A step back in time
This past weekend I spent my Saturday at a quaint little amusement park hidden away in central Pennsylvania in the town of Elysburg. While everyone has heard of Disney, along with various Six Flags and other corporate parks, Knoebels is a little known family run park that hearkens back to amusement parks of the last century. If you didn’t see people walking around with cell phones you’d almost swear you had gone back in time… There is no admission fee, and rides are accessed by purchased tickets, rather like a carnival. Most of the rides were purchased from other parks and carnivals and have been carefully restored and maintained. Imagine an old time early 20th century amusement park museum where you can actually ride the rides. I’ve been to this park a few times before, and I have always enjoyed its laid back pace and friendly atmosphere. It is almost a polar opposite of some of the big name chain parks. Not that those are bad, but sometimes it is nice to have some simplicity. My coaster club will again have its annual event at this park next summer, and I am already planning to attend.
Next up is the second leg of my week long summer vacation. Tomorrow I will be heading north, all the way to Maine, to attend an annual lobster festival. This is something my husband has wanted to do for a long time, and finally he will have the chance. We both love lobster, and look forwards to all sorts of good seafood dishes made from that particular crustacean. But there is something else I am looking forwards to, something monstrous that lurks about an hour north of the location of the lobster festival. This is of course that bridge that houses an observation deck at the top of one of its towers. Friday will be our last day up north, and that morning we will go and check out the bridge and the old civil war era fort that is next to it. I’ll take lots of pictures, and I’ll get to see the leftover section of the monster’s deck and maybe even walk right up to it. Plus, my husband will take the wheel and I’ll film the drive-over of it. I’ll be able to gear up for that tomorrow morning as he drives us over the big green metal monster that spans the Delaware River. It also appears that there may be a large and impressive bridge just outside of NYC that we may end up crossing as well. I refuse to drive anywhere near any really large city, bridge or no bridge, so my husband will drive that leg of our trip. I’m happy to take the wheel for the rest of the drive.