VACATION

On Monday we left for a well deserved vacation. Our first stop was to Smoke Hole Caverns in the middle of West Virginia. While we were in the area we also stopped at Blackwater Falls. I love that kind of stuff.

We drove up to Gettysburg and spent the night there. There were tons of people and we were hoping that most would be back at home getting ready for school. It wasn't as bad as the middle of summer, I'm sure. We took a wonderful tour. It was a one-on-one tour. They actually drive your car and give the tour. It was a very informative 2 hour trip. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! The things I learned that I had never heard before. We went back to a few of the places later for pictures. There are over 1300 monuments in the parks. We spent the entire day there. To me, it is a very somber place to visit, but well worth the trip. We could have actually spent a couple of more days there, just to see everything.

Then off to Hershey. That is where we spent last night. We will be going down the road a couple of miles for our first train ride. This vacation is supposed to be train rides for my kid at heart husband. We are planning on going to Indian Echo Caverns, pan for gems and then, THE GOOD STUFF. CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Want some????