Summertime Madness - Part Two

     I had tons of fun at Great Wolf Lodge, but lucky for me, the fun wasn't over yet! After a pretty uneventful Thursday and Friday, we got back on the road. This time, our destination was Lancaster, PA, the location of our annual family bike ride. 

     The Lancaster Covered Bridge Metric Century Ride (100km, 65miles) didn't actually take place until the next day, but it's our own little family tradition to head up a day early and stay at a hotel on Saturday. So, after arriving at the hotel early, we decided to occupy our wait time by enjoying a pre-packed picnic lunch at a provincial public park (try saying that 3 times fast!). YUM!

     Following our delicious healthy meal, we decided it was time for some... SHOPPING!!!! Lancaster outlets rock! :) I got myself this awesome hat from the Merrell store, called a Penelope hat (see below). Whoop whoop!

     For dinner, we had a delicious meal from Dickey's Barbecue Pit. There's nothing like a balanced diet of meat, mac and cheese, meat, onion rings, meat, buttered rolls, meat, and more meat drenched in bbq sauce (did I mention meat?)! 

     The next morning, we got up bright and early (5:30) and headed to Harrisburg Community College's Lancaster Campus.  The bike ride started out nicely, with cool, perfect weather. However, once we left the lunch stop at mile 38, it started getting searingly hot and blindingly bright. Around this time, Daddy started losing momentum and Mommy and I decided to finish the ride on our own (travel montage plays in background). In short, we ditched him (sorry Daddy). 

     Soon, my mom started lagging behind too, and I had to slow down and wait for her at the top of some of the hills. Now I know how my parents felt when I was a super slow 9-year old with a Barbie bike! :)

     Mommy and I completed the ride with a personal best time of approximately 5 hours, and my dad came in about 15 min. later. We enjoyed the post-ride snacks of Turkey Hill ice cream, grapes, cookies, and refreshingly chilled Turkey Hill iced tea. Daddy even bought the two of us really cool polarized biking shades! This is really turning out to be a great summer. :D

Stay tuned for Summertime Madness: Part 3!