We are soon ending our stay as dog/house sitters. Denise and her gang arrive home later today. Yesterday we decided to forgo our return to the Thousand Trails Campground in Hershey and return to NC. Most likely we'll leave tomorrow - Friday. Today we'll get organized to leave for home as well as heading to Carlisle to watch a part of the Tour of PA bike race. Read about the race here. http://www.tourofpa.com/ More on the race follows.
Below is a summary of what we've done since the passing of our beloved Phara.
Wednesday: We started the day with breakfast at Panera Bread in Carlisle with friends from our days in Carlisle (20 years). Later we headed to the Dickinson College campus to visit with another friend and take some pictures of the finish line and set up for the Tour of PA bike race which was to roll into Carlisle about 3:00. About 1:15 I rode I my bike to campus to watch the finish of the race only to get there just after the winner had finished - it was 2:00. Audrey met me on campus and enjoyed the festival-like atmosphere and the post race press conference which we attended. I did take pictures of the awards ceremony and the festival-like events that were going on. Go here to see them. Check out the last 2 pictures. They are "winners".
http://picasaweb.google.com/watkinsdl/TourOfPAJune252008
Tuesday: We got on the road early for a trip to State College and Penn State. Our daughter, Dawn, and her 3 girls were in the area for a week. The two oldest girls, Bailey & Sophia, are attending a gymnastics camp in Woodward, PA while Dawn and the youngest, Olivia, are staying in State College. We arrived in State College about 8:30 (100 miles) and met Dawn & Olivia at the Nittany Lion Inn. Soon we were downtown checking out the shops and getting something to eat. All of our girls have spent at least 2 years at Penn State and State College while I was in school. If was fun for Dawn and us to see some of the places we lived during our stays. After lunch we headed to Camp Woodward to see Bailey & Olivia. What a camp! The place is amazing. It's first class. Not only is it a camp for gymnasts, but there are skate boarders, BMX bikers, cheerleaders and those interested in horseback riding. If we were raising a family, we'd consider sending the kids to this camp. Here's the website. http://www.campwoodward.com/
While at the camp, we did not spend much time with the girls since they were in practice sessions from 1:00 to 4:00. Dawn stayed after we left and guess what? They all went horseback riding. Go here to see the pictures taken while at the camp.
http://picasaweb.google.com/watkinsdl/GymnasticCamp08
Monday: This was a very difficult day. We did very little other than mourn over Phara's passing. I did ride my bike to Carlisle where Audrey met me at the McDonald's on Walnut Bottom road. Walnut Bottom road was essentially a rural area when we were in Carlisle. It was an area that was perfect for biking and running. No more. The Carlisle Hospital has relocated there and the traffic is crazy.
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