Amish Amos

Let me begin by saying that we rarely have a day off while on the road or have the opportunity to simply be tourists. Today we had one of those rare days. We had an unexpected day off in Pennsylvania, coming from Westfield, NJ heading to York, PA. We decided on stopping in Intercourse, PA. Intercourse is a small village in the middle of Pennsylvania Dutch country surrounded by beautiful Amish farms. We had a delicious lunch inside a historic home. You could taste the freshness and superior quality of the food ingredients. In the afternoon we enjoyed a buggy ride through the back roads of Amish country. We were guided by Amos and his horses, Tyler and Tim. Lisa sat in the front with Amos and chatted the entire ride. I think we asked every question possible about Amish life.

Amos showed us his chidhood school house and today, 65 years later, it's still functional. Amos told us the only thing he'd really like to do that he hasn't had the opportunity is travel more. At the end of our tour we presented Amos with a Mustang Sally T-shirt. He accepted it even though he isn't allowed to wear it in the outside world. He gave us his phone number (the phone isn't in the house; it's outside in a shanty, he said). He explained that we might make his wife mad if she's the one who answers, but he gave us his number anyway. Someday we'll give Amos a call and see if he remembers our rowdy little tour group. He certainly made an impression on us.