Pennsylvania, halloween, beer and wine etc.

After an idyllic few days surrounded by beautiful farm lands, fall colours and a slower pace we had to move on. We also needed to restock our beer and wine supplies. The State of Pennsylvania directly controls the sale of alcohol.  Beer is sold from outlets in packaged cases; wine and spirits are only sold from state run stores.  Small bars can sell beer in 6 packs but no more. So we went to a wine and spirit store in Lancaster.
Our drive south west took us through York where we found a beer outlet!
Another important stop was to a Wells Fargo Bank to apply for a temporary Visa card for me (after having my wallet stolen in New York).  We posted mail to Australia and did some shopping.
We are headed for Gettysburg; have booked into a KOA RV park just outside Gettysburg for 3 nights which we extended to 4 nights (more of that later).

We didn't realise that the campground was host to a Halloween weekend, albeit early; an annual event as they close for winter before the actual Halloween on 31 October. I may have mentioned earlier that over the last few weeks we have come across a lot of Halloween and harvest decorations. Many front gardens are decorated, wreaths hang on front doors, large pots of chrysanthemums and pumpkins are everywhere. I love the harvest decorations and have bought a scarecrow, a 'mum' and a pumpkin candle!

The morning after!!

Not in league with the decorations around us!

Halloween straddles the line between fall and winter, plenty and paucity, life and death.  It is a time for celebration ... and superstition; harvest and life to dormancy and gloom.
We notice a few campers putting up decorations on Thursday when we arrive; by Friday the numbers have grown and the decorations likewise.
A Trick or Treat Parade has been organised for Saturday night and lots of activities during the day.

Gettysburg is a pretty town.  Of course the fall colours continue to show their brilliancy.  How could a town not look beautiful!