Exploring Lancaster county ….

We woke to an amazing clear warm day so we decided to explore Bird-In-Hand by foot.

As I was getting ready, you would never guess what happened …… yes the power went out. Deja vu, Washington all over!

It came back on but only the lights, not the power points. We thought we would get on top of it straight away so went and saw reception and they didn’t know what had happened, just all of Bird-In-Hand was out. Their generator had kicked in but it only runs lights.

So we went walking, ready for a big walk through the countryside. It didn’t take us long to realise that the roads here aren’t conducive to walking. There are no paths and the road goes right onto farm land so is a little dangerous for walking.

We made our way back to the shops at Bird-In-Hand and looked around the Farmer’s Market. We thought it would be a little different here than Philly in that the Amish stores would be a little more authentic but they are just like Philly, very commercialised and not very authentic.

After looking at the Farmer’s Market, we looked through an antique store which was amazing, looked at the bakery and Dave got a Pumpkin Whoopie Pie (forgot to take a photo but he said it was delicious).

By this time the temperature had dropped significantly and the wind had also picked up significantly so we headed back to our room for lunch before heading out to the countryside for a drive. We visited Strasburg, Paradise and Intercourse.

From the first time we came to the states way back in 2013, I heard there was a place in Amish country called Intercourse and knew I had to visit mainly for a photo at the town sign. Juvenile I know but still extremely funny! Today was that day.

After our drive, we came back to our room for a hot chocolate and coffee to warm up before heading out again for a trip to Walmart to get a few more things.

Pretty good day all round. Temps are going to be really cold again tomorrow so back to thermals, gloves and beanies.

We walked 6kms today.Read more