From PA to Salamanca

Refreshed after a sound sleep we headed for the Motel pool but disappointed to find it only opens at 9am, instead expended some energy in the well appointed gym and made our exit by 9.30am. Rather than spend of lot of money and time we prepared breakfast in the comfort of our room punched a few directions into Mrs Garmin and headed west in cloudy/ foggy conditions on Interstate 76.

Even following the highway I realised how wrong I had been in my thinking of what we would see in our brief stay in Pennsylvania. Sure, we didn't travel to either Pittsburg or Philadelphia and we had seen the lush farmlands of the Dutch Country but I had not expected to be travelling though rugged mountains and wonderful forests. I guess that is why I hope we can keep travelling there is so much to learn.

Mountains had been made easier for general traffic and for the CuRVy by a series of long tunnels on what was becoming an increasingly foggy day. The probable reason for the fog was that the elevation of the mountains was actually considerable and one of the mountains that we went under was actually the highest point until you reached the Rockies. Didn't slow the mighty CuRVy nor the Frost team. Only one thing slows us down and that is another travel option.......


So after passing signs for a few more "burgs" we  took the hint......

and headed for the road less travelled. Now going north on PA 120 passing by the delightfully named Hollidaysburg which at times like this quite true.

Dense forests now surrounded us and with the Interstate long gone we were in some ways on a road very similar to the very familiar Highway 1 in Australia which will be the rooad that takes us from Sydney to Narooma in 2012. A very relaxing and scenic drive which was broken by the very occassional farmhouse and the even less occassional town.


We had planned for this to be a picnic day and with my hunger pangs increasing we noted the lack of roadside picnic tables that seems to be true in both Canada and the USA. Oh well the weather exactly suitable for eating outside for the greater part of the year and there are no shortage of restaurants over here. And as they say "seek and ye shall find"..

Suitably saited it was back aboard the CuRVy and on through more delightful scenery with one brief stop to look at a great woodworking gallery (and a Hershey Ice Cream) before arriving at our abode nor the night. The towns and huses were again lovely and it was a pity that we didn't have time to stop and explore a bit more. Next time maybe......

You are never really sure about just how true the description of a hotel in Hotels.com is, but when a hotel has hosted a US President (Franklin D Roosevelt) entertainers like the Drifters and a Heavyweight Champion of the World (Larry Holmes) it had to be good!!!

The Hotel Dudley was!!!