Baseball: Harrisburg Senators vs Erie SeaWolves

We attended a double-A baseball game between the Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals affiliate) vs Erie SeaWolves (Detroit Tigers affiliate) at FMB Field in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

An interactive map of the ballpark on an island in the capital city of Pennsylvania:

Capitol building:

Capitol building

FNB Field:

FNB Field

Dinner options:

Dinner options

Weird burger and cheesesteak:

Weird burger and cheesesteak

Snack:

Snack

View from our seats, section 110, row 1, seats 1 & 2:

View from our seats, section 110, row 1, seats 1 & 2

Play ball:

Play ball

Baseball

Selfie:

Selfie

Run scores:

Run scores

Run scores

Exploring the ballpark:

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Hershey ice cream:

Hershey ice cream

Ball hit the ump’s mask:

Ball hit the ump's mask

Wackiness:

Wackiness

Broken bat:

Broken bat

Baseball

Final scores:

Final scores

Baseball

Hershey’s Chocolate World

We visited Hershey’s Chocolate World in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Hershey's Chocolate World

We did the Create Your Own Candy Bar experience, where you choose components for a bar; here are Jenn’s selections:

Create Your Own Candy Bar

My selections:

Create Your Own Candy Bar

Selfie:

Jenn and David

Production line:

Production line

Production line

Production line

Production line

While the chocolate is drying, you design your packaging:

Design Your Packaging

Production line:

Production line

Our packages:

Our packages

Then we did the free Hershey’s Chocolate Tour, a ride showing what goes in to producing chocolate bars:

Hershey's Chocolate Tour

Hershey's Chocolate Tour

Hershey's Chocolate Tour

Hershey's Chocolate Tour

Hershey's Chocolate Tour

Hershey's Chocolate Tour

Dinner in the food hall:

Dinner in the food court

Dessert:

Dessert

Hershey’s Largest Candy Store:

Hershey's Largest Candy Store

Extra-big Kit-Kat (which we didn’t buy):

Extra-big KitKat (which we didn't buy)

We did buy a lot of stuff, though:

We did buy a lot of stuff, though

Kissmobile:

Kissmobile

My custom candy bar:

David's custom candy bar

David's custom candy bar

Jenn’s custom candy bar:

Jenn's custom candy bar

A fun experience.

Baseball: Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants

We attended a game of the Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants, playing at the Phillies ballpark, Citizens Bank Park.

Lovely, if cool, day for a ballgame. The Phillies Phanatic is the greatest mascot (sorry, Moose). The hometown crowd is very vocal and even boos their own players when they make an error, but otherwise, the folks we met were friendly and helpful to us out-of-towners. The park itself is rather mid-tier—no really “wow” factor, and we sadly didn’t get to see the homerun bell in action. Took over an hour to get out of the parking lot afterwards—craziness!

An interactive map of the ballpark and extensive surface parking around it:

Philadelphia:

Philadelphia

Citizens Bank Park:

Citizens Bank Park

Home of the Philadelphia Phillies:

Home of the Philadelphia Phillies

Selfie:

Selfie

Crabfries:

Crabfries

Chicken donuts and crabfries:

Crabfries

Baseball stadium passport stamp:

Passport stamp

Jenn with a model Phillie Phanatic:

Jenn with a model Phillie Phanatic

Peach parfait:

Peach parfait

View from our seats, Section 132, Row 26, Seats 1-2:

View from our seats, Section 132, Row 26, Seats 1-2

View from our seats, Section 132, Row 26, Seats 1-2

The Phillie Phanatic:

The Phillie Phanatic

The Phillie Phanatic

Play ball:

Baseball

Baseball

Baseball

Camera guy and a dancing fan:

Camera guy and dancing fan

Baseball

Baseball

Baseball

Exploring the ballpark:

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Exploring the ballpark

Beverages:

Beverages

Attendance 41,321:

Attendance 41,321

Run scores:

Run scores

Baseball

Baseball

Scores:

Scores

Phillies win!

Phillies win!

Travel from College Park, Maryland to Ocean View, New Jersey

We drove our coach 164 miles, about three hours of driving, from College Park, Maryland to Ocean View, New Jersey.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading east:

Map

An interactive map:

Fort McHenry Tunnel, under the Baltimore harbor:

Fort McHenry Tunnel under the Baltimore harbor

Fort McHenry Tunnel under the Baltimore harbor

Fort McHenry Tunnel under the Baltimore harbor

Roadworks with a very close barrier on I-95 North:

Roadworks with a very close barrier on I-95 North

Rest stop:

Rest stop

Crab for lunch… a mistake, as it took about 25 minutes to get the food:

Crab for lunch

Crab for lunch

Susquehanna River:

Susquehanna River

Fun with zoom:

Fun with zoom

Welcome to Delaware, blink and you’ll miss it:

Welcome to Delaware, blink and you'll miss it

Toll plaza:

Toll plaza

Delaware Memorial Bridge:

Delaware Memorial Bridge

Delaware Memorial Bridge

Welcome to New Jersey:

Welcome to New Jersey

Truck rest area:

Truck rest area

Muffler man statue:

Muffler man

Our destination:

Our destination

Using a sewer tote tank and macerator pump to dump waste tanks from the back of our truck again

I previously posted about using a sewer tote and macerator pump to empty our waste tanks. Here’s another example of doing this, with a variation to cope with parking in front of our coach.

I dumped when our gray and black waste tanks reached 50%; we could have been conservative and made it the week with that space, but it was nice not to need to do so:

50% gray and black tanks

The wet bay, with the power for the macerator hooked up, along with the sewer pipe:

Wet bay

The macerator pump, hooked up to a sewer hose and a garden hose dedicated to this purpose:

Macerator pump

When parked in front of the coach, it’s a bit longer to get from the wet bay to the truck:

Hoses

The hose into the tote in the back of the (pollen-y) truck:

Hose into tote

Filling the tote:

Filling tote

8% gray and 13% black after the first dump; I fully emptied them the day before we departed, which took another two dumps (with the liquids added after the first dump):

8% gray and 13% black after first dump

Dumping from the truck at the dump station:

Dumping at dump station

The tote in the back of the truck while dumping:

Tote in the back of the truck while dumping

It’s nice to have this option when we don’t have a sewer hookup.

Travel from Saint Marys, Georgia to Charleston, South Carolina

We drove our coach 214 miles, about five hours of driving, from Saint Marys, Georgia to Charleston, South Carolina.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading north:

Route map

An interactive map:

Joining I-95 North:

Joining I-95 North

Bridge:

Bridge

Buc-ees under construction:

Buc-ees under construction

Rest area:

Rest area

Paladin on the driver chair:

Paladin on the driver chair

Rainy:

Rainy

Having a snack while watching the map showing lightning nearby:

Snack and lightning nearby

US Air Force plane outside an Air Force museum:

US Air Fore plane

Heavy traffic:

Heavy traffic

Welcome to South Carolina:

Welcome to South Carolina

Rest area:

Rest area

Charleston exit:

Charleston exit

Arriving at James Island County Park:

Arriving at James Island County Park

Check in:

Check in

Arriving at our site:

Arriving at our site

Travel from Wauchula, Florida to Saint Marys, Georgia

We drove our coach 273 miles, about five hours of driving, from Wauchula, Florida to Saint Marys, Georgia.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading north:

Route map

An interactive map:

A tight corner leaving the campground, made more tricky by vehicles parked close to the road, but we didn’t have any difficulties:

Tight corner leaving campground

I-4 East:

I-4 East

Rest area:

Rest area

Heavy traffic and an RV on the side of the freeway:

Heavy traffic and RV on the side of the freeway

RV on the side of the freeway

Traffic cams with our coach:

Traffic cam with our coach

Traffic cam with our coach

Passing downtown Orlando:

Downtown Orlando

I-95 North; we appreciate road markings on lanes to make it very clear where we need to be:

I-95 North

Snuggly Paladin:

Snuggly Paladin

Snuggly Paladin

Handy rest area truck parking spaces available sign:

Handy rest area truck parking space available sign

Rest area:

Rest area

I suspect they don’t want anyone parking there:

I suspect they don't want anyone parking there

Fuel stop:

Fuel stop

$296.20 of diesel, before our discount:

$296.20 of diesel, before our discount

Rainy:

Rainy

The Napoleon Bonaparte Broward bridge aka Dames Point bridge in Jacksonville, lost in the clouds. Apparently some Floridians are scared of this bridge, because it’s so high (and Floridians aren’t used to high places, being such a flat state!):

Bridge lost in the clouds

Thank you for visiting Florida:

Thank you for visiting Florida

Welcome to Georgia, state of inconveniently-placed poles:

Welcome to Georgia

Sub outside Kings Bay Sub Base:

Sub outside Kings Bay Sub Base

Crooked River State Park:

Crooked River State Park

Our site:

Our site

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park

We visited Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in Spring Hill, Florida. Famous for its live mermaid shows.

Statue

Peacock:

Peacock

Peahen and young peacock:

Peahen and young peacock

Lunch:

Lunch

Mermaid statue:

Mermaid statue

Gift store:

Gift store

Spring water park:

Spring water park

Can’t really see them, but there were some manatees over by the bank:

Manatees

River boat tour:

River boat tour

River boat tour

River boat tour

Bird

Eagle nest:

Eagle nest

Kayaks on the river:

Kayaks on the river

Mermaid theatre:

Mermaid theatre

Mermaid theatre

Mermaid show, performing a variation of the Little Mermaid story:

Mermaid show

Mermaid show

Mermaid show

Mermaid show

Mermaid show

Mermaid show

Mermaid show

Mermaid show

Mermaid show

Mermaid show

Cheesy fun.