Paradise, PA
5:30 am. It's hard to find an unused computer so here I am. Everyone's buying trinkets that say "I Love Intercourse PA" (because that's where we ate supper and now we're staying in Paradise.) You can't make this stuff up. This is Amish country and even though it rained hard yesterday we saw lots of horse and enclosed buggies. Those people are serious about their lifestyle. It is hard to understand things like balers or corn choppers being pulled by horses and having gas engines mounted on them to power them. Things run together. Washington, DC wears one out what with all the memorials, museums, and gov't buildings, and traffic, traffic. The Smithsonian couldn't be covered properly in a week. Mary and I went into a couple of the art museums this time and then over to the arboretum. We're about half way through the trip at this point with lots to do yet. Philadelphia is on tap for today. It's hard to not think about my parents back home who are ailing but am keeping in phone contact with them and their nurses. A trip to Lisbon will be first on the list when we get back.
