Tuesday, November 24, 2015

20020313 Emmitsburg MD

We ate our oranges and bread for breakfast and watched the news before leaving the room. It was raining outside. We had no trouble getting on Rt. 30 and driving right out of Pennsylvania into Maryland. Right over the border was the town of Emmitsburg MD, where there is the shrine of Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton. We stopped, did a tour of the Basilica, talked to a nice little nun there who gave us a tour. We went on into the town and had lunch at the Carriage House Inn. We had soup and sandwich, not bad. Drove on past Harper’s Ferry WV, on to Fort Royal VA. We followed Rt. 340 over to Rt. 11, up over the Blue Ridge Mountains through fog. Rt. 11 is busy road - through towns with lots to see. We saw many cows in VA, most are beef cows, but we did see some Holsteins. We decided to stay in Staunton. When we got into town, we stopped at the library to ask about places to stay. The Best Western was recommended and we got directions. It was a nice place with a good restaurant next door, Mrs. Rowe’s.



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