All Roads Lead to Stroudsburg

It was foggy when we got up this morning in Danville, PA, but by the time we were on the move, it had cleared and the sun was hot.  We said goodbye for now to the Susquehanna River and moved east toward Stroudsburg.

 We took lesser routes for part of the way, going through small towns and farmland, avoiding I-80 for as long as we could.  

About 10 miles from Stroudsburg we exited the freeway to check out the town of Reeders.  We don't know the history here, and the man at the old general store, now  a pizza place, didn't know, and neither did the woman at the township office.  We'll google it later.

Across the freeway we stopped at an antique mall in Tannersville, and then had lunch at a Dairy Queen.  

It was 2:00 when, after stopping at the visitors center in Delaware Water gap to get directions, we arrived at a portion of the Appalachian Trail. 

 The weather was hot and humid, the trail was pretty rough in places, and the mosquitoes were vicious, so we went just far enough to get a view down into the Delaware River Water Gap, and then turned around to come back.  We were on the trail about 45 minutes, but at least we can say we hiked part of the Appalachian Trail.

It was 3:00 when we checked into our hotel in Stroudsburg.  We were now in contact with other family members who were due to arrive.  Tom and I walked to Main Street and toured the town, and three antique malls.

 We stopped off at the Willowtree Inn to make reservations for dinner for family members.   

When we arrived back at the hotel, my brother, his wife and daughter had arrived from Boston.  My sister and her husband, who live in Washington State, but have been traveling in Maine, arrived shortly after.  Then their daughter and her husband and three kids, who had been traveling in New York City, arrived.

We all went to dinner and there we discovered the whole wedding party were having the rehearsal dinner there too.

Cameras were left behind and we spent a lovely evening visiting and catching up.

My nieces wedding is tomorrow morning at 11:30, with an afternoon reception.  For our clan, all roads lead to Stroudsburg this weekend.