Gettysburg

Day 9 September 21, 2024 Brookville Pennsylvania to Gettysburg Pennsylvania 193 miles

Today started with a light rain and ended with a light rain. In between was mostly cloudy. The drive was really beautiful. The roads curved this way and that. A few hairpin turns for good measure. Also up and down hills. Lots of trees both evergreen and deciduous. Some of the deciduous trees are beginning to turn colors. The hills are all round on top with not rocky outcroppings.

We saw several signs about Amish buggies but only saw two. One was parked and the other being driven down the road. The driver even waved at us. He did not have a windshield or a windshield wiper.

The only wildlife for the day was unfortunately roadkill. Four deer and one fox. All looked fairly recent.

We went passed one lake. Even though this is Saturday we didn’t see any activity on the lake.

A few houses have really gotten in the Halloween decorating mood. One house with a large yard had a four horse hitch of skeleton horses pulling a wagon with a scary driver. They were surrounded by a graveyard and other skeletons. Some other houses have scary characters and some have cute ones.

When we arrived in Gettysburg the town was filled with people. There are lots of small restaurants and pubs with outdoor seating. Lots of historical sites too. Once out of town we drove between parts of the battlefield and memorials. Sometime during the week we should see more of that. We also passed the Eisenhower Farm where they were having some kind of World War II festivities.

We got to the hotel about 3 pm. After a short nap we went to do laundry and go to the grocery store to buy dinner and breakfast. This motel doesn’t offer a breakfast and there is not a restaurant nearby. A new first. This hotel charges for ice. Hopefully this is not the tip of the iceberg.