Day 10: Somewhere in Virginia to Lancaster, PA

Ok everyone this is going to be a long blog today. We went to 4 states today and saw a lot.

We started out the day the same way we ended it yesterday, 50 ft tall trees lining the roads. So, I was playing with my phone to see all that it could do, and I texted a lovely picure of what Lauren has done for 10 days, (sleep) to my sister and I told her I was bored. Debbie sent me a text back and said "What did you expect, it took us 2-3 hours to get dropped off to college, TWO WEEKS IS A LITTLE EXTREME.............

We went through Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennysylvania. Do you know what that means? Geocaches in four states! It was a beautiful drive once we ditched the trees and could see something. I love all the rolling farms. We are now in the land of silos.


The first stop on the agenda today was HERSHY, PA., Lots and Lots of CHOCOLATE!
Hershy is a beautiful town, with rolling farms and estates. Many of the streets are themed named.


The street lights look like Hershy kisses!
Best of all its the home of the Hershy factory. The whole town smells like CHOCOLATE! (Just kidding) You are no longer allowed to tour the real factory. They have a ride you go on, through a fake factory, that explains the whole process and at the end yo get a sample! UMmmmm..... The prices were so high! You can get a bag of kisses for 1/4 the price at the drugstore the day after any holiday, its the same darn stuff.

We drove on country roads between Hershy and Lancaster. Oh my! The estates! I could live here. Ed decided he could also live here, when in the evening all the amish ladies were out mowing their lawns and the men were driving about in their buggies.

We ate dinner at a lovely farm that serves all the food family style. The menu included:
HOME-MADE
Chow-chow
Applesauce
Apple buter
Pepper cabbage
Bread
Sausage
Fried chicken
Ham loaf
Mashed poatoes
Candied sweet potatoes
Buttered noodles
Corn and string beans
I'M NOT DONE YET......
Shoo-fly pie
Cherry crumb
Apple crumb
Chocolate cake carrot cake
Pumpkin roll
Tapioca pudding
AND IT WAS ALL SERVED WITH HOME-MADE ICECREAM!

I had two Curves sightings today ladies, one in Manheim, PA and one in Lancaster, PA. Of course I just kept driving, stuffing my face full of chocolate. I would like to go tomorrow so I could see how the amish work out.

I thought you all might get a kick out of something Lauren said when we driving home from dinner tonight. "I thought the amish lived out in towns by themselves, I didn't know they went to Target".

Tomorrow we get a full day in amish country. Yeah!