Newark to Kane
For the previous two days, we have been busy recuperating. Trips to Costco and Target to both stock up on trip supplies and shop for Beth. Mandatory trips to Starbucks and Barnes and Noble. Multiple laundry loads. Also, care and attention was devoted to the Outback and the Fiat. We booked the Outback into the local Newark Subaru dealer, (Matt Slap) for a 6000-mile service. The experience was great; efficient and courteous. The Fiat received an oil and filter change at Jiffy Lube (again, good service), a good wash and clean and four new tires from Tire Rack, to be fitted by Pep Boys.
This morning we set off again, this time heading north west. Got to Pep Boys at 9.00am to drop off the Fiat to have its new tires fitted. After Starbucks, the Fellowship split when we said goodbye to Beth and after a brief second stop at Barnes and Noble (there are lots of books to be read), headed for lunch at the Whip Tavern near Coatesville to meet up with Laurie and Herb.
Home
Great lunch in an English-style pub made perfect by Old Speckled Hen on draft (tap), sausages and mash and Colman’s mustard. Does this blog mention food too much? Maybe, but before we discuss that let me tell you that for lunch Jeri had shrimp curry, Herb had fish and chips and Laurie had a salad. This was preceded by a hummus appetizer.
The countryside of rural Pennsylvania seemed affluent and pretty. Lots of small farms with Dutch barns and grain silos. Maize, dairy cows and tobacco everywhere. Passed through Amish areas to get to the interstate to take us to Kane, PA. Horse buggies were spotted. Started to see some Biden signs on front lawns, sometimes right next door to a Trump one. Up until now, if there have been any signs at all they have been Trump ones, but now about 20% are for Biden. Maybe it’s because of this week’s RNC convention.
Arrived in Kane around 7.30pm. Nice one bedroom upstairs apartment on main street above a pizzeria. After carting up two bags, a cooler, a dry goods box and two bikes, we collapsed onto the sofa. Dinner was tortellini with red sauce.
