Day thirty four - Saturday

Our travel day began with a short drive to Hershey Chocolate World in Hershey Pa. Milton Hershey built a chocolate manufacturing plant at a dairy east of Harrisburg, Pa. With the success of his business came a profound sense of moral responsibility and benevolence. He built a model town for his employees that included comfortable homes, an inexpensive public transportation system, a quality public school system and extensive recreational and cultural opportunities. He also established a school for underprivileged children. That school still exists today.

Despite the quality of the man behind the chocolate, we were not impressed with Hershey Chocolate World itself. Our visit began with a slow speed ride through a "chocolate factory." Interesting and educational. Outside this display we found ourselves in a retail wonderland of chocolate goods, edible and inedible. Within an hour we were on our way out the door. We didn't go to Hersheypark which is a large amusement park with rides, including 10 roller coasters and 6 water rides.

Heading south, we drove about 50 miles to Gettysburg, Pa. We pulled into town and began calling campgrounds. Call after call to campgrounds and they all said the same thing - they were full. It seems this weekend and next weekend is the annual Apple Harvest Festival. Apparently this is a real big deal here with 60,000 people coming to town over the weekend.

I called the last campground on my list and got lucky. The woman said she had a spot available because the party who reserved it hadn't shown up. We hurried over to get that site before the people showed up.

Rather than rush through in the afternoon, we relaxed at the campground with a drink and a game of Scrabble. After discussion, we decided we'll go to the Apple Harvest Festival tomorrow and save the Gettysburg National Park for Monday.