Such a rare moment. NB came running into the trailer as we were getting our stuff put away for travelling. He HAD to take this picture with the rays of sun coming through the trees. I think he captured it rather wonderfully. This was a glorious moment of sunshine in a rather overcast and drizzly stay.
After our reservations at Codorus State Park were done, we decided to move on over to French Creek, just to get us closer to Philly. Liberty Bell, first capital...you know the drill. Did NOT like French Creek, did not stay, did not collect $200. So we took the whole setup into Philly. What did I just say? 50 feet of vehicular mess going through Philadelphia? Not a fun time. Not.At.All. And the most I got to do was jump out of the car and take a pic of the bell behind glass, inside a building that was closed for the evening. But I was there, and I'm counting it amongst my journeys. And no one died, no cars were injured in our adventures, and no one got a ticket for anything. But, alas, not staying at French Creek messed us up. And no Wal Mart really wanted us in their lot overnight. So around midnight we rolled into a casino parking lot. That's too late for us. Blech. But, on the positive side, we've decided to camp near my aunt. Ah, to haunt relatives! That's really been such an awesome part of this trip--getting to see friends and relatives that we don't often get to see.
G asked if we could make our way to Valley Forge, many months ago. And so while we decided to camp in northern PA, we took the time to explore Valley Forge before leaving the Philly area and heading up there. We spent several hours there, dodged some school groups (seriously, when do those field trips end for this school year????), and learned some good stuff. And the older gentlemen/history lovers approved of our learning at the park. NB was my buddy for checking out all the areas of the park that no one else was interested in seeing, so he and I had some good conversations about strategy and defenses.
NB also pointed out that the tulip trees had their flowers in them still. Even after seeing all the flowers on the ground in so many different campgrounds, this was really my first time seeing them in the trees. I love that the kids notice little things and point them out to me. They notice big things, too, but they take the time and notice things that others might simply walk past. Just to slow down and notice something that isn't big and flashy, it's definitely something we've been working on while we journey forth.
We noticed that the bunks in the huts were a bit unequal. The lower bunk soldiers had to be skinny minis, whereas the guys in the middle had a bunch of space. Not shown here is the top bunk, which has space somewhere in between the amounts shown here. Another hut on the path had the bunks with equal spacing. All I could think was that someone in this hut hated his roomies.
Ah, and the house that served as George Washington's headquarters. Notice that the sun is out. After all these days of temperatures struggling to be in the 60s, with rain and clouds galore, this day overwhelmed us with the brightness and the warmth. Too much too soon!!! Never fear, the hail and rain returned in time for dinner. I do so hope we see more of the sun in days to come.
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