When our boys were younger we would have what we called adventure days. Usually on a Sunday after church we would pack a cooler with drinks and a picnic lunch and head off in the van. We would drive until the boys said stop...finding parks and hikes and creeks...all sorts of fun places that boys like. They would pick a place for our picnic and we would end up back home tired and happy...lots of fun times and memories! Little did the boys know that these adventures came from lack of funds at the time...lol...when all it cost was the cost of a few gallons of gas...back when it was cheap!
Yesterday we had a grown up adventure day! Our youngest son is home for the summer and we decided to get in the truck and start driving...and while we had somewhat of an agenda in mind...we drove where the mood struck us. Here is my cutie pie hubby...no pictures of me or Matt...we are camera shy!
Our first stop was Spring House Brewery - a local microbrew - for a sample and a growler fill - yummy Goofy Foot Summer Wheat.
Then we headed to Tudbink's Greenhouses. We had fun wandering through the greenhouses and bought a boxful of annuals to fill on old 10 gallon crock. I usually pick out annuals each summer for the crock but the guys were really interested in the plants yesterday so I let them pick out a whole boxful. My favorite part - their sheep!
Then we headed out again...this time meandering along the country roads of Lancaster County...enjoying the old houses and all the gorgeous gardens...the fun part about having a GPS is that we had plugged in our next destination and despite all of our turns and detours...it always recalculated and got us to our destination. We kept waiting for the calm voice to say "I TOLD you to turn left!"
Our next destination was Moondancer Winery...I know it sounds like an alcoholic trip but it really wasn't! We had a quick tasting...and while the wines were good...it was so humid we didn't stay long...but we will be back as it was a gorgeous setting.
Next we drove along the Susquehanna River and crossed the Wrightsville-Columbia Bridge and ended up in Wrightsville. We stopped in at the John Wright Shop and Restaurant in the old foundry building...we had hoped to have an early dinner there overlooking the river but we were too early as the restaurant didn't open until 4 and we were early. We did walk down to the river and enjoyed the views of the old bridge.
We headed back to the Harrisburg area and ended up at Chili's for dinner.
Our grown-up adventure day was fun! Reminded me of old time with our boys...good memories!
That sounds like such a wonderful day! After high school graduation (many years ago!) I visited a friend who had moved to Lancaster. It's such a beautiful area!
Posted by: Beth | June 09, 2010 at 08:35 AM
I love Lancaster County if we stay away from the tourist-y areas...I am not one for crowds. The best part of the day - having our college aged son spend it with us!
Posted by: hearts812 | June 10, 2010 at 12:36 PM