So we set the alarm to get up pretty early because we were hoping to make an 8am train into Philly. But when the alarm went off, we realized that, well, we were freezing. A quick check confirmed that it was about 50 degrees in the trailer (still warmer than outside) and that we were out of propane. We elected to stay in bed and not go into Philly in order to figure out where we could buy propane. While we waited for the camp office to open, we made a fire to stand next to while we cooked on the camp stove. No propane means no heater AND no stove inside. Once the office was open we found they had propane and so we were all stocked up by 9am, so we all jumped in the car and drove out to Amish Country. (We also found a Walmart and bought an electric heater so we can conserve propane in the future... after all we are already paying for electric hook-ups.)
After talking to some local people at camp, we took a photocopied map and ventured down some more country roads until we found one with more horse drawn buggies than cars. It was really neat to see their farms and learn about their simple lifestyle. We found a great little store a family had built in front of their house and bought all sorts of wonderful things, including homemade root beer and lemonade in jugs, and fresh pretzels...yum! We looked longingly at the furniture, but having no way to get it home had to pass it up. Since its spring, a lot of folks were using their mule teams to plow the fields, and the women were outside planting kitchen gardens. In all it was a great day and we were glad to have an opportunity to spend some time in Amish country!
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