October 21, 2007:

Sun, Apples and Sundaes

Unlike last years Apple Picking Sundae drive, this year we were super-blessed with blue skies, sun and temperatures above 70! It was a brilliant day weather-wise and scenery-wise, with Fall foliage near peak; the company of many friendly MINI owners – and Margaret – made the day better still!

Like last year, we all met at PapaRazzi on route 2, an easy-to-find point from which to begin driving great back roads in the area:

On the road, we enjoyed many Fall foliage lined roads – much quieter too once I pulled past Keith’s MINI and followed Sheena

Sheena even included a couple of “official” U-turns:

When we arrived at George’s Hill Orchards, we parked all the MINIs and then headed off to various entertainments …

Margaret & I headed up to the top of the hill with Jock & Hannah, making a bee-line for lunch. Unfortunately bees (well, wasps actually) headed there too – we had to eat indoors instead of enjoying the weather, but that’s better than sharing with wasps! After lunch though, the view from the top of the hill was worth enjoying:

We then strolled back down through the orchards (with many apples sadly fallen due to recent hail), and visited the “Petting Zoo” – the goats especially were very friendly and keen to be petted, to Margarets great pleasure:

And in the distance, hiding in the trees …

Then it was time to call everyone back, ready for the next destination … but first, more pictures:

And the next destination was Colonial Candies, with DIY ice cream sundaes (at least, you get to apply your own toppings); and after ice cream, loads of sweets available to choose from too

What a great way to spend a “bonus” October day! Visit the Gallery for more pictures, and see last years run for what weather we might have had.

Thanks Sheena, Margaret, and everyone, for making today such fun!