A Beautiful Drive in the Countryside

During the Autumn season we enjoy packing up the car and taking long drives in the countryside. Sometimes we know where we’re going and at other times…we just go and end up somewhere nice. When we take these drives I like to pack a cooler with brown bag lunches, snacks and beverages. Bug spray, sunscreen and comfortable clothing a must!

We enjoy visiting small towns and the countryside. There are beautiful farmlands in Pennsylvania and often times we’ll stumble by a roadside farmstand where we can shop for fresh produce. We love supporting our local farmers. Plus, it’s a lot tastier than the stuff bought at the grocery store.

On this particular road trip we visited 2 antique shops, 3 farmstards, visited a goat farm (picked up some goat milk soaps & lotions), and a farmer’s market that sells locally sourced honey. I’m allergic to bees, so I didn’t venture too close. It was interesting to see their display on honey bees and the bees buzzing around.

There was a farmer’s field nearby where you saw row after row after row of beautiful sunflowers. I bet there were thousands of blooming sunflowers! You could stop and buy freshly cut sunflowers or they handed you clippers and you could go out into the field and clip them yourself. Totally cool.

If you don’t know what to do with the family or just need some time outside of the house…consider going for a drive in the countryside. You never know what you’ll see and find. We enjoy these mini road trips and do it several times every year.