The last stop of the day and dinner was at Shady Maple Smorgasbord in East Earl. Shady Maple is the biggest buffet hall in the area and I'd always been intrigued by this enormous building, a Mecca of Overeating, that rises above the Amish countryside. I felt that I had to experience it at least once and since I was in the area, I went in. The place was packed! There were lines of people, like at an amusement park, just waiting to check in to the buffet. Past the cash registers, it was an old-time affair with curious dioramas and 3-D paintings. Shady Maple boasts of 200 feet of food but it's actually 100 feet of food repeated twice. The first 100 feet of buffet tables is a mirror image of the other 100 feet. I preferred the grilling stations though. I thought the crab cakes were the best but I sampled the seafood and meats from all the grilling stations. Of course, I saved some room for salad (with bacon dressing!) and dessert, which was ice cream cake! Anyway, I thought it was a worthwhile experience but maybe next time, avoid going there on a Saturday evening. I was told that the crowd isn't as bad on other nights.
Sunday's plan was fairly simple. I went geocaching up the New Jersey side of the Delaware River, through Pennsauken, Riverside, Palmyra, Willingboro, and Burlington, towards Florence, where I would end the day at the "Fall Get Together 2016" geocaching event. There was some good river scenery and a nice visit to the Palmyra Cove Nature Center along the way.
Saturday 2016-11-19:
Unfinished Business (Pennsylvania)
Peony (Pennsylvania)
Fern Gully (Pennsylvania)
Sunflower (Pennsylvania)
Pansy (Pennsylvania)
Lily (Pennsylvania)
Keebler House (Pennsylvania)
Alstroemeria (Pennsylvania)
Lotus (Pennsylvania)
Free Cache (Pennsylvania)
Barkley's First Shed (Pennsylvania)
Final Exam (Pennsylvania)
Inside The White Box #18 (Pennsylvania)
Inside The White Box #17 (Pennsylvania)
Inside The White Box #16 (Pennsylvania)
Bears Beware (Pennsylvania)
Church Mouse (Pennsylvania)
Harry Potter IHO #7 (Pennsylvania)
Violence or Violet? (Pennsylvania)
Fishing on the rail (Pennsylvania)
No Access (Pennsylvania)
the guardrail (Pennsylvania)
Inside The White Box # 15 (Pennsylvania)
Nolt's Fish n Skate (Pennsylvania)
Sunday 2016-11-20:
Nope. (New Jersey)
Eye hole deep in muddy waters (New Jersey)
McClellan Avenue Cache! (New Jersey)
My First Dive (New Jersey)
What's Your Favorite Scary Movie? (New Jersey)
Dip In Road (New Jersey)
Beary Easy Access (New Jersey)
5th Day of Caching, My True love bought for me.... (New Jersey)
Welkcome to Palmyra Cove (New Jersey)
Horseless Head Man of Palymra Cove (New Jersey)
Bat Up (New Jersey)
Tree Hugger on the Bank (New Jersey)
Hanging By The Creek @544 (New Jersey)
East Side Pocket Park (New Jersey)
Just a Plane Hide (New Jersey)
Nothing Rhymes With Orange (New Jersey)
Est.1917 (New Jersey)
Close (New Jersey)
Reuse, Reduce and Recharge (New Jersey)
Sweetwater Park (New Jersey)
Fall Get Together 2016 (New Jersey)