We left for our trip on Saturday morning. We were a bit apprehensive about leaving a few days earlier when we didn't know what direction Hurricane Irma would take. I didn't want to leave home if a hurricane hit. It veered West so we felt it was okay to head out.
As we headed North on I95 through North Carolina and Virginia, we noticed something that became sort of a game with us. Eight out of ten cars passing us had Florida license plates. We guessed that they were heading to friends and relatives up north.
The first night was a familiar stop at Candy Hill Campground in Winchester, Virginia. We made our destination the next day in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania so we can finally visit Hershey.
One of my favorites
We went through the store which was a very dangerous thing to do.
After the store, we took the trolley ride with a tour guide.
We were given information about Milton Hershey and the Hershey Corporation. This is a mural of him. He was a remarkable man in many ways. He was a visionary, businessman and one of this countries greatest philanthropists. Anyone who wants to read about a true American hero needs to read about Milton Hershey.
Some of the shrubbery lining the roads.
This was our conductor who was raised in Hershey and was a wealth of information.
The amusement park was closed for the season and is only open on weekends. I missed riding the thirteen roller coasters so there will be a return trip in our future.
The following day we went to the Hershey RV Show. This is the biggest RV show in America and had something for everyone. It was raining when we got there but mostly stopped and was overcast the rest of the day. Row after row of RV's. We saw a lot in eight hours and wore ourselves out.
On our last day in Hershey, we toured Troegs Brewery. It was started by two brothers twenty years ago. They are doing quite a bit of experimentation with different flavors. We tried several of their brews and, of course, brought some back to enjoy on the rest of our trip.
The brewery uses all sorts of used barrels to age their beer. There are wine, bourbon, whiskey and even tequila barrels.
This is the hops room
They started a bottling run while we were there and we got to sample one that was rejected for not being full enough.
Tomorrow is a traveling day heading to Indiana
The brewery uses all sorts of used barrels to age their beer. There are wine, bourbon, whiskey and even tequila barrels.
This is the hops room
They started a bottling run while we were there and we got to sample one that was rejected for not being full enough.
Tomorrow is a traveling day heading to Indiana
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