To be honest we were underwhelmed but had a good time anyway.
So we decided to pay the honeymoon capital of the world another visit. Neither of us remember anything of that stop 41 years ago. We stopped at Niagara Falls on our first trip across the country in 1978. We drank lots of really good craft beer while a local band played the same sets they had been playing for the past 40 years. We continued east into Pennsylvania where we stopped at Sprague Farm and Brew Works. This was entertaining and also a bit weird as we lay in bed when the hunt was over, listening through thin sheets of aluminum, as drunken revelers said good night to each other. With big cash prizes at stake, the parking lot was jam packed.
We got to stay in the parking lot on the night of their adult Easter Egg Hunt. On to Maize Valley Market, Winery & Craft Brewery which is located in Hartville, Ohio. We stocked up on lamb and chicken products here.Īs Shiny was parked in the middle of the farm we drifted off to sleep that night with the mooing of cows, the oinks and grunts of hogs, and the baa baa of lambs. They have had a battle with raccoons and hawks getting past their barriers and into their egg laying chickens, loosing a third of the chickens last year. It was interesting to see what they have done to protect their farm animals from predators.
The farm is organic and they take pride in that. Once we got settled in Jesse’s mom and dad, Bruce and Lisa, who live on the farm, gave us a tour. Luckily there was just enough room at the house to get Shiny turned around. Yup, I drove right around the corner and up to the house. On the phone, Jesse the owner, said the parking area was at the 90 degree turn in the driveway. The next day, with Google Maps still set on “Avoid Highways” we arrive at Fox Hollow Farm, in Fredericktown, Ohio. To bad, we were hoping to purchase some fresh asparagus. They were kind enough to let us park in their parking lot just the same. It would be another 4 days before they opened for the season. Our timing wasn’t the greatest for visiting Fulton Farms in Troy, Ohio. We bought a bottle of wine as a gift for our daughter, who does like wine.
The tasting and event room is located in a beautiful old converted horse barn. Chateau de Pique Winery and Brewery is the only stop we have scheduled in Indiana. Here they had a restaurant so we bought a pizza for dinner.Īfter a 177 mile back road drive we arrive at another winery. Neither one of us drinks wine so we feel a little guilty since you are supposed to support the host by purchasing something. We’ve sprinkled a couple wineries into our planned stops. Tuscan Hills Winery is the 6th of 13 Harvest Host locations we are planning to visit on our month long journey back to NH. You are expected to purchase something from whatever the establishment has to offer. They allow you to spend the night on their property for free. Tuscon Hills Winery in Effingham, Illinois.Ī Harvest Host membership allows you to access a list of farms, museums, and wineries that are RV friendly. We are parked at another Harvest Host stop. Here it is April 16th and we find ourselves on schedule for our April 26th rendezvous with Connor, our grandson, in Bennington, Vermont. Here is a post we started at the end of our last trip.
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