Lancaster Pennsylvania
The Amish country was a nice break from the battlegrounds of the Civil War. While the Amish rules are confusing and sometimes paradoxical, they live in a more or less non-technological world. On the farm we visited, one of the sons runs a landscaping business requiring a truck. It’s owned by the son, but since the Amish don’t drive, the son hires a non-Amish driver. There were a number of those kinds of confusing adaptations – things like an electric cow milker which was okay because the electricity comes from a diesel generator. I guess it’s the thought that counts. They must get tired of people asking questions about those kind of inconsistencies. Speaking of inconsistencies, they do business in English, speak Pennsylvania Dutch with one other, and worship in a version of German. Through it all, they seem happy enough, which is, after all, the point. Another day in the Amish environs then on to Annapolis. One good thing about being on the road is kind of an Amish thing – no nightly news…
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