Our friend Becky lives near the famous battlefield of Gettysburg, and so while staying with her, we ventured over to see the site. Here Mark is standing on top of Little Round Top.
We were prepared in part for our time at Gettysburg by some advance reading and watching the movie Gettysburg. We purchased a CD which gave us a tour in our car around the area. We also went on a ranger-guided tour of Devil’s Den.
In the cemetery there is a monument to Abraham Lincoln. He gave his famous address here about four months after the battle.
Mark is particularly interested in this speech because it was given on his birthday (some 140+ years in advance).
A special treat (and surprise, for our kids) at the end of the day was a reunion with the Schlegel kids and mom. We just happened to be about 1.5 hours drive from each other and it was too good of an opportunity to pass up, though both of our families had had long days.
I wonder how many IBEXers can identify these growing children.
Very cool. I haven’t been here yet, but someday… Fun that you got to see Becky and the Schlegels!
Wow, look at all those BIG kids!
Wow, the kids sure have grown. Isaiah was like Eitan in this photo when I first came to Ibex. Love this!