Sunday morning we all took the hayride that went through the campground and the out along the corn fields. Parker said that he had never been on a hayride before. After lunch we drove to New Freedom, Pa. to take a 2.5 hour train ride, "Steam into History" to Hanover Junction. Parker has always been infatuated with trains so this was exciting for him and Gabi got caught up in Parker's excitement. The steam engine is a replica of the locomotive that Lincoln traveled to Gettysburg to deliver his famous Gettysburg Address and the tracks that Lincoln's funeral train traveled. The train traveled at 10mph taking about an hour to make the 10 mile trip to Hanover Junction from New Freedom. At Hanover Junction we got off the train for about 40 minutes. Conveniently, an Italian gelato truck was there selling ice cream treats which we had to have as we waited for the return trip. Driving back to the campground we stopped in York at a Cheddar's restaurant for dinner.
The train ride was real nice. Folks in period dress were on the train and at Hanover Junction. Narration told of the history of the train and the sights along the way. It was a warm day but with opened windows on the train a nice breeze made the trip a comfortable ride.
