Nice day.

Both Bob and I are starting to get used to Honey - where things are and how they work. We are developing some new routines. Why is life so much easier for me when I have a routine and don't have to think about how to make the coffee or where I keep my eye glasses during the night? But it is easier. We are really not camping. We have not set foot outside Honey while we have been here in the campground except to go to the shower or to get into the car. But that is okay for now. It will be different when we are camping.

After our morning routine we drove into Hershey Pennsylvania. (It is nice now that spring break is finally over and this was during the week. Things were pretty quiet and we did not have to deal with lots of crowds.) We first went into Chocolate World and got this cute little ride as a tour of the chocolate making process. There were these really cute little carts that went on a track. (They were very attentive to make sure that Bob was safe.) Then we started through. The first thing we saw were these singing cows. They were singing about how important milk was. Apparently one of the reasons for Hershey's success was the ready availability of milk for the milk chocolate. The ride showed the entire chocolate making process. It took about 10 minutes and I was laughing most of the way through. When we got off there was this huge store filled with everything Hershey imagineable. Bob loves milk chocolate so we bought some stuff. (I even had to call home and find out what kind of chocolate son-in-law likes. I know what kind of chocolate daughter likes.)

We then went to the Hershey museum. Milton Hershey was pretty visionary in how he treated his employees and the kind of town that he built for them. He used Pullman (and the company towns that Pullman built) as a bad example. He allowed the employees to buy their homes. He built community centers, schools, and parks for the families. This town is all about chocolate. The streets are named things like chocolate and cocoa. Even the lampposts are in the shape of Hershey kisses. The town seemed quite prosperous and that is a good thing. I would buy Hershey chocolate now just because I am so impressed with the ethics of the company.

We then went to a metal working factory. We just skipped the tour and went right into the company store that had many bargains. We spent a little too much, but got things that I never realized that I wanted - like a really nice platter for deviled eggs. It was a real kick.

The countryside here is rolling hills with many farms. They all do begin to look alike after a while. Bob kept saying "Haven't we been here before?" But the area looked prosperous as a whole. We went into Lancaster and skipped the Amish visits, but did see some horse and buggies.

The weather is still cold. I was amazed to learn that they are having a snowstorm in New England right now. Here it is going down to the mid 30's at night and only to the 60's during the day. Very chilly - which might explain in part the fact that we are not spending much time outside. We are really happy to have Honey - have I said that before? (Bob ponders regularly on where we will keep Honey when we get home - but that is over two months away.)

Tomorrow is supposed to be nicer and warmer. That is good because both Bob and I feel like we may be coming down with colds. That would not be a good thing. But we are going to spend some time with Big Sis for a few days and that will give us a chance to sleep inside a house and do some of the work on Honey that Bob wants to do - like put up curtains on the new window that was put in for us. On with the trek.