PEACE ETERNAL IN A NATION UNITED

Tuesday, August 04, 2020
Gettysburg Battlefield Resort, Pennsylvania, United States
“PEACE ETERNAL IN A NATION UNITED”  GETTYSBURG
                                The words of Civil War Veterans Peace Memorial
During the first few days of July, 1,2,3 1863 an army from the Southern states crossed through the Blue Ridge Mountains and into southern Pennsylvania in an arch that that placed them about 60 miles NORTH of the Federal Capital, Washington DC. It was hoped by the Confederates that the shock of a Southern victory attacking DC would cause the North to end the war and allow the southern states to secede from the Union.
Just by chance, units of the two armies met outside this small town on June 30 and unexpectedly this huge and decisive battle took place all along the country side, the City, and the surrounding countryside. The photos capture a miniscule moment of each tiny piece of this huge landscape and hundreds of monuments are placed all over the countryside to explain those three days in July which ended in the defeat of Pickett’s charge, and the “high water mark of the Confederacy”.
Our camp site and location are great! We are just outside the major battleground although markers of the battle surround us. The Farm that President Eisenhower built and retired to, is almost directly across the road from us. Camp David Maryland Presidents retreat, is maybe 30 miles south in the mountains. Our site had everything and the large pool has been full of kids almost every day ( don’t know if that is OK!), and there are tons of activities going on during the weekends!  We not participating in that but we go into the Battleground each day and on most nights have taken an hour or two to explore just before sunset.
Of course, we have found our old familiar HOSS Steak House which has the best soup and salad bar and we visited it to celebrate our Anniversary after traveling from Northeast Ohio. Great salad and soup , steak was OK, but then this is 2020.
One of our little traditions is to have an Italian dinner for Debs Birthday, and this change from our New York location had to result in a change of plans. We did finally find one in Gettysburg, Bella Italia, and it was very good but different. Masks in to sit down, off to eat, and on to exit! That’s the drill for 2020 but here we were in an Italian restaurant being served by our waitress IRELAND BOYLE, and with Spanish music in the background. It was great food; the salad was great and we will go back but it just seemed like everything else this crazy year- just a step or two Mixed UP !! 
Starting our 2nd week here today, were getting into a routine that combines later morning starts with early evening drives! And we found a Wal Mart and a Wendy’s with inside seating for those extended trips into the surrounding area. We hope the pictures give you some idea of the scope of this place.
 Debbie got me a fantastic professional grade $$$$ camera for Retirement but….We forgot the charge cord and the Chip back home!  THIS IS 2020 ! We brought our bikes and a bike rack to ride around the paved roads in the park, we can find NO 26 x 1.5 bike tire anywhere, the shelves are empty! 2020 STRIKES AGAIN. And to add ‘injury to insult”, I got some kind of foot swelling (gout?), that stopped me for a day or two until my doctor called in a prescription Friday! 20— Oh well !

Comments

Joan
2020-08-10

Nice pics does the campground look the same as when we were there? Do they now have full hookups?

mdjrotonda
2020-08-11

Lots of 50 amp hook up sites now. The campground has really grown. Will include some pictures in the next update.

marie
2020-08-11

hi you 2. really enjoying your pictures and commentary. it makes me feel like i could be right there with you and the puppies. continue to enjoy your trip in spite of the 2020 pandemic.....just stay safe out there......and continue to hare you adventure. miss you....sending my love.

2025-02-15

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