Glidden Tour

September 30, 2022 Day 7 around Princeton New Jersey 73.1 miles

Today is cloudy and windy. Much cooler than the rest of the week. We are glad our car is at least mostly closed in. Some of the open cars will be really cold. Only a few corrections to the directions today so off we go. The first stop is the National Guard Museum where the coffee break will take place. Unfortunately one of the cars on the tour rear ended a modern car at one of the left turns. Minor injuries were sustained by both vehicles and at least the driver of the antique car. The museum is very well done with lots of things to see and read. Like most museums if you read it all you would be there a long time. Next was a scenic drive to the Princeton Battlefield. The park historian was there to give us a tour. He was a very good story teller. Too bad it was cold and we were standing outside. He explained what would have been there before and during the battle. One of the legends is that General Mercer lay mortally wounded under an oak tree. That tree died of old age but a descendent of that one has been planted near the site of the first one. Another short drive to Colonial Park for lunch in the covered picnic area. We had a hot Polish meal which was greatly appreciated. It consisted of potato pancakes, sausage, sauerkraut and cheese perogies. Dessert was left overs of doughnuts, coffee cake and cookies. All very delicious. We ended with a pretty drive along a canal. The roads were narrow but in good shape. We were back to the hotel early so people could prepare for the evening banquet. We noticed that many of the trailered cars left soon after returning. Rob worked on the car’s headlights which we will need to return to the hotel tonight. Banquet attendance may be light. The attendance at the closing banquet was better attended than expected. We had a great meal and were given chocolate cars as souvenirs. The table behind us was vacant so we picked those up too. They will be part of some future cookies. The agenda went quickly. We won furthest driven at 10,644 miles. The prize was a $30 Visa card. We got back to the hotel before the predicted rain started. That was a good thing. This is the last post for a week until we begin the drive home. Rob, brothers Arvin and Ed and nephew Tim will be attending the Hershey swap meet this coming week.