Update!

This summer I vacationed in Pennsylvania to visit family, but we turned it into a long road trip for three weeks going to all the major landmarks. While on this trip we went to three theme/water parks. We went to the Pittsburgh area to visit my grandma, and there we went to Kennywood, which is a seriously amazing amusement park, watched baseball, went on the Monongahela Incline (which is basically a trolley that goes up a hill), and went to a wave pool. After staying in the area for about five days, we went off to Hershey, the land of chocolate. The area is very small and the only reason to go was to go to the world-renowned theme park, Hersheypark. Once we left Hershey, went to Gettysburg, which was actually very entertaining. I'm a lover of history myself, but knowing that a huge battle was fought for our county there was quite exhilirating. From Gettysburg, we went to the Pennsylvania Dutch Country. We originally stayed in Lancaster, but we visited the town of Bird-in-Hand, where there is about a mile long farmers market filled with the tastiest things you can imagine. Vendors also sell dolls, antiques, and such. After this, we were off to Philadelphia to see my cousin, aunt, and uncle whom I hadn't seen in about seven years. We walked everywhere in Philly. And we went everywhere. The National Constitution Center was probably my favorite landmark, but we also visited the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Congress Hall, Betsy Ross's House, the United States Mint, a Benjamin Franklin's Grave. Other places visited were the Reading Terminal Market (best food ever), the famous "LOVE" statue, and Citizens Bank Park, home to the Philadelphia Phillies. In Reading, we saw a baseball game for the AA afiliate of the Phillies, the Reading Fightin' Phils. On the way out of Philadelphia, we visited Valley Forge. Our second to last stop on this trip was the Pocono Mountains, which really aren't mountains at all. We ate at the same restaurant every night except for one, and was very pleasant. Our activities included going to the pool, going kayaking, and going to the community center, which we had unlimited access to the whole time we were there. One day we also went to Camelbeach Mountain Waterpark, which was very enjoyable, but a bit cold. Our trip concluded with driving back to the Pittsburgh area one last time. Despite my brother's begging to go back to Kennywood again, we went to Laurel Hill State Park to enjoy my grandmother's company. The man-made lake was closed for swimming due to cloudy water, but we rented a paddleboat and took it out for about 35 minutes, even though our rental was for an hour (my mom was complaing it was too hard to maneuver). Our last day consisted of going to my dad's childhood church's picnic. We played bingo, jumped in a bounce house, ate food, and played baseball (which I realized I will probably never play again). Expect to see entries on Kennywood, Hersheypark, and Camelbeach Waterpark in the future!

Over the summer, before the big trip, I go to some places that I go all the time during the summer. Those places are the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and Raging Waters Waterpark. Also expect to see entries on these.

Thank you for reading this update on my vacationing staus!