am at 8:10 with sunny skies and temp 46, and remained nice all day. Molly has been depressed all day when she discovered that a casino and horse track with betting was across the street from last night's motel. First stop in Harpers Ferry, WV. Entire town is National Park. Little town is full of history. Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Meriwether Lewis of Lewis and...

Oct 5, 2012 - Going Dutch

We are in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Lancaster and it is also known as the Amish Country. We settled in at Uncle Walley (Walmart) for our overnight stay. We got in early enough to take the car out for a drive in the country side. I had camera in hand and I couldn’t wait to see an Amish community. We drove for an hour and half and all we saw was some very nice farms and country side. We must have taken a wrong turn somewhere!

Sep 11, 2012 - "Wheatland"

From Beacon Hill Camping – Intercourse, PA On this beautiful September day we visited the beloved home and retreat of James Buchanan the Nation’s 15 President………….Wheatland. The years he resided at Wheatland marked a time of great personal success and grave national turbulence. The mansion in Lancaster, Pennsylvania also served as Democratic headquarters during the 1856 presidential campaign. It was on the front lawn that townspeople gathered to hear Buchanan’s first campaign address. Wheatland became the symbol of Buchanan’s “front porch”...

Sep 10, 2012 - Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum

From Beacon Hill Camping – Intercourse, PA Thanks to the Landis brothers Henry K. and George D. for their resolve not to let the Pennsylvania German Heritage of their family be forgotten. To this end they began acquiring thousands and it truly was thousands of tools, implements, household furnishings and any objects reflecting this heritage they felt was being forgotten. By today’s standards their ever growing large collection bordered on them being “hoarders”! By 1750 about one-third of Pennsylvania’s inhabitants originated from areas...

Sep 6, 2012 - Amish Country

Amish Country About an hour’s drive east of Gettysburg, we got to Lancaster. Before retiring and moving to where we currently reside, we lived in Lancaster, California. During my nearly forty years there, I lived in LAN-kast-ər. But in Pennsylvania, it’s pronounced LANK-iss-tər. So now you know. In downtown LANK-iss-ter we had a light lunch in Central Market. Then it was forth and forward to the area east of town called Amish Country. Soon we were in the little town of Bird in Hand. We stopped in an established farmer’s market, sampled...

Jul 26, 2012 - Loaded up, headed to Lancaster.

Loaded up, headed to Lancaster. 5 minutes out, the bottom fell out with tremendous rain and lightening. I guess this is what LaGuardia had. Lots of people pulled over. Not us and the truckers, "this baby just moves!!!" per Mark. It started to ease up just outside of Lancaster, not much to see, very dark!!!. We pulled into the Lancaster Walmart Superstore at 11:15pm. Look, we have neighbors!!!! Jacks down, Bump outs out, pour a glass of wine and we snuggle in for the night!!!

Jul 26, 2012 - Flight to Baltimore

Jessi drove me to Raleigh. I arrived with plenty of time to grab dinner and drink a beer. Talked with a few people trying to fly to LaGuardia but the airport is on "ground lock" nothing coming in or out due to storms, hope this doesn't affect my flight. Theirs cancelled, mine was still on time. I got a window seat and things were looking great when my seat mate arrived dressed in native african garb smelling high of pechouli (sp). My head immediately closed up, eyes watering.....It's going to be a long hour not being able to breathe!!! She...

Apr 21, 2012 - Lancaster Outlet Malls

Today was our day to contribute to the economy. We had lunch at Red Robin - good burgers, salads, and onion rings. Then we visited the two huge outlet malls along US30 - about 10 minutes from the campground. John got shoes, jeans, golf shirts, and a bunch of little things at the Black and Decker store that was going out of business. I got a pair of shoes (half price with John's purchase) and a rain jacket at the Totes store. Rain is predicted for later in the day and all day tomorrow when we head toward Philidelphia. We were back at the...

Apr 20, 2012 - Lancaster

We found another good restaurant for lunch...not hard around here. We had family style lunch. Today we sat with some other people. One couple lives in Baltimore. He is an orthorpedic physicians assistant and she is an emergency room nurse. On our other side was a nice family from Boston. Their three children are on spring break. They had been in Williamsburg for the week and are on their way home for school Monday. We had a similar menu today, and we ate our share. But, we have decided that we won't eat such a big lunch tomorrow. After...