We do laundry and catch-up this morning and then head to Camping World to get the new refrigerator installed in the Trek. We go across the street for lunch while waiting, and it only takes about two hours and we are good to go!
We plug in to shore power back at Anita's and wait for things to cool. We will leave tomorrow to visit old college friends and best man at our wedding in nearby Maryland.
Kevin went and picked up a new toy for the grandkids today, so they arrive late in the afternoon to check it out! This one is drivable!
Nick and Kevin end up with extra duties when the dogs, Cody and Wesson, get into something smelly and need a quick bath.
We all enjoy a pizza dinner.
After the kids and grandkids leave, we head back to Kevin's rock shop for a bit where Kevin is finishing up polishing some bookends for a friend. We cut a couple of geodes open but they are less than spectacular. Here are a couple of the crystals we found this week, but they don't photograph well...
Wednesday, October 9
Acchhh! When we check the fridge this morning, it is not cold at all! So we head back to Camping World - not exactly happy campers!
They agree to get it fixed pronto. Anita has lent us her car, so we go ahead and head to Scott & Cathy's in Abingdon, Maryland - about an hour and a half drive through some pretty country. We opt to avoid the freeways.
We enjoy visiting and Scott & Cathy share some stories and photos from their recent trip to Australia and New Zealand. After a great lunch - with pumpkin ice cream, no less - their two granddaughters arrive for a visit while Mom and Dad head to a doctor appointment. Beautiful girls who look a lot like their grandma!
Later, we head back to Camping World where they claim the fridge is working like a charm. Hmmmm. A mystery, since everything else worked when we were plugged in at Anita's. We are skeptical, to say the least, but head out again and try the fridge first on propane, and then on shore power again at Anita's. It seems fine, so we plan to depart tomorrow.
Warm farewells with Kevin and Anita this morning. We've been here much longer than expected but they have been great hosts and it has been fun to spend some extended time together.
We drive the hilly, winding roads over to Dallastown, the town where I grew up and where Greg and I got married. We stop to visit my Dad's grave, along with my grandparents. It is just behind the elementary school I went to (which is still a school!) and I recall looking at it from the playground during recess. I was only 9 when he died.
From there we drive about a mile out of town to the farm where we lived until his death. The farm itself is still intact, but it is surrounded by development now.
From here we wind south and east to follow the Susquehannah River.
Some Amish farms - note the wooden wheels on the wagon.
Tobacco drying in some barns.
Here is a local Mennonite School where the kids are at recess.
Lots of walnut and chestnut trees here, as we have seen all over this area.
We continue south, back into Maryland and Susquehannah State Park. We visit the historic area first.
This is the Carter-Archer House, home of Confederate General James J. Archer, which overlooks Rock Run Landing.
Below his home is the old Rock Run Grist mill built in 1900. There is also a Toll House built about 1817. It served as shelter for the toll keeper and as a store during operation of the Tidewater Canal. The canal had 29 locks, with boats pulled by mules. A flood in 1889 put the canal out of service.
The remains of a railroad that ran along the river can also be seen. We wonder how many years these tracks will remain visible.....long time!
We see cyclists and fishermen enjoying the area.
We find a nice campsite, #33, for the evening. The campground is about 1/3 full, but the lady in charge says it usually fills up on weekends.
The cupboard is mostly bare, so we have soup and peanut butter crackers for dinner. We won't be using the Trek while in Cape Cod, so don't have many supplies.
Cloudy night hiding an almost-full moon.
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