Monthly Archives: June 2021

Road Trip, part 2

When last we met, we were heading to Pennsylvania. As before, we went through several states: West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey (no sign), New York, Connecticut (image from internet), and Rhode Island.

We stayed 4 nights in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, next to an Amish village. We went to Hershey’s Chocolate World (great excursion – it is free to get into and there is plenty to see there). We also toured an Amish “village” (more like a museum), poked around in lots of shops, and enjoyed some local food, including breakfast at the Shady Maple Smorgasbord (they serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner and are advertised as the largest buffet in the US).

Campsite next to a real Amish village.
Hershey Chocolate World
At the Route 30 diner, Susan ordered “one pancake”, not realizing that the pancake would be the size of her head!
I wanted something local, so I ordered the ham loaf – like meatloaf, but made with ham.

Next stop: Rhode Island to visit with our sister, Mary, her husband, David, and their fur babies, Ginger and Nikita.

Road Trip – Summer 2021

Well, our trip was delayed about 5 weeks after the hail storm – not too bad, actually, considering what we had to do to get ready: I had to buy a new car and make some of the repairs on my trailer and shed (more on that in a future post) and my brother had to replace several windows on his truck and replace his fifth wheel. So, we headed out on Thursday, June 10th and over the next week, traveling through 7 states so far (Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio – in case you were wondering).

We stayed one night in Livingston, TX at the KOA there, then 4 nights in Arkansas at Parker Creek Lake (Murfreesboro) and one night at a KOA in Marion), then one night at Miles Landing in Elberfeld, Indiana. I really liked that one. Currently, we are in Zanesville, Ohio for 4 nights at National Road Campground and then we are headed to Lancaster, Pennsylvania for another 4 nights before continuing north. FYI, as a crafter, I had a hard time not collecting pinecones at Parker Creek Lake!

  • Livingston KOA
  • Parker Creek Campground
  • So many pinecones…

You might be asking “What? No crafting?” Fear not! I have been working on an afghan – one with different squares. So far, I have done 9. The directions, which state “Skill Level: Advanced”, are very vague – I have had a heck of a time! But I think it will be pretty when it is done.