I made it to the HD factory this morning for the tour and was told that it was a modified tour because they were assembling the new model year and I guess the dealers get upset if the people that come off the street see it before them so we saw the machines that make the fenders, laser trimmers, and machines that make the kick stands. They make all of the softtails and touring bikes here since 1998. They opened up a plant in Kansas city to do some of the others so they could fill orders because customers were on waiting lists. Could not take cameras with us so I have no pictures of the line.

I then made a trip to the Amish area and looked in a phone book and did find one Norman Halterman and I left a message giving my cell and email. Haven't heard back but maybe I will someday. Not all people that live out their are Amish and if they are Mennonites, they have adopted the modern ways. I did stop by a Mennonite church but was told there were no Haltermans there. You can see one picture at the top was a car I spotted in the parking lot of HD so I took a picture of it and I assume it was from East Straudsburg. I also emailed the dealership and asked if they could pass my information on to a Halterman that may know about his ancestors. I was told by Milton Haldeman that they are from Nicholas(Christian's brother) which means we are related, just one generation back to Michael. That would be our Great(x8)grandfather.

I did make reservations for Virginia, which is just across the mountains from Hardy county WV. Figured I would park the trailer on this side near Interstate 81 and just drive the car over the mountain. I had some data that the Indian attack happened in Hawksbill, Va. I looked for a Hawksbill Va on the internet and all I got was a Hawksbill Diner just north of Shenandoah. I am pretty certain this is where it happened and there are Haltermans that live in this area so I am pretty excited about what I will find.

I did not go to East Straudsburg because it was pretty far from here and I think I will actually come back to that area because my timeshare company has resorts in the Pocono Mnts. Another reason I may want to come back is I wanted to eat one meal in the Amish country and I did that this afternoon. I got it from two different sources that the best place was called the Shady Maple and when I got there could not believe how big it was. They can feed 2200 people and the food was as good as I have ever eaten.