Day 13-Leaving Gettysburg

 Thursday, May 15

After many days of rain and a terrible forecast for the next four days we've decided to head home.  We were disappointed, but our plans for these next days involved a lot of outdoor activities which would not be fun in the rain.  We made that decision last night.

After a rainy night and a rainy morning, we did not regret our decision to head home, so we left our campsite at Pine Grove Furnace State Park at 8 AM, and headed south, back to Gettysburg to our favorite bakery, The Gettysburg Baking Company, for coffee and breakfast pastries which we consumed on site.  We also bought some sandwiches for lunch.  We knew the dining choices along I-81 in Pennsylvania would be very limited.  We split one sandwich at lunchtime and the other when we got to our hotel room.  Wise decision.

This bakery is closed on Sundays and Mondays, so we always plan our stops in Gettysburg for days when it is open.

Pecan Sticky Bun

Morning Buns

Incredible pastries and sandwiches that still taste as good as they did the first time we ate there in 2016.

Joni wanted to do some shopping before we headed out of town, so I remained at the bakery and worked on our blog while she shopped.  Joni never shops for herself; she's always looking for stocking stuffers for the rest of our family.

While Joni shopped I could not resist a final Civil War sight seeing experience, so walking down the street and checked out the exterior of the Wills House which is where Abraham Lincoln stayed for two nights when he was attending the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery.  It is believed that he put the final touches on his memorable speech while staying here.

As we  left Gettysburg around 11 AM the sun came out, but that was just a tease, and the rain and fog returned within a few minutes.  Not wanting to drive all the way home, we made a reservation for the night in Danbury, CT, 323 miles from Gettysburg, but more than half way home.

This will be my last post for this trip; despite the rain we had a great time and are already planning our next journey.