We woke at about 6:30 am. Neither of us slept very well. After breaking camp, I hit the road by 8:00 am. Lorraine drove and met me at the Hometown Kitchen for breakfast. There were some nice pastoral scenes that I captured with my camera on the way. Just before I got to the restaurant I saw a mom and daughter in a very small cart pulled by a pony.
I had a couple of eggs over easy with sausage and wheat toast, Lorraine had a mushroom & Swiss omelet with wheat toast. She also enjoyed the home strawberry jam.
I started riding again at about 9:30 am. I came across a farmer weeding his field with his team of draft horses and his mechanical weeder. I also saw several men and women on scooters and in horse and buggies.
My Garmin GPS sent me to the Enola Low Grade Trail, which is a local rail trail. I found an overgrown access point and was happy to find out it did lead me to the trail. I had the trail all to myself! It took me past more Amish and Mennonite farms, only this time it took me past their back yards. I saw a furniture making operation with a giant sawdust vacuum, as well as lots of furniture in various states of completion.
After exiting the trail, I came upon a stream with tiger lilies flanking it, with bumblebees busy collecting their nectar. In the background, there was a great blue heron plying his trade until I spooked him.
Soon I was in Parkesburg and stopped at a pizza joint for a couple slices and a Coke. I was hoping for a pick me up like yesterday.
I proceeded up Route 10 toward my next via point which was Morgantown. I say "was" because I never made it there. I took a detour because Route 10 had fast, frequent traffic with a disappearing shoulder. I veered off onto Route 332, which had a much wider shoulder. The traffic was just as fast, but I don't mind it when I have a good buffer. The GPS was acting up, so I primarily used my maps until it sorted itself out. I love the GPS but it is always nice to have a backup.
I was soon back in farm county and close to the campground. Lorraine was there to greet me. We set up the tent, set our electronic devices to charge through our battery backup, and we were off to dinner after I had a quick shower.
Our first choice (a Caribbean place) was closed so we went to the Squire Side Cafe where tie dye was the uniform of the waitstaff. I had a pretzel burger with cheese and lettuce and Russian dressing. I also had side of fries. Lorraine had salad with chicken, pecans and cranberries. For dessert, I had a vanilla sundae with strawberry topping, Lorraine had a hot fudge sundae with peanut butter ripple ice cream.
When we got back to the campground, we practiced backing up the photos to the back up drive which we verified with my phone. Tomorrow is supposed to rain. Also, if the roads get hairy as we get closer to York, I may abandon early.
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