We got a text from Sisters Allen and Blosch Saturday evening in which they asked us if we wanted to do something fun with them on Monday. Irene suggest bowling, so that's what we did. They happen to be assigned to Kent Island. We thought Kent Island was closer to Pasadena, but when I plugged their address into the GPS, it said they were about 148 miles away. I figured out that I had the toll road restriction turned on in the GPS and because of that it was taking us through Delaware to get to them. Once I took that off, they were much closer. Kent Island is across the bay from Annapolis, MD. The bridge getting to it is about 23,000 feet long. Fun.
The Sisters showed us around Kent Island a little bit and then we went to Annapolis to bowl. I wont mention how the bowling went, but let it suffice to say, it was not pretty.
Just a small part of the Bay bridge between Annapolis and Kent Island.
Sisters Allen and Blosch at the bowling alley. After bowling we took them to Chick n Ruth's restaurant for a milk shake. Remember the TV show, Man vs Food with Adam Richman? Well, he has been here.
Today zone conferences started. The first one was in Martinsburg, VA, and we served BBQ beef sandwiches, salad, watermelon, chips, and cake. Very little was left over.
It's funny, but the brother who was talking to the missionaries about vehicle safety is from Salt Lake City. I asked him if by chance he knows a Jeff Sechler. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that he does know him and they are actually in the same department.
After the Conference today, we drove over to Grantsville, MD, to visit a place called Penn Alps. Cute little town but not worth the hour and a half drive to get to it. It was fun to see a sign that said George Washington actually crossed the river at this place.
The following pictures are from the Penn Alps.
I knew we were close when I saw the "Penn Alps Parking" signs.
The picture to the left was interesting to me because the pine trees were so neatly growing in rows.
The picture to the right is the Casselman River Bridge. It was built in 1813 and was the longest single-span stone bridge in America at the time.
This bridge was part of a highway system between Cumberland, MD and the Ohio River in Wheeling, WV. During the period of 1842-1852 it is said that traffic on the road was immense. Up to 14 stage-coaches per day in each direction. It not only provided a route for stagecoaches, freighters, and Conestogas, but also droves of cattle, sheep, pigs, and turkeys.
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