Woke up to a wet and windy day, our first!!
Loaded the car and on the road by 9am.....our first stop In Pennsylvania was around the town of Lancaster I wanted to show Gracie some of the Amish areas.....
Just got off the main roads and took these photos..
This tells a little about the community!!!
Amish travel by:
• Buggy-the buggy is the standard form of travel, and both regulates and symbolizes Amish life
• Automobile-most Amish permit riding as a passenger in a car or bus, but not driving
• Bicycle and scooter-both are used by Amish, depending on the community
• Rollerblades-rollerblades and skates are used as a form of recreation and short-distance travel in communities such as Lancaster County
• Train-Amish take both long- and short-distance trips by rail
• Boat and ship-Amish occasionally travel by boat, often for recreational purposes
Buggy travel
All Amish households have at least one, and sometimes numerous carriages, except for in some cases the elderly who may live near or in small towns in Amish communities. The buggy is important to Amish life as it serves as both a symbolic and literal brake on the pace of life. It also symbolizes Amish identity, serving an important cultural role. Use of the buggy is a key indicator of Old Order Amish status.
Amish rely on the horse-and-buggy to travel short distances, such as to town, to visit family and neighbors, or to travel to church on Sundays. Buggies typically travel at about 5-10 miles per hour, and have a range of 15-20 miles before horses need to be rested. Amish only rarely ride horseback.
Automobile travel
Amish universally object to both automobile ownership, and to operating a vehicle, but in most cases permit riding in cars as passengers. Amish acknowledge a need to sometimes travel further than a buggy allows, thus the allowance for automobile travel.
Amish may be driven by friends, non-Amish employees, and in some cases unbaptized or non-Amish children and relatives. Amish also frequently make use of the so-called “Amish taxi” services provided by non-Amish individuals in most Amish areas. Bus travel is another form of transport common among Amish.
Bicycles and scooters
Bicycle is a popular form of travel, especially among Amish in the Midwest. Some communities are more bike-friendly, for example Arthur Illinois, with its asphalt roads and flat landscape. Holmes County, Ohio features the Holmes County Trail, a byway traversing the county and designed for both bike, buggy, and foot travel.
Scooters are common among Lancaster Amish
Other communities rely on the scooter, such as the Lancaster County community, or that of Allen County, Indiana. Most church districts in Lancaster do not permit the bicycle.
Back on the interstate and we arrived at Emily and Ryan’s house in Bloomfield New Jersey just around 3.30pm!!
Great for me to see newborn Izzie for the first time..
and almost three year old Jonah again!!
He is so cute already calling me Grandpa!!!! This is going to be fun taking care of him when he is not in day care!!
This will be our home for the next month and we are going to help with the children!!!
So this is the map of the travel since SMA.....all went well a good safe and happy trip!!!
Now tomorrow I need to find a tennis court in between my child caring duties!!
Yashi Kochi!!
