National Apple Harvest Festival and Fond Memories - Happy Day #66

On Saturday even though I was still fighting a bit of a cold we took off for the National Apple Harvest Festival in Biglerville, PA... about 10 miles outside of Gettysburg.  My GPS (probably mistakenly) took us right through Gettysburg to get there.  When I realized I had just passed the entrance to Round Top Campground (where I pretty much grew up on the weekends as a kid) I did a quick turn around to go back and take a drive through memory lane :-)  I forgot to snap any pictures while we were there (driving through the campground against the rules - you are supposed to stop at the office to check in as a visitor but every once in a while I'm a rule breaker... lol) but here is one of the main lodge of the campground where I talked my dad into buying many sugar stick candies and played bingo upstairs on Friday evenings.  I was also fascinated by the water wheel on the outside and always wanted to stop and watch it for a minute.

 I took Henry on a tour up the hill where my parents last "permanent" (meaning they parked the camper there for the season and just had to bring themselves up when they wanted to camp) campsite was and pointed out the loop where I had my scariest bicycle accident.  It was a quick trip in and out but it was good for the soul to bring some memories to life.  Those weekend trips to the campground are some of my fondest memories... I can almost taste the french toast made on the grill by my pop dripping in butter that I would eat while sitting close to the campfire on a chilly Sunday morning.


After our tour through Gettysburg and the parts of the battlefield that my directions took us through (which was hopping busy on Sunday!) we headed to the Apple Festival to look at some crafts, listen to some music and sample some delicious food (and hard cider and spiced wine!).  I of course snapped some cheesy selfies along the way :-)

These are our serious faces! The second is Henry laughing at my attempt at a serious face.  It was a beautiful fall day!

We found some delicious hot ham and cheese sandwiches and finished off our lunch with these sweet treats... pumpkin makes everything more delicious.. even funnel cakes :-)