Happy Birthday to George!

     

      We began today at the Epic Buffet inside the Hollywood Casino in Grantville, Pennsylvania where we had boon-docked last evening, with a toast to celebrate George's birthday.  The food was excellent and the weather was beautiful.  Since we had no land power to bake a cake, George was happy with a slice of lemon meringue pie.



      The Harrisburg East campground where we had planned to stay for a week advised us they could only accommodate us for one evening.  With that in mind, and plans to meet with instructor Ray Casselberry and his wife tonight, we decided to make the short drive out to Hershey's Chocolate Town for a glimpse of the facilities and continue to drive west.



      Along the way, Valerie spotted a few nice barns which she was able to capture although we were on the move and found the video George had prepared to share with his family and friends on Facebook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1ZF9m0heoU&feature=youtu.be.  George has always enjoyed putting together presentations for so many people and occasions, and decided it was time to finally celebrate himself.

      Valerie visited the shops and the tour while George purchased tickets for the hour-long trolley ride through the attractions.  When they again met up to board the trolley, George announced that his cell phone was either lost or stolen.  The panic began!  George notified security, who called the police, while Valerie attempted to call the phone and any relative that might offer advice on what to do.  We missed the ride when George re-traced his steps to find he had actually left it inside the car in the parking lot.  Happy birthday, George!




      We learned an important lesson from the chaos we experienced.  If you have an iPhone, password protect it, install the application 'Find my iPhone.'  Know your ID number and what passwords will need to be changed to prevent any fraudulent use of any of your personal accounts should your phone become lost or stolen.  We will take time to do all of this rather than panic if and when there is a next time!



       Upon arrival at Harrisburg East RV Park, we got lucky again.  There had been a cancellation and we would be able to stay an entire week as we had initially planned.  Happy birthday, George!


      We so enjoyed our meeting over dinner at the Capitol Diner with instructor Ray and wife, Barb, Casselberry.  He has much experience and has proven to be a great addition to our team.  We are delighted to have him teaching in the Harrisburg area.  The food was great and the company was even better!  We finally got situated at the campground just as darkness fell.

       The fascinating figures of candy production at the time of our visit for the day:  Reeses 61,752, Kisses 9,502,567, KitKat 115,828 and York 419,859.  That's a lot of chocolate!  We will simply have to go back for the trolley tour!