Gettysburg

Day 12 September 24, 2024 Gettysburg 80.5 miles

The day didn’t start too well. Woodie would not start no matter what. Rob swapped out several different parts and called his brother several times trying to figure out the problem. Three hours later the problem turned out to be that the spark plugs needed to be re-gapped. It was a simple fix but it took quite a bit of time to identify.

We headed for the lunch spot of the tour hoping we could catch up with the rest of the group. The odds of making lunch were slim since it was almost twelve when we left and the drive there was about 45 minutes. When we started it wasn’t raining but it was before long. We arrived at the address in the tour book to find out that it was the headquarters and the banquet location was another five miles or so away. Surprisingly we made it there before they stopped serving. Lunch was baked beans, deep fried chicken, corn on the cob, hamburgers and crab. Dessert was cake and or ice cream.

Next stop was Mount Oliver Cemetery. Several significant individuals are buried here to include Francis Scott Key, the first governor of Maryland and the first president of the United States under the Articles of Confederation. Too bad it was raining so hard. Made taking good pictures impossible and marginal pictures very wet.

Then we went to Bill McGrew Farm to see his collection of antique tractors and trucks. He has some very large old farm tractors that most likely still run. The trucks were impressive too. Then he had a large collection of toy trucks.

We got back to our hotel about 6 pm. Rob checked the car lights and discovered that when you turn on the cowl lights it blows a fuse. Another item for the fix it list.