Yes, we are in Intercourse, PA, but I must digress a bit to finish our trip to the Maritimes. Joan and Ron Leitch, whom we didn't socialize with all that much when we lived in Halifax, treated us as if we were royalty. They came by the MH for a drink, and then took us to their cottage where we dined on lobster and salad and dessert. We caught up on their two daughters, one a pharmacist and one a teacher, and their two granddaughters. Ron worked for Zellars (W.T. Grant) when we were neighbors, and then he went on to own two Arbys franchises. Now they summer at their cottage on PEI and winter at their lovely home in Manzanilla, Mexico. I think we just might have to cruise to Puerto Vallarta and visit them!!!
On our way to Intercourse, we spent a night down east on the Maine coast. We just happened on a small RV park and while checking in, there was a sign that asked if one had ordered lobster!!!! The park owner said he would cook them and deliver them to the MH whenever we wanted.............I wanted. He arrived at our door about 40 minutes later with a lobster for each, about 1 1/2# each, and the total bill was $22!!! The best lobster of the entire trip.
The next day we spent the early evening driving in a circle trying to find a particular RV park, only to discover that it was a sea of mud............so we kept going. We crossed the line from NY to Connecticut, stopped at a rest area, rested for a while.................and at six the next morning awoke from a good night's sleep and proceeded on our way.
The Pennsylvania Dutch Country is not only beautiful with its green fields of wheat, tobacco, and corn, but it is absolutely charming with all the Amish farms and the horses and buggies that ply the roadways. We are backed up to a country road that is frequented by the clip-clop of horses hooves as the buggies pass by.
We drove to Keith and Janet's yesterday and ended up spending the night. We had to retrieve the fish, orchid, and alcohol that we left for safekeeping while we went to Canada. Last night we were treated to grilled pork chops that were drenched in a bourbon sauce, and this morning it was biscuits and gravy. One never goes hungry at a Kirkwood house!!!
Tomorrow morning we hit the road and we are headed west. We will make a stop in Indiana to visit my niece and nephew, and then on to Iowa to tour the Winnebago factory and visit a quilt shop in Winterset. Ken then wants to hook up with part of the Oregon trail since some of his Kirkwood ancestors were on one of the first trains to come west.
Until next time; ciao
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