When there wasn't beauty to see out the window I entertained myself by taking pictures of the fashion statements on the bus.
Ryan entertained himself by putting on his headphones and dancing at the back of the bus.
Most people found more conventional ways of occupying themselves....like sleeping, playing Scrabble, talking and singing. Shawn waited to take his nap until he could stretch out in the hotel lobby.
We had a very quick turn around in order to head off to the John Kline Homestead. Our group was too big to accommodate us all at the same time so we were split into smaller groups. My group started at the Linville Creek Church of the Brethren, the home congregation of M.R. Zigler and John Kline.
We were given a tour by a retired minister who shares his politics on the bumper of his truck.
We saw a film about John Kline and then toured two of the church's rooms dedicated to historical items.
The Linville Creek church has a very large cemetery on its property. We found John Kline's tombstone
And M.R. Zigler's.
Next we headed to the Tunker Home, birthplace of M.R. Zigler. This woman gave us some historical data and then we toured her home--set up very much like a museum.
When we left her home we turned right on Brethren Rd. and headed for the John Kline Homestead.
It was now our turn to have dinner as actors portrayed the life on the John Kline Homestead for us. The meal was out of this world. Chicken fricasse, sour cream mashed potatoes, succotash, fresh baked rolls, baked asparagus, pickled watermelon rind, meadow tea and cherry pie ala mode. It was absolutely heavenly. By candlelight actors around us showed us life in a pacifist home during the Civil War, complete with a knife wielding Confederate soldier. It was a splendid evening.
We got back to the hotel after 10 pm--absolutely stuffed with good food. I think I will not join the group for tomorrow's excursion. I am plum tuckered out.
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