Re: Hershey 2011

Posted by BH On 2011/10/8 19:14:52

For the better part of twenty-five years I really enjoyed Fall Hershey - even though it's a 4-1/2 hour drive (each way) for me and in spite of some foul, but sufferable, weather.

I used to leave late Friday evening, catch a few winks in the car after I arrived, and then head to the the swap meet at the crack of dawn, Saturday AM, followed by the show field, before hitting the road home about mid-afternoon. It made for one helluva long day. As the swap meet became too large to cover in one day, I bit the bullet and got a hotel room for a night - two in later years.

However, I stopped going about ten years ago because of too many negative changes - including the games that more and more hotels were playing with rates and minimum stays and Herco charging top dollar to park in unmaintained property that was - more often than not - mud bogs. Since the Giant Center project, the layout of the show and swap meet fields has left a lot to be desired.

I'll be back at Fall Hershey, someday, if only for the swap meet. I'll need to replace hiking boots with a better pair of walking shoes (due to all the paved fields), but I won't spend one red cent on lodging or parking in that area.