Friends and Family

Currently in Front Royal, Virginia
Next stop: Greenwood, VA heading to North Carolina

A note about the surrounding area where our campground is located.  We are in Lancaster county which is very hilly.  There is one giant hill with a switchback coming out of our campground where the speed limit is 10 mph!  In addition, we are among many Amish farms with horse drawn buggies that frequently use the same roads we use.  The people are very friendly and most wave at us as we drive by.  Finally, there are really cool stone houses everywhere in Lancaster county.  I didn't take this photo, but they look like this:

Ok, so we stopped at the home of our good friends Don and Patty Vanover while we were in PA.  We used to live in the same neighborhood when our children were small and may have enjoyed a Dove Bar or two back then.
Here are Patty and Don's oldest and youngest children - Mary and Geoff.  Geoff made a great dinner for us that evening and Mary is full of fun!

Prior to dinner Johnny and I were able to enjoy the Longwood Gardens that used to be part of the du Pont estate.  The property has a very interesting history which includes plant conservation.  Johnny enjoyed the garden train.

While I loved all the color!

This fountain area is similar to something you would see in Italy.  We stayed for the spectacular musical fountain show.

Finally, before we left the Philadelphia area, we were able to spend the day with Cate in Wilmington, DE.  We enjoyed the River Walk where we saw the bridge rise for this cool ship.

And we toured a local winery.  Maybe we purchased a couple of bottles???

Cheers!