Hershey PA and onto Elverson

This morning when we got up and stepped outside we were suprised at how warm and humid it was even in the morning. When I left camp it was already 77 degrees and the humidity must have been that high as well. They are even in a heat advisory in this area. Hopefully Thur. it is supposed to be drier and cooler (mid  80's). While Paul was riding today I went to Hershey Gardens and spent a couple of hours walking through the gardens. It was warm but they had umbrellas that could be borrowed and I did. That way I could at least take a bit of shade with me. The gardens were nice but not as much wow factor as Buchart Gardens on Vancover Island. It looked like many of the summer flowers had been planted recently but had not had time to fill out. They had hundreds of roses in bloom though. They have a butterfly house and it was fun to go in and see all the butterflys. In the childrens garden they had stools for sitting on shaped like a hershey kiss. They had a nice gift shop and of course I found something nice to take home as a momento. It is a carved gourd with a light in it and it is nice because it was locally grown and made by local craftsmen. By the time I had spent a couple of hours there I was very hot so I stopped on my way to the campground and bought a drink and some strawberries from a farm store and some local cheese. The store workers were either Amish or Mennonite. I arrived at our campsite before checkin time so it was a little confusing for a while but finally I got to my site and Paul pulled up before I could get everthing set up so it was nice to have his help. As soon as we could we headed for the swimming pool. It is the nicest pool we have seen at any of our campground and the water sure felt good. Then we both took a COOL shower (there wasn't any hot water) and bought a huge ice cream cone. I am so glad we have air conditioning in our trailer and truck. Tomorrow it is supposed to be in the 90's and I must admit I worry about Paul riding in that heat for6-8 hours. Can't wait for cooler weather sometime.