Wrightsville, PA

We instantly knew that after crossing the ‘Veterans Bridge’ into Wrightsville, we were entering 8th grade America History class.

There was an elderly couple sitting on the steps of what looked like a house built during the Civil War. Turns out, it was. The couple had lived in the house for 61 years, the same number of years they have been married. After chatting a few minutes with the man about the women he has loved, the wars he has been in, and the people he beat up for his wife, he asked if I wanted to take a peek inside the house. Ella, the lady, led me inside. She passed by 100 year old paintings and furniture that belonged in museums to show me a Furby. She grabbed the Furby and started screaming, “Dance! Dance! Dance!” to which it replied, “I’m scared.” We turned around, and went back outside. Ella, you made my day.

Haines Shoe House

Deb, tonight’s host, mentioned that we should make a right on ‘Shoe House Road.’ It was exactly what we expected, and more.

According to RoadSideAmerica.com, ”The Shoe House was built in 1948 (and completed in 1949) by Colonel Mahlon M. Haines, the flamboyant “Shoe Wizard,” for advertising purposes.”

Stats
Miles today: 29.28
Total miles: 196.23
Flats today: Carlos – 1, Joe – 0
Total flats: Carlos – 1, Joe – 0
Crashes: Carlos – 0, Joe – 0
Waves from cute girls: 2.5

Crossing the Susquehanna River.

Tiffany, our host from Lancaster, painted Joe’s bike!

Made it to York PA!