Friday

After enduring Philadelphia area traffic we changed our minds and decided to visit the Amish first on Friday and visit Stenton House on Saturday. We took I-76 west to Lancaster where we picked up Rt-222 south, then Rt-30 east to Rt-896 south. The ride that day was very nice, especially after getting off I-76. Unfortunately we found this area to be a horribly tacky tourist trap commercializing the Amish. If I were Amish I would be offended. We didn’t cater to any of that crap and instead cruised through the beautiful countryside. We saw many real Amish farms and found the Amish to be very friendly always with a smile and a wave. Apparently the Amish like motorcyclists. We spent the night at a hotel on Rt-896 just north of Strasburg. That evening we ventured into Strasburg and had a great dinner at a place called the Iron Horse Inn restaurant. Another great day riding, good food and more wine. I wish we had more time to cruise the beautiful countryside here, but time is short so tomorrow we head back east.

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