Woke up to a light rain and temps in the low 50s - the rain ended by noon but it stayed quite cool throughout the day. The fall color is getting brighter and more prevalent each day we’re here. The colder weather is definitely an indication that fall has arrived. We headed north back to Bird in Hand and visited the Farmer’s Market, then to the Green Dragon Farmer’s Market in Ephrata. We enjoyed warm soup and a whoopee pie, and walked around checking out the fresh produce, meats, and wares. Then a brief stop at the Ephrata Cloister, an 18th century communal village of a celibate religious order (hmmmm... wonder why they’re not still there).
Next we journeyed to Lititz, home of a Moravian community which still exists in the area today. Here we visited the Wilbur Chocolate Company and Museum, the Sturgis Pretzel House, and walked the streets of this lovely town. On the way back we roamed through the countryside, drove through New Holland and Blue Ball and enjoyed a dinner meal at The Shady Maple restaurant complex. Then back to our cottage.
