Got Stuff?

We headed out of MA yesterday and got to share over 400 miles of road with a gazillion other drivers and "Lee!" (No not the "Lee" of Pam and Lee however, the Tropical Storm "Lee" is just as antagonistic as the other Lee.) "Lee" (T.S. to be accurate), dogged us even into the next day of travel. We typically drive to Lancaster, PA in one day. Pat wanted to drive in early in the morning on the next day so we could enjoy an afternoon in this beautiful (even when raining) area. While discussing with Lee and Pam where we might stop-over, they suggested Cabelas in Hamburg, PA just off Rt. 78. What a great place for a stop-over. Cabelas, welcomes RVers and provides water and a dump station to boot. The massive store is set on a hill that overlooks a great eclectic group of stores that one can take advantage of if they quit early after driving for the day.
We set up camp and headed into the store. We felt like we walked into a huge auditorium!

Click on the above "stitched" photo to see it full size. A new window should open. Place your cursor on the photo and it should change to a tiny magnifying glass with a "plus" on it. Click the photo and it should enlarge it and you can "scroll" from side to side to see all of it. It is taken from the second floor... like the title says, "Got Stuff!"

Lee and Pam prepped us for what to expect but you've still gotta see it to believe it.

We made a quick tour of the store, headed back to the coach for a really quiet evening. We planned an early morning sojourn in the store with a coffee from their second floor restaurant and scour the place.

Yep, the prop is even spinning!

There were at least half a dozen of these "stuffed" animal scenes. Nearly all of the animals are in "motion."

No expense was spared to reality when it came to positioning each animal as it would be in their own habitat.

Any one who fishes would be impressed with the well stocked aquariums on the first floor.

So, you can learn all about the inhabitants of the great outdoors and outfit yourself with anything you need to be part of the wilderness experience. You can also enjoy a breakfast or lunch buffet or just a sandwich while you enjoy your "stop-over."

http://www.cabelas.com/

Thanks for the "heads up" on a great place to "take a breather" Lee and Pam.

Hamburg, PA was just about forty miles to our destination, Intercourse, PA and the Beacon Hill Campground. Both the motorhome and HHR looked like we've been "muddin'" with the best of them.

We set camp, freshened up and naturally, had to get something to eat.

(As all of you know, most of our "Blog Friends" know we don't have any problem finding a place to eat.)

We headed for Angela and Bill's favorite eating establishment.... "Dienners!"

http://www.dienners.com/

"Dienners" is not your average restaurant. If you take a minute to scout the area you'll see some of Amish Country's most unique long-time tourists spots...

Along with the "Dutch Haven" there are a couple of other establishments that just don't quite fit the Amish "motif"...

"Jakey's Amish BBQ" and the"City Dump!"

and

The "Outhouse!"

Even after our lunch buffet at "Dienners" we still had to head to the "Kitchen Kettle"

 http://www.kitchenkettle.com/index.asp for... what else...

We also stopped by to visit a real sweet friend (literally) at "Kitchen Kettle," "Deb" busy at work in her fudge shop.

http://www.kitchenkettle.com/members/pepperlanefudgeandsweets.asp 

As you can see our long-time travel companion, "Gnorm the Gnome" is no stranger to "Deb's" fudge!

In spite of slow going traffic due to rain, the two day drive to PA went really well.

And thanks to Lee and Pam, we know where to get lots of "stuff" and we won't be going hungry here in Amish Country!