Hello Friends!
My friends and I, all of whom you probably already know, took a
trip into the wilderness this past weekend. We decided to go hide in the woods
for a few days and enjoy the simple things in life like sunshine, laughter and
citronella candles. The insects there were definitely out for blood. So, we chose a campsite
at Cunningham Falls State Park, which is just a short drive from the famous
Gettysburg, PA.
Day One
Saturday, July 19th
We arrived at the campsite Saturday afternoon and checked in
at the office to get the appropriate papers and such. They had a giant,
enclosed turtle pond with one massive turtle lounging in the background.
Unfortunately, I didn’t get a picture of him. Next, we headed into Gettysburg, or “town” as we referred to it,
where all the shops and restaurants are located. We found ourselves at the
historic Farnsworth Inn that strangely enough has an outdoor Beer Garden.
You
can’t just pass up something like that so naturally Christa and I ordered a
Screwdriver (not as sonic as I would prefer) and sat at one of the charming,
metal rose, garden tables scattered around the area.
The boys waited for us to finish our drinks, many a picture
was taken and then we did a little late night site seeing.
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| Me and Christa |
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| Chris, Jerie and Bunky |
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| ...unless it's in your stomach. |
All of the shops
were closed but it was still fun to roam the dark, empty roads and goof off a
bit.
As hardcore Sweeney Todd fans we were extremely excited by this sign.
Actual bullet holes that were left in the side of the
building from sharpshooters long ago.
Here's a little bit of history for you.
We decided to stop for a late dinner at Tommy’s
Pizza and the food was delicious.
It was getting late so we headed back to camp and sat around
the campfire that Jerie and Bunky kindly provided. We all took turns creating an
elaborate, ridiculous and very inappropriate story about two brothers fighting
a mini werewolf.
At 3:14 in the morning we heard the one sound you never want to hear while camping in the pitch black woods. If you’ve ever seen the movie Silent Hill you’ll know all
about the siren that plays at dusk warning the citizens to seek shelter in the
church. Well, we heard it first hand in the middle of the night and I can tell
you that sound is enough to give me chills no matter how often you hear it.
It was nearing 4 in the morning so Christa and I headed into
the bathroom to get ready for bed and ran straight into a Black Widow spider
crawling across the floor. We later found a nest of them in one of the stalls
and deemed that the Death Stall.
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| Outfit of the day! |
We also, ran into this funny little leaf bug
who thought we couldn’t see him despite being the only green, leafy thing in
the brown and cream, tiled bathroom. Good try, little guy but I think you failed.
He also
followed me around wherever I went, showing up in my shower stall the next day.
When we got back to camp we all said goodnight to each
other. Chris and I decided that we would be sleeping in the car because someone
(not naming any names here...*cough* Chris *cough*) forgot to pack our air mattress. It was
comfortable enough in the reclining front seats while sharing a sleeping bag. I also made
him open the moon roof for a bit so that I could see the trees. I mean, how often do you get to sleep under a canopy of leaves in the wilderness?
That's the end of our day one camping adventure!
Stay tuned for day two!
See you soon friends,
Lynn
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