August 15th, Wednesday – Home Is Where We Park It, AACA Museum Hershey PA; Supper with Hoagie and Max

Travel Day.  We’re leaving Ives Run a day early so that we can spend some time at the AACA Museum in Hershey, PA.  So we were up and at it this morning.  We have a pretty good routine established by now.  The day before a lot of the outside stuff, like bringing the awning in, removing the wheel covers, etc. is done.  Inside we pack up the computer room, some of the kitchen and a lot of odds and ends.  That leaves us with about 30 minutes of work left to do on our travel day.

All packed up we headed out.  First stop was at the dump station.  Then hook up the car.  Next, stop for fuel.  Finally we were on our way.  Route 15 proved to be a good ride, of course we went up one mountain then down the next and then up the next mountain, Graybeard never missed a beat.

As we continued to travel south we were astonished to see one creek, one river after another overflowing their banks.  Fields and low lying areas were flooded.  We had heard about all the rain but never really knew how bad it was.  Now we could see first hand.

So, all was going well until, yup it’s just our luck.  A short distance off of Route 80 heading south on Route 15, ROAD CLOSED.  No detour signs, just a flagger insisting we turn right.  Right, but to where?  In front of us were two tractor trailers.  Hey, they were headed south.  Surely, they must know where to go.  So now the choice was, listen to the GPS or follow the trucks?  My gut said to follow the trucks and I’m glad I did.  Some 20 minutes later we were back on Route 15 going south.

Yes, we’re back East again.  Smog, traffic, potholes and all the rest.  Yuck.  Just have to go with the flow.  Three hours later we were at our Harvest Host location.  The AACA Museum in Hershey, PA.  When we first joined Harvest Host they were just winery’s but

they’ve now expanded to included breweries, museums, flea markets, and farms.  Everyone we’ve stayed at so far has been great.  Nice place to park, secure, level and with something worth seeing.  We’ll definitely renew our membership for next year.

Home Is Where We Park It , so here we are parked in the museum parking lot.  We’re

level, the frig is up and running, the generator is running and the AC is on.  Life is sweet.  Once we were settled in and had a bit of a nap it was time to tour the museum.  The first part we did today, the second part which will be a behind the scenes look at un-restored cars and cars in the process of being restored comes tomorrow morning.  More about our tour tomorrow night.

Then a very pleasant surprise.  We were able to contact two of our good friends, Hoagie and Max who live in the area, and we arranged to get together for supper.  They suggested a local place called Dukes Bar and Grille which was only four miles from our home.

Here’s the four of us around the table at supper.

We had an absolutely fantastic time together.  The meal was great but the time together was even greater.  Tonight, we got the great news that Max’s brother Jeff is in remission and is regaining his strength.  Thank you Lord for answer to prayer.  We talked, and talked, and talked some more.  We got caught up on what’s going on in our lives, we talked motor homes and traveling, we laughed about some of the silly mistakes we have all made along the way in our travels, and we went on about the Hallmark Channel.  I laugh when I think Hey We’ve Been On the Road for Almost A Year Now.  Hoagie and Max have been RV’ing since 1989.  We’re on our first rig but they have had several of all sizes.  Suffice to say, the hours just flew by.  We parted some time later but with the promise of getting together again when we are both in Florida this winter.

That then was our day.  Once again the good Lord smiled down upon us and granted us safe passage.  Along with a bit of a scenic detour through the PA countryside. Have to remember as always the situation is the boss.  Thanks for joining us for the day, it was great to have you along.  In closing a though for all of us to ponder;

As always,  if you are coming to the end of your day with concerns and worries, let me suggest that you turn them over to God.  After all, He is going to be up all night so why not let him handle them for you.

Time now for our evening prayers and eventually some shut-eye.  Till tomorrow.

These are the voyages of  Graybeard and it’s occupants, four paws and two humans.  Our continuing mission: to explore as many new states as possible, to seek out new acquaintances and make new friends, to boldly go where we have not been before