Monday, August 18, 2014

Day 1: arrival in Harrisburg, PA

It's been a long day.  We woke up at 3am, got ready and called the Taxi to take us to the airport.  Public transit doesn't get up this early


Our flight took off around 6am.   We're tired, it's been a long day so this will be mostly photos


There's not much to do when you are traveling around 500 mph and this is what you see


and lucky you have a map to see your progress


What can I say,  we're on vacation


We were on an Airbus A321 and this is Wasaga Beach,  I think


In Toronto we had to change to this small 2 prop 18 seater for our final leg into Harrisburg, PA


It was very narrow.  Narrower than your car.  I was hitting both sides as I walked down the aisle


Here is a view of the cockpit


It's hard to snap a photo through the dark windows, but that's the Toronto skyline


We finally make it to our destination for the week.  We are here until Sunday morning, sightseeing and generally relaxing before the next gruelling ride towards Bowling Green, Kentucky


We are taking the FREE shuttle to our hotel and the traffic is gridlocked


At our hotel we are being welcomed by these Pennsylvania cows


Meet Dave.  Without him we may not have been able to ship our cars here.  We had some logistical problems and shipping a car to a destination where you don't know anyone,  is a big problem.  He is also a well known Corvette guy who used to race


Here's the first time we have seen our cars since they were shipped a couple of weeks ago.   They were parked in a secured facility and moved outside for us to claim them.   Dave kindly drove all of us from Harrisburg to Carlisle to pick them up


We are warming up our engines getting ready for take off back to our Hotel.  I got lost as I missed a signal light and never saw where the rest of the group went but I eventually got back on track


Tomorrow we drive into Amish Country and visit the Roots Market, which was suggested by Toadmama .   This Market is only open on Tuesdays and guess what ?   Tomorrow is Tuesday



12 comments:

  1. The Roots Market is a great place to find cool foods. It's not all produce.

    Take lots of pics at the covered bridges!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Richard:

      never saw a covered bridge. The roots market is sort of like our swap meets and we do have farmers markets here too. Don't know why it is only open on Tuesdays as that is a regular work day. I would have thought that the weekend would be better

      Delete
  2. Great to see you off to the races!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. David:

      No time to reply to comments. on the go and back late

      Delete
  3. Glad you arrived just fine. You never know when flying Scare BC or Scare Canada (as we used to call them).

    Can you really say you are going to have a grueling ride to Bowling Green. Can a Corvette ride be grueling? I think you'll be busy having fun.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Trobairitz:

      I always worry when flying. I think small planes are safer as they can glide. On Sunday we are joining a group of 200 Corvettes and traveling to Bowling Green Kentucky together

      Delete
  4. I'm so glad you made it safely. I think you will enjoy Central PA.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Kathy:

      Many missed photo ops. You know how it is when you are in a group. Also you do not have wide shoulders here where you can stop. Saw a great photo but no place to pull over

      Delete
  5. Hope you enjoy the PA area Bob, some beautiful scenery and roads to explore there.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Coop:

      traffic here is worse than in BC. Drivers follow too close and change lanes with little clearance. They have to get ahead and in the last few feet cross 2 or 3 lanes and aim for the exit

      Delete
  6. Jennifer & I have fond memories of our trip to Lancaster, PA many years ago (Rachael was only 6 months old and Matthew was 3 years old). Unlike yourselves we drove all the way from Nipawin, SK and the weather was similar to your long distance journey last year. Have a great time and make sure you take time to smell the roses.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Robert:

      time for you to make another trip. I am sure things have changed. It is hot and humid even when it is cloudy and the rain is warm, not like ours

      Delete