Tuesday 7 Aug – 3367 steps and 15km cycle
Song: I remembered something about ‘Ida, sweet as apple cider’ but could not sing it so it doesn’t count, however, The laughing apple by Cat Stevens I could do.
David went for an early morning cycle. When he returned we packed up and drove towards Lancaster county.
We parked the trailer at an apple cider tasting venue and set off on a cycle through apple and peach orchards. There was such beautiful scenery, just like jigsaw puzzle pictures.
We returned to the RV, showered and went to taste some cider. The place we stopped at because of their signs advertising hard cider tasting, only do cider tasting on weekends! Never deterred, we set off to a new place and even though there were 2 busloads of tourists, we managed to taste their cider and their wine. Wine wasn’t great, but we bought 2 six packs of Jack’s cider, nice and dry. On the way out we found a farm market in an old barn. We found pies! Real meat pies! With pastry! First in USA! They were frozen, but we bought 2 for the cook’s night off.
I had chosen a campsite that advertised that they had a restaurant, so we could walk to dinner, share some wine and stroll home. It was a nice campsite, but the restaurant was about 8 miles away, no stroll home for us. Luckily, we had steak left over from the braai, so I created a quick steak and mushrooms dish and thought of Simon always saying that all we ate was left-overs.
Chuckle of the day: I was cruising up the last hill and David was trying his best to catch me, but couldn’t
.
What I learnt: The joy of traveling in an RV is you can shower or go to the toilet in the carpark, wherever you are. Also, a cider in USA is non-alcoholic, if it contains alcohol, it is a referred to as a hard cider. Generally they are nicer here than what I have had at home. Angry Orchard is available at most Walmarts.
Kim's journey 