WASHINGTON

We had our visit to Lancaster the heart of Amish country and visited an Amish farm and then the Kettle Market where they sell a lot of their produce.
It was a lovely sunny day and became quite hot by midday.  We enjoyed a great creamy ice cream that was delicious and they said came from their Jersey cows on the farm.  There was also a canning and preserves shop where you could watch the women cooking and bottling then preserving the relishes and sauces they make and sell. They also make over 20 different jams that along wth all the relishes and sauces etc are available for tasting.

Needless to say I could not resist visiting the quilt shop and admiring the beautiful work done by local craftspeople. Only $75 for postage they assured me!!
There was also a yarn shop and of course I could not resist a coloured wool top to take home to spin.
In the evening we went for dinner at Georgetown the old harbour area of Washington and then after dinner did a night drive around the capitol. The day had become quite warm and after arriving in Washington it was very warm but not unpleasant. We saw a deer out of our hotel window in the park where Bill Clinton used to jog and then go for breakfast at Maccas!
Next morning we hare doing a tour and would you believe when we arrived at Arlington Cemetery the rain was coming down and very few of us had bought raincoats so we became rather damp but at least it wasnt cold.
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