The bells are on their way home.(Thanks Malmark)

 Trip Day 45 Tuesday June 8 2021 Moved to Village Scene, Hatfield PA

 

 

 

 

 

The  trip from  York was quite uneventful, and the rains held off, but we did not take the exit needed to get to the campground. And when you are on a toll road (I-476) that means the next exit may be 15 miles down the road which it was. Seems that the GPS lady "Margaret" stopped talking when we were a few miles away. So we drove the 15 miles to the next exit and back and still made a "landing" by 12:30.

The site is between a house and the office,but quiet.

Actually it was a very simple hook up as all was right there and all on asphalt

 

That was just in time for lunch which we did before anything else when the trailer was stationary and ready to live in. A meat, cheese and onion sandwich for me which has been my fare since we started. It contains 4 of the essentials in nutrition, is  a little heavy on the carbs but tasty with some mustard and a dab of mayo. (Sometimes I add pickle relish for an "add on"). I like some of the favored meats (smoked or peppered) usually going to turkey but do use ham or occasionally beef. For cheese my favorite flavor is horseradish with pepper jack coming in a close second. A bit of lettuce makes a nice touch.

At any rate we then prepared the truck for picking up the bells at Malmark in Plumsteadville (PA) which is just 11 miles from the campground but has 13 turns of road to get there from here. This part of PA has nothing that is not originally a trail for horses. Hence the twists and turns.

Plumsteadville was originally known as Harts Tavern. James Hart built the tavern around 1751 after he had bought 400 acres of land in the area. By the beginning of the Revolutionary War, a few houses had also been built in the vicinity of the tavern. However the English Quakers came earlier in the 1700's, and the Mennonites followed 27 years later. Both groups are still here.

Picking up the bells means stopping at the office to  let them know we are there, and then the administrative person calls Chris that we are here. We back up the truck to the loading dock, open the tailgate, and Chris arrives with the bell cases and the statement of work. (Each item that was replaced or adjusted on each bell or chime is listed. We load them into the truck and I stack them for stability and count them as does Chris. They are all wrapped with a large poly tarp to avoid any moisture accumulation. All checked out and Chris and I shared some about our respective churches. Unfortunately, his is declining with older members and very few newer ones to continue the activities of the church. It made me feel good about our church's leadership and congregation stability

 We drive back to the trailer for a brief rest before supper. (Spaghetti and fresh strawberries from Saturday. YUM.

The skies threatened but aside from a slight sprinkle we have not received any rain. These photos tell the power that was in the storm to the east of us.

 

The wind was in the clouds (C Mammatus!)

More of the same but little rain.The thunder was all around us.

 

After supper I take a walk to stretch my legs. They are beginning to get loose after Saturday's strawberry picking, (That's another story) but feeling better.

Initially we were going to stay 2 nights here ,but decided to stay only one, so will move out in the morning for the trip to Emlenton, PA just this side of Pittsburgh. It's about 350 miles on freeway all the way. (I-476 and I-80).  I called ahead to make sure there was space there and there was.

One more entry tomorrow.