Senior Adult Choir Tour 2009 Day Two

Today was a very interesting day. The day began actually being ahead of schedule, but early in our day a loud bang occurred from under the bus as if we'd hit something. The driver found a safe place to pull over, but quickly discovered that there was a problem with the left front wheel of the bus. It was deemed unrepairable, so another local bus company was brought in to shuttle us to our next destination, Amish Country in PA. However, by the time the bus arrived, we had lost about 2 hours of time, meaning that we had to scrap the two stops in Amish Country and go straight to Hershey Chocolate World, where we ate and ended our day. Our original bus company will be bringing a new bus for us late this evening, and we'll be on our third bus for the trip. Still, we must give due credit to the Lord, as the problem discovered with the original bus, if not caught in the way it was, could have caused a far more serious accident. We were very blessed today, and the sacrifice of a few sightseeing destinations was a small price to pay for the safety of our passengers. We're thankful for a driver's good judgement, a local charter company (called "Cross Tours" by the way) who came to the rescue for us, and flexible good-spirited folks who have made this trip a real blessing for us thus far.

A view of a farm south of the Shenandoah Valley where our bus broke down.

Updating the patient throng about our changes in plans

Chocolate World!!!