Monday, 7 September 2015

Jonestown, Lebanon Pennsylvania

We arrived at our lovely B & B The Berry Patch in Jonestown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania (love saying that, it just rolls off the tongue if ya'll know what I mean?) late afternoon on the Saturday of the Labor Day long weekend. Apparently this is just a weekend for relaxing and barbecuing! Wow, that's every weekend at home ha! Our hosts here, Bunny and Charlie are just so lovely, and it's a real family affair. We settled into our rooms, John and I and Daz and Lu are in the main house and Mick and Anne in a small half cottage. So beautifully decked out with many lovely personal touches. Apparently this is a "no kids zone", but you'll see by the photos why, I guess. So many things everywhere!
We went and had a few drinks over in Mick and Anne's cottage, getting into the Labor Day feel of course, and the guys organised the rest of our upcoming  accommodation.
We were all pretty tired so off to bed and ready for Fathers Day golf!

After a wonderful big breakfast, Bunny's daughter looking after us, even jam, Boston cream and hazelnut cream donuts served as well, we waddled out and  drove to the Iron Valley Miners Club Golf Course. A beautiful day today, really warm. We played our 18 holes, which was great, and the woman on the drinks cart said we just HAD to try the crab cakes back at the club house. Best she's ever had, world famous etc etc. Oh, alright then, if we must!
wow, she was so right! They were so delicious, and no fillers at all, crab, crab and more crab! Yummo. Made with snow crab which is kind of like an Alaskan crab.
We were also advised we had to go into this historic Tavern on our way back to the Berry Patch, so we did! Met some new friends, some with a Harley who Mick was keen to chat with. Luanne drove us all home safely, grabbed pizzas for tea and had a few drinks on Mick and Anne's verandah again. The size of the size of the pizzas were incredible and we were going to get 3!!! Off to bed after a good day!


Selfie on Iron Valley Golf Course


Iron Valley Golf Course Club House



A bit tough out there on the course! Taking a break!



A few more autumn leaves at last!



Looking at the Golf Club from the 18th



Still debating handicaps, but having a couple and a Guinness 
at the 19th


Outside the Harpers Tavern


New friends and their Harley



Some of the homes in Jonestown


Huge huge pizzas!


Inside The Berry Patch



The Berry Patch


The lovely Berry Patch


Beautifully set out B & B

Very welcoming for sure


























1 comment:

  1. Looks like a relaxing day at the golf, Shame you put Jason Day off at your previous gold experience!! Those autumn leaves are getting better, if you stay long enough for Johns hair to grow back I'm sure you'll get the colours!! Love the B&B, little wonder kids are excluded, hope you all behaved yourselves? Love Pam and Vernon

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