9/22 Go Ape and Hershey

 We packed up early to drive to Delaware and the Go Ape Treetop Adventure and Zip Line Course. It was a crazy, adrenaline-filled challenge! We climbed ladders to platforms high in the trees and then walked between trees on a wide variety of shaky bridges. There were 5 courses, each ending with a long zip line. The final zip line started over 50 feet up (though it felt much higher) and traversed the water, taking 29 seconds. I was terrified at several points, such as the "Tarzan Swing" which required a brief free fall after stepping off the platform. But we all survived. Ruth usually took the lead, having no fear of heights. Summer did great! Carrie tried one exceptionally difficult ring bridge that the rest of us declined, got stuck and had to be rescued. I was the most fearful. We were advised not to take cameras so didn't get many photos.

We rescued a turtle that was sitting in the road.

As we continued on to Hershey, Pennsylvania we got stuck behind an Amish buggy. 

We eventually just crossed the double yellow line to pass, and did the same for several more buggies. We saw a horse-drawn plow and kids on bicycle-scooters. It's an Amish paradise. 

We camped in the Hersheypark campground and took the shuttle to the theme park. We rode rides and toured spook alleys for 3 hours until it closed at 11pm.