What I did on my Summer Vacation - Jonestown, PA

Our last stop of the trip was at the Jonestown Hershey KOA. Someone in the RV Quilters group on Facebook asked how you pick a campground. This is where the reviews really paid off. This one is where people either love it or hate it. We really liked it. Easy off and on to the highway. The site we were assigned was right on the creek and easy walking distance to get some Broaster Chicken and ice cream.  

If you aren't afraid to try some delicious fried chicken, you should give it a try. If you're coming in later in the evening it could be a great way to feed the family without too much effort. You can follow with some equally delicious soft serve or hand-dipped ice cream.

This cabin was next to our back-in site. I took a photo to let friends know there was room for them too.

This was supposed to be a photo of a fawn. The fawn did not wait for me to get the camera open on my phone before it turned and headed into the woods. We did go on a nice walk after that chicken.

What I did on my Summer Vacation - Dalton, PA

On the return leg we stopped in Dalton, PA, at Highland Campground.

Very quiet park but we were only there for the night. We didn't even unhook the trailer. We connected water and electric and put down the stabilizers. We were not level at all. But we got our night of sleep and pumped waste in the morning. The night was cool and I had to break out the emergency quilt. The rate was very reasonable even if there was some breath holding driving up the mile or so of steep, gravel road to the campground.

I did manage to get some knitting done along the way.

What I did on my Summer Vacation - PA Renaissance Faire

We set out for a week-long adventure. The first stop was Pennsylvania. Yes, I know, when you live in Maryland how is Pennsylvania your first stop.

We wanted to go to the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire. I took about three photographs the entire day we were at the Faire. It was great! This was our first year attending and I'm glad we went. We ate badly, likely didn't drink enough water, and tasted a bunch of wine and mead. We saw a few shows and basically had a good time spending time with each other and watching people.

We saw magicians, jugglers, and the royal falconer with his amazing friends. This owl didn't want any part of the show. It was an excellent demonstration. Check out Knightwings on Facebook to learn more about the birds of prey.

Someone had asked about painted rocks. You can Google that one to see some of what people are doing. I think I want to put together a small painting kit to take with me to leave painted rocks at the camp sites we visit. I didn't really need another reason to go to the craft store.

Across the street from the Faire is this amazing place - Divine Swine. I'm sure I will have to walk 20 extra miles to get rid of the pulled pork we had for dinner but it was worth it.

We spent the night at Thousand Trails in Lebanon, PA. The park was almost full when we got there. The only downside for us was the club membership offer was a little strong. We got a call about a week later to ask us, again, if we wanted to save on camping by joining the club. Overall, not a bad place to spend the night.