about running away and living in the woods (Day 2).

Hello Friends!

Day Two

Sunday, July 20th

I slept horribly, as you do in a new and unfamiliar surrounding. After sleeping just two hours in the car, I woke up at 7 am. This is the view I woke up to. Not bad, right?

If you know me, you know I’m not a morning person and waking up early isn’t one of my talents. Honestly, the only time that I see a sunrise is if I haven't been to bed yet.

After sitting and shivering a bit in the cool, misty, morning air while having a meaningful conversation about potato chips with Chris, our friends began to slowly stir.

We showered in the pleasantly warm and empty shower stalls and explored the camp grounds a bit. 

Outfit of the day take one!

We found some strange, poisonous looking berries growing next to a trail and dared each other to eat one, which thankfully none of us took as an actual challenge.

 

Suddenly, the sun came out and was so mercilessly hot that we had to make a hasty wardrobe change.

Matching tank tops!

Outfit of the day take two!

We headed back into town in the Gettysburg area, this time in the daylight to find some entertainment.

We chose putt putt golfing at Mulligan MacDuffer Adventure Golf. 

This place was so interesting. It looked like a golf course that had been crafted in someone’s backyard. It had rock steps that you had to climb up or down to get to the next hole and there was a watery cavern you had to putt in where you were sprayed with water. 

By this time we were all starving and my stomach was making some serious growling noises. We went to Friendly’s for dinner where I ordered a Chicken Quesadilla, but of course forgot to take a photo of it. On our way back to the campsite we saw a giant hot air balloon carrying some very small looking people. It looked like a giant full moon in the stormy sky and I couldn't resist taking a picture.

Sadly, this was the end of our camping adventure and we left for home. We made some wonderful memories with some incredible people and we'll be back again some day.

See you soon friends,

Lynn

about running away and living in the woods (Day 1).

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. 

Me and Christa

Chris, Jerie and Bunky

...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. 

 Click here for the audio recording of the siren we heard.

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. 

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