Relaxing Weekend

Gerry and I took it easy this weekend. We spent the whole day on Friday with Doctors appointments and the 180 mile round trip drive wore us out. We left the Drs early enough, but ran into a traffic mess because of an accident on a two lane country road. No place to get off of the road and I didn't have my GPS so we had to wait it out.

Gerry cooked stuffed peppers on Saturday and ham & bean soup on Sunday. Great food and I managed to stuff my self as usual. Her stuffed peppers are known throughout the US and Switzerland.

We managed to spend an hour geocaching Sunday and found 5 caches. One was difficult to find since it was a 4X4 post with a hollowed out part for the cache. Gerry found that cache while I was getting my excellent medical report from my Doctor. That is right, a Dr called on a Sunday with the report. All the numbers were fine and he declared me in good health. Gerry received a clean bill of health also and is good to go for another year. Now you see why we drive 180 miles to have Dr. Glancy look after us.

We got back to the cabin in time to eat the delicious ham and bean soup. It really hit the spot. We will have leftovers for the next couple days, but that is fine with me.

Our daughter Barbara and her husband Henry celebrated their 28 year wedding anniversary on Saturday. I think he was at the races and she was visiting with her mother in law and two sisters in law all day. Barb and Henry had a very traditional wedding as you can see by the following formal photo of Larry Jr., Henry, Barb & Cassie.



Happy Anniversary Barb & Henry

Harley Davidson Factory Tour

We decided to take the Harley Davidson factory tour in York, PA today. They give tours every 15 minutes from 9-2 during the summer. The factory is about an hour east of the cabin and we drove through a number of old towns on US 30 to get there. Several of the towns had old town squares that were fixed up very nicely.

The tours last 1 hour and they take you out on to the assembly line where you actually walk the line. It was almost 100 degrees outside and the factory is 5 degrees warmer, so it was a very hot day, not to mention the high humidity.

The neat thing about the tour is that they start you from the fabrication of many parts and take you through the line to assembly, testing and shipping of the bikes. They could not show us the paint section due to environmental laws, but by the time we got there, I was ready to head back to the cool building. It was a very interesting tour and I would recommend it to anyone who likes Harley Davidson bikes or factory tours in general.

Gerry and I found a bike that would be great for us. It only costs about $35,000 and there is a two year wait to get it once an order is placed. They are made in the York assembly plant.



This bike would look nice in our driveway also, but I think it is out of our price range.


Barbara and Henry waiting to go on the tour.


York, PA HD assembly plant with around 1800 Union Workers on two shifts. They are proud to be Union workers and it is mentioned a number of times during the tour.


We left York in rush hour and it was surprisingly heavy there. At least you can get out of town in a few miles so it didn't slow us down that much.

We called Cassie & Jack and arranged to meet them at a restaurant in Rouzerville for dinner. I am glad we didn't plan on having a cookout since it rained cats and dogs while we had our dinner. At least our car got washed pretty good and there was a brown puddle around the car from all the dust and dirt that had been on it. We visited a while and then left there, stuffed once again, but happy.

Barb & Henry are leaving on Thursday morning early and we have a lot of errands to run so it will be a busy day for all of us.

Gettysburg tour and dinner

Our cabin is about 16 miles from Gettysburg, PA and we always enjoy going down there and seeing the town and battlefield. Henry hadn't seen the battlefields for many years and we decided it was a good day to take the tour.

The battlefield is so large that a driving tour is necessary to see it all. There must be over 1000 monuments on the battlefield and to see them all would take a couple days. I can see where true Civil War buffs would enjoy this tour greatly.




Barbara & Henry's wedding anniversary is coming up soon so we took them to the Dobbins House in Gettysburg for dinner. The house has been many things since it was built in 1776 and is presently a fine dining restaurant. They have tables setup in the various rooms and the decor is finished to the 1700s period. We all enjoyed a very nice meal there and were impressed with the place.

It was used as a hideout when the underground railroad was in use during the 1800s. They hid the escaping slaves in the attic behind false walls in a very confined space. I guess that was a small price to pay to gain their freedom.

Lazy day.

Gerry, Barb, Cassie & Lexa went shopping for dresses to wear to Stephanie's upcoming wedding in October. They let Henry and me off the hook and we didn't have to trapse around after them looking at dresses. It was like an early Christmas present for us two guys. The girls were semi successful in finding clothes and they were happy also.

We all met at the Ott House in Emmittsburg, MD for dinner afterward. Henry and I got there early and decided to begin a liquid appetizer while we waited for them to arrive. A pitcher of Yuengling beer made the wait more bearable. They finally arrived and we all managed to eat more than we should and left there with our stomachs stuffed. Oh, but it was worth it since the food there is great.

Barbara & Henry's Visit

Barb & Henry came up from North Carolina for a 4 day visit starting on Sunday. Gerry decided to prepare homemade soup, homemade noodles, dill gravy and dumplings for the visit. She uses an old family recipe and take it from me, it is delicious. Filling, also. She started making the soup on Saturday and put the finished touch on today just before we sat down for the meal.

We all met at Cassie & Jack's for the dinner and visit. As usual, we stayed too late and left for the cabin late.