Alex and I went Apple Picking at Abbott Farms. We arrived around 11:30 in the morning. It was a beautiful, warm fall day. Abbott Farms was close-by, and had many activities in addition to the traditional apple picking. There was a petting zoo, a super slide, an apple cannon, a corn maze, hay rides, a pumpkin patch, etc.
Having never been apple picking, I wasn't quite sure what to expect, other than the obvious picking of the apples. Upon arriving, we paid our "admission fees", parked the car and headed to the information booth. We discovered that our admission fee covered pretty much everything but picking apples. Hmm. So we paid another $10 for an empty bag. (Can we just bring our own bag next time??) Anyway, we were excited for our adventure, so we headed off to the orchard. We were given a map of the farm and a guide as to which rows of apple trees contained which apples. I was on a quest for the best MacIntosh apples ever. I was quite impressed to find about 6 or 7 long rows of just MacIntosh apples. It didn't take long to just about fill the bag. (It was a "peck", whatever that means.) Alex insisted on expanding our apple horizons, so we also grabbed a few Empire apples, some Gingergolds, and a Gala or two.
After our bag was full, we found the corn maze. It was quite hot, but we were determined. We decided that eating apples would give us some energy... so we ate and walked. And tried to find our way out.
After we successfully departing the maze, we took a hay ride back to the farm. We got some drinks, fed some goats and bought some very yummy Apple Jelly at the farm store. Alex also took part in the Super Slide. All in all, it was a fantastic adventure and some great fall fun!
Alex on the Super Slide!
1 comment:
What a great way to start Fall. Glad you found the MACs. Also enjoyed the tale of the Christmas Shop.
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