April 15th 2012

Day 5.  74 degrees at 9:40pm isn't too bad...We are now at the KOA in Gettysburg, PA and had quite a long drive today through the hills/mountains via Bellefonte, PA.  We ended up actually staying in Rochester, NY instead of Watkins Glen in a La Quinta (surprise!) because the KOA nearby does not like "Harbor's kind."  So, from there we traveled to Bellefonte.  The drive was, well, kinda bland...(below)

Our campsite that we ended up at in Bellefonte, though, was very nice.  For the most part there were not a lot of other campers (sorry, "Kampers") there.  Other than a few large RVs headed for the Penn State game (large "We Are Penn State" stickers included), it was pretty quiet.  Our specific site was set off from the rest which made it an easy first KOA stay for the dogs with less distractions.  The picture below was taken right when we started unpacking.  The "Kabin" was of basic essentials and is considered more of their stripped down versions.

Our grill made a triumphant first appearance; cooking up a nice jerk chicken dinner.  It started to rain pretty much right after we finish cooking.  So we moved inside and finished up while the two dogs took naps (below)

After doing a small load of laundry we headed out around 10:30am.  Filling our stomachs with "The Waffle House" nearby was a good choice in the morning as it was right on our way to Gettyburg.  The drive from the top of PA to the bottom is pretty much a constant up-and-down of rolling hills and mountains. Our very heavy, fully packed Chevy Suburban's transmission and brakes are equally as tired as we are now.

Through parts of the Amish country and some great farms, we wound our way through a sunny day on the road.  Annie loved the baby cows...

Our campsite tonight is very similar to that of Bellefonte.  We have a cabin, a small fire ring, and table (which I'm using currently to write this).  Tonight's dinner was complete with steak and salad and some more home-made brownies.  Tomorrow's plan is to try and see both Gettysburg College's campus (where I, Josh went) and also the battlefields.  After that, our destination is Lexington, VA.