Buggy rides and relaxing...

***Miles travelled today: 34

***Total Miles: 2160

***States travelled through: Stayed in Pennsylvania

So, today was supposed to be a quiet day, not really doing much but relaxing... well... there was just too much to do, and too many places to explore... we had decided to go down to the Farm style Homestead for breakfast, where we were yesterday, and upon arrival, we were greeted by a different waitress to the one we had yesterday, but she said, "You're the gals doing a three month road trip aren't ya???" Anyway, we had another lovely breakfast... and as Jay had loads of questions that she wanted to ask, we had decided to do another buggy trip... we had stopped on our first day, next to a stand that did buggy trips, with an elderly Amish gentleman... and Jay thought that he sounded like an interesting character, and so we decided to do a trip with him... well, we were not disappointed... today it was Smokey and David... we'll leave it up to you to guess who might have been the horse!!! Well, David definitely was a character, and it was easy to ask him questions, and he was very animated, and seemed to want to provide information to aid in our understanding... he took us past a buggy making business, and had us laughing as he described how young lads, who when they turn 17/18 get their first buggies, and that they want them all 'flashy', to attract the girls, describing how some get velvet inside, and that they have lights and speedometers placed on the dashboard... in listening to him talk, and having read a great deal these past few days, it is interesting that the Amish shun affluence, and material possessions, but they have become some of the richest landowners in Pennsylvania... with farms up to 150 acres and more... that have been in their families for generations... David allowed us to take photos of him, but we won't blog them, as this feels like too much of an intrusion...

We then went off to Strasburg... where we stopped at the Red Caboose Motel for a drink.... thanks for the tip to stop here Pauline... a family arrived just as we did, with four little kids, and the kids were in awe... the parents just looked on and smiled... the Red Caboose, is a motel made up of Railway carriages, which are actually the guest rooms... We stopped and did a bit of exploring and got to go up the inside of a silo, as a look out tower to look at the surrounding country side...

...anyway, we made our way back to the hotel, where we went out to relax at the pool, however it was way too hot for me... but just about right for Jay... so I tried my hand at the laundry... and having taken everything out of the dryer, including small smalls and big smalls, I panicked myself as I needed to walk through the lobby... so I had to keep everything crossed that I wouldn't drop anything...

...Jay is now packing again in preparation for moving on again tomorrow... we are booked into a hotel in Washington for three nights... we have chosen the busiest weekend, as it is Memorial day on Monday... we will leave here really early tomorrow and go via Gettysburg...

...have added another handy road trip website above, giving lots of information about Lancaster and surrounding areas, as well as lots of information about the Amish...