Harrisburg, Carlisle

28 Sept – 2^nd Oct

We left Stillwater and travelled south to Harrisburg and are now staying at a camp site just north of Carlisle.

We finally got to go hashing on Saturday with the Harrisburg-Hershey Hash. Great bunch of people, made us feel very welcome. Quite a short run compared to UK hashes but plenty of beer stops.  We went to a local Micro-brewery for the après.  They had lots of beers including a stout which was 8%.  We then went onto to a pub by the Susquehanna River with some of the hashers.  We will be hashing again on Wed.

What could be better, two harriets and a fridge full of beer.

 

 

We spent Sunday visiting friends in the area.  Our thanks to Karen, for her hospitality.  It was good to catch up with everyone.

Yesterday we went up to Waggoner’s Gap ridge about five miles from here where the Hawk Watch Program takes place each year between Aug – Oct. This is a program that counts all the Raptors that migrate south from Canada. We were treated to a spectacular display by about 30+ birds, some flying at head height; turkey vultures, bald eagles, sharp-shinned hawks, red tailed hawks and many more. All birds of prey are now protected by law.

Today it’s raining, so we are catching up with all the boring things, cleaning – laundry – shopping etc.