Day 13

The morning of the 16th, we got up, ate breakfast, straightened up, and packed the car. Then we drove the hour back to Scranton for the Lackawana Coal Mine Tour. We showed up at 10:40 and bought tickets for the 11:20 tour. Because we had so much time to wait, Mom and Dad went to drop off the cottage key with my my great uncle. They got back to the mine at 11:10, but the tour had already left. We went down almost half an hour early. Mom and Dad were pretty upset, but they got a refund, and the kids got to take the tour. It was a pretty cool tour. We got to see the terrible working conditions of the miners.

After the mine, we picked up my Nana's cousin, Mary, for lunch. We went to a neat seafood restaurant. Mary told us about the property we have in Ireland, and about all her aunts and uncles and cousins.

After we left Mary, we drove down south to Philadelphia. All of the historic sites close at 5:00, and we got there at 6:30, but we could still see the Liberty Bell through the window. There was a free walking tour that we caught the middle of. The lady was very interesting.

That night, we got lost on the way to the campsite and didn't get in till 10:00 pm. We were all so exhausted from the busy day.
Let me mention here: for all you in CA, there is a replica of Independance Hall at Knott's Berry Farm. It is free, just tell the parking attendant that you are going to Independance Hall. They have a neat display with talking candles reinacting a scene in the room there.