October Driveway Camping

October 23 - 31

 

It is a good thing Arby is dog-friendly!

 

Best food ever!

Return to my buddy Arby’s place to hang out with her, her hubby, and her pups!

We visit Asia (we got to meet May!), Nawab Indian, and Griddle145 (my goodness, a breakfast place that speaks VEGAN!!!) for various meals and they are delicious!  All highly recommended.

We hit the trails for walks.

And Arby and hubby play excellent tour guides for SE PA.

Mr. SMT and I travel to Duluth Trading Company in King of Prussia (not the best of colors, but the better clothing fit for me), eat at Mi Lah in Ambler for lunch (OMG! Best vegan ever!!!), and hit LL Bean where I become the proud owner of two pair of duck boots (great color choice in women's clothing but poor fit for me).

I shopped at Wooden Bridge Dry Goods for quilting supplies. 

Hit the local JoAnn’s in Quakertown to get patterns and muslin fabric for Arby to trial those patterns ... and I got fabric for a tank and face shield for winter running purposes.

Oct 29

The shear volume of people and traffic are getting to us, more so Mr. SMT than myself. 

He needs a calm place to sit back and relax, watch the world go by.

We can: head home, head to Delaware, and/or meet up with a friend in NJ in two weeks.

We visit the National Museum of Industrial History in Bethlehem. This Sunday is rainy but warm. People are staying off the streets.

The museum is little, but fascinating. They have exhibits covering examples from the World Expo in 1873: pedal powered wood working machinery, and belt driven wood and metal working machinery.

The steel and silk industries are their main focus.

We also visit a local pet store, Chaar, for dog coats, since someone named Kira forgot to pack them!  (Oh, my, how irresponsible.)

And then it is a drive to reach 3 different grocery stores: Whole Foods, Wegmans (to return an item), and Far East (an Asian grocery store). After visiting, our bags are heavier, though our wallets lighter.

We return home, cook the pizza from Whole Foods and veg while watching TV, reading, and listening to the rain fall.

Mr. SMT confesses that he would rather have easy access to a shower, that a camper shower fills gray water too quickly. Hence the reason he is not enamored with boondocking.

We head south on Tuesday the 31st. No direction, really, except homeward-ish.