Wow, what a long drive yesterday. I'm writing this the day after as I couldn't find the energy to blog last night by the time we pulled into the campground and setup (in the dark).

Since part of the day was in Lancaster, I'll add that to a Saturday update on that entry, and this will just start with our stop in Gettysburg.

We started the day at the Sarah Palin rally (see yesterday's blog), then made a slight diversion from our original trip route to head down to Gettysburg. We figured since we were so close, we had to stop by. We also wanted to stop by to see the place where the temporary memorial to United 93 (9/11 4th plane that crashed in a field in PA), but we ran out of daylight and they closed at dusk.

The Gettysburg stop was a very quick one. You can spend 3-4 days seeing all of the battlefields, cemeteries, and memorials there, which are all quite interesting. We more or less spent a couple of hours, and concentrated our visit on the National Gettysburg Cemetery, which is where Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address. It's a very cool place, filled with monuments to the fallen soldiers. We'll have to plan to come back at some point in the future to see more of this historic place.

The rest of the day was spent trekking across PA. We drove through Pittsburgh at night, which was actually kind of pretty, and we made it to our campground in Raccoon Creek State park, NW of the city. It was pitch black, but we were able to get setup and off to bed.

We're heading into the city today to visit the Carnegie Science Museum. Today will be the only day we're here, as it was largely a stop over location.

Sunday Update:

Today was a single-destination day, the Carnegie Science Center. Of all the science museums we've visited (7+ including kids ones), this one is the best. It had 5 floors of fun, and even with 5 hours there, the girls weren't able to get through much of what the center had to offer. They'll write more in their journals, but needless to say, they had a wonderful time.

As you can see by the photos and videos, the center had a Halloween celebration today, with trick or treating, face painting, etc. and the girls were able to dress up in their costumes, Faith is Sharpay from High School Musical, and Kenzie is Disco Dolly.

I spent about an hour and a half inside, then Peanut and I went and visited the home of the Steelers, Heinz field, which is a cool place, and overlooks the water. We also spent some time just enjoying the beautiful sunny and crisp Fall Sunday afternoon.

We're heading down to Cincinnati tomorrow, which has the Creation Museum, which I've really been looking forward to.

Faith's blog:
Yesterday we went to the science center. It was really cool. My favorite part was the bungee jump. They did a trick or treat thing so I dressed up like Sharpay. It was fun. I loved it!

Kenzie's blog:
We went to a museum that was having a costume contest. They gave us candy, pop, ice cream and they painted our faces. There were activities too. My favorite part was the trampoline. It was fun!

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