Sunday, September 25, 2011

Great Time with Deb and Barry!

We were so excited when Barry and Deb arrived at our house on Monday.  We had met them in 2009 when we stayed on Pine Island in Florida and then reconnected last year in Pine Island again.  Last year when we "moved" to the Venice area they came to our campground for a day to visit and explore the area.  Then we went to their campground at Tarpoon Springs and enjoyed that area with them for a day.  So, we were thrilled when they decided to make the drive to PA to spend a few days with us.

We spent a lot of time just chatting, but also went to numerous places around the county.  Walked the linear trail here in Ephrata and ate at the Tomato Cafe in Lititz.  

My mother was our private tour guide from 9 to 2 on Tuesday for a drive around Lancaster County.   She relayed so much information about the Amish lifestyle to us including courtship, marriage, funerals, family life, etc. She did such an exceptional job. We ate at Dienners, a small restaurant on Route 30 that offers a delicious buffet at such a reasonable price. Spent that evening at our house playing ladder golf and then 5 Crowns.

















Wednesday we started the day by meeting our friends, Sam and Kathy for breakfast so we could introduce them to Barry and Deb.  We are all campers.  What a fun time! 


Then we took Deb and Barry to Hershey to tour Chocolate World, checked out the Hotel Hershey and Hershey Gardens, and then ate on the deck at the Quentin Hotel. Very good food.




Hotel Hershey




 Hotel Hershey Lobby
 

Hershey Park from the Hotel

Then on to Mt. Gretna to walk all around that quaint area. Ended the day with ice cream at Sonic and then another game of 5 Crowns. I think Barry may have actually enjoyed playing cards!








Ken' s family rented this cottage for a week several summers just to have a family getaway.  They only lived about 4 miles away!







They left at 9:00 this morning, Thursday, to head back to their home near Ontario.  We were sad to see them leave.  We had such a good time.  We plan to meet up again this winter in Florida and maybe sometime next year head to Canada to camp with them in their area.

Friendship is so special!!!!


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