Corn and Ham Loaf in Coatesville, Intercourse, and the Discovery Space shuttle in Dulles

(sara & chrisch) Coatesville, a town in Pennsylvania is, unlike our other destinations, not a famous touristic spot. So you might wonder what brought us to this place. The answer is that Conrods, our missionary friends from Cameroon (see Blog Baka), are for the next six months on furlough and are staying at Laurels parent’s place.

Since Coatesville is located in between New York and Washington DC, we decided to take an Amtrak train and stop there for a visit.

It was great fun to meet the Conrod family again and enjoy the hospitability of Laurel’s parents. Her Mother prepared Corn, sweet potatoes am ham loaf, a Dutch meal, which is traditional in this region. It was really delicious.

Crains & Conrods (aus USA Rundreise: Coatesville & Washington DC)

By the way, Conrods took us on a sightseeing tour to Intercourse, an Amish village with a visitor center. It was interesting to see them in their old fashioned clothes driving along the roads in buggies. We were quite impressed by their handicraft, especially the beautiful quilts.

Intercourse (aus USA Rundreise: Coatesville & Washington DC)

The next day Conrods gave us a lift to DC. But before they dropped us at our Youth Hostel we spend the day together visiting the Air and Space Museum in Dulles. It was fascinating to see the Discovery Space shuttle, a lot of historic and newer planes and do a flight simulation.

Discovery Space Shuttle (aus USA Rundreise: Coatesville & Washington DC)