I have to emphasize again how nice the Black Lantern Inn is. We woke in the morning to Claire the owner making us breakfast. And I'm not talking a bagel and a glass of OJ. I'm talking a mushroom and spinach omelet, banana bread, zucchini bread,blueberries, strawberries, peaches, fresh yellow tomatoes, whole wheat toast, marbled rye toast, croissants, orange juice, and tea. It was a feast, and we sat out on this great covered deck they had built on the 2nd floor. When we were finally stuffed we thanked her repeatedly, packed our bags and drove downtown to check out the Roanoke Farmers market before we got on the road to Pennsylvania.
We were at the market rather early so not everyone was set up. But a large portion of vendors were already there with fine fruits and veggies. Its a beautiful space and on the weekends I've heard it can be quite busy and very crowded. It is the oldest farmers market in Virginia. After purchasing some produce, we hopped in the car and made our way north.
Five hours later we made it to Lancaster. While we have been here a few times before to visit Dave's family we still love the town and look forward to visiting. We were welcomed by Dave's aunt and cousins, and delicious food to sample that was made from vegetables straight from their garden. We then went out in town to a local ice cream shop which was ironically named Oregon Dairy. This shop also had a big playground and a petting zoo with deer and goats. There was a disturbing scene that we witnessed where one deer was urinating and another deer was so thirsty that it decided to drink straight from the source (yuck!!!) We were not able to capture this in action but we will include a picture of these majestic animals. Lancaster has some beautiful buildings in its downtown section and it was fun to drive around and see this. It was also great to hangout with family and we look forward to seeing them again soon now that we will be closer.
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