We're Back!!!!

Wow...what a week! We had an awsome time and I have plenty to share. Last Saturday we left for PA at 8:00am. We wanted to leave no later than 8:00am, so we did great getting started. That was the very first time we left for a trip on time. With several stops on the road, we made it to Hershey Farm and Inn around 8:00pm with excitement in the air. We got into our room, ate some supper, and went to bed. Oh, we had a wonderful surprise. We were given a breakfast voucher so we got to eat breakfast at the restaurant as part of our stay. Hershey Inn offers buffet style meals, so we ate all we wanted of breakfast items including baked oatmeal (which we have never tried and it was pretty good), homeade biscuits and gravy, to cereal, if anyone wanted it (and believe it or not Melanie wanted it). I had planned on us just eating cereal in the room before we left for our campground, however we definitely used our voucher. Hershey Inn also has a gift store and the kids had a time looking around for items to purchase. Everyone ended up buying a little something, but I could tell it was going to be a long week as far as decisions go! Here are a couple of pics from the store. The first is the kids looking around trying to figure out what to buy and the second is a pic of Phil and the kids trying to fit in with their new surroundings!

We went to our campground (White Oaks) and we got a lovely shaded spot near the bathrooms (a necessity). After we set up, we went cruising around the town. We found out quick that not many attractions or unique stores are open on Sundays in Lancaster Co., however we did find a couple of stores to look through and we also enjoyed looking at the beautiful countryside. I can not believe how beautiful it is up there. Also, everywhere you look there are dairy farms, (of course our farm trip will have to wait for another day). Sunday evening we ate at the Apple Tree Inn. It was delicious. We used a restaurant.com gift certificate and everyone ate for about $16.00 including tip. Here is a list of what we had: half fried chicken, prime rib, fried potato cakes, broccoli with cheese sauce, salad, chicken strips, hamburger, pizza, fries, onion rings, cheese sticks, and rolls. We had to make sure our order totaled $35.00 and our gift cert. was for $25.00 We were stuffed so we went back to our camp site and relaxed. What a wonderful day. Here is a pic of an Amish family buggy and what the land looks like in Lancaster Co.

Could this be a new way of life for many people if the gas prices keep rising?LOL

I wouldn't mind living out somewhere with a few acres of land!!! Just make sure I have running water and power though!