- Miles today: 104
- Trip total: 4154
- Weather: Warm and clear. High 84F in Philadelphia.
- Roads: Speed limit except through construction over Delaware bridge ($15 for the troll)
- Theme: "Fish Heads" by Barnes and Barnes (not much to work with today, so you get what was running through my mind)
- D'oh!: RG-59 coax for cable-tv.
- Lesson: Pennsylvania laws
We scrapped plans to visit the Edison lab in West Orange (Don doesn't feel like driving north, upstream through all that mess again) so Rachael got to sleep in, Rodger got to play with Alex some more, Teresa had another good visit with Marianne and tia Marina, and Don had the opportunity to better organize parts of the RV. Then it was a short drive down to Philadelphia for an early evening. There was no site-seeing involved and no "Welcome to PA" sign on the bridge, so I apologize for the absence of photos. There are none to share.
It's a nice (but hilly) campground on the Brandywine River about halfway between Philadelphia and Lancaster near Chadd's Ford, and we have a secluded spot at the edge of the woods. It is miles from nowhere and the road getting here was a bit tight, with a couple of one-lane bridges and tight turns, but no problems. It might be a little more interesting in a larger class-A or pulling a trailer.
With such a short day it was hard to find a lesson, but since we're trying to learn something every day, it is always a good idea to become familiar with local laws. Here are a few on the PA books...
- No singing in the bathtub.
- It is illegal to sleep outside on top of a refrigerator.
- Housewives are not allowed to hide dirt under a rug.
- If you are driving on a country road at night you must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait ten minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue.
- If a motorist sees a team of horses coming toward him he must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas so his car blends in with the countryside, while the horses pass.