Gettysburg

Day 15 September 27, 2024 Gettysburg 120 miles

Hoorah the car started on the first try today. Connie wasn’t fully ready to go. Normally it has taken more time to get going.

Today was tour metal bridges day. The weather was drizzle which meant intermittent wiper would have been really nice. The Woodie wiper has one speed and is either on or off. The clouds are hanging low but still above the bridges.

We drove over 10 different metal bridges and one of them twice. These are historically significant. Most were built prior to 1920. Two are on the National Register of Historic Places. One of the bridges was blown off its embankment with hurricane Fran. They used a crane to lift it back on its embankment and then made repairs. We also crossed through one of the covered bridges we missed the other day.

During the drive we saw three roadkill deer. It must have been a bad night for the deer. Don’t know what happens to the carcasses.

We were among the last to arrive for coffee break. We still managed to get a few goodies and a cup of coffee.

The car did start to overheat once. It has a leak in the radiator that must be getting bigger. Rob added more antifreeze and the engine cooled right down.

Lunch was at a large buffet restaurant. We had our own room so it worked very well. They also had a large parking lot. This is obviously a popular place.

After lunch several optional sights were given but we didn’t visit any of them. One of the Model T Fords had some tire problems and Rob helped with our tire pump. Then in the evening was the closing banquet. Once again we were recognized for driving our car the furthest to get to the tour. (2,636 miles)