Nothing says summer like...

MINI GOLF

Not just any mini golf, but mini golf in Mt. Gretna.  This is my (Robin's) most favorite place to play mini golf, ever. Not only are the hole extremely long and unique, they are nestled quaintly in the woods that surround the majestic Mt. Gretna lake.  While Robin has played here, none of the children nor Kim has been here...therefore it is indeed an adventure.

Hole #1

PLANNING:  It is mini golf- how much planning can there be?  A bit.  I could not find an address for the mini golf, so I called and spoke to a nice young man who had no idea of the address.  He also did not know if there were coupons, but thought there might be, but had no idea where they could be found *sigh*.  I plugged in the address for the Jigger Shop, a Mt. Gretna ice cream stop, grabbed some bug spray and we were off.

THE DRIVE:  Mt. Gretna is on the far side of Hershey from us and the off highway ride is beautiful.  It is cool going from farm land into the woods.  My GPS did not fail us and took us right to the Jigger Shop.  After few rouge loops around, with a great view of the lake area we found the mini golf area- which we had driven right past on our way in.

Catching some air

Jumping the gap

THE ADVENTURE:  Like I stated before, this mini golf is like no other around here.  The holes are quite long and unique.  Adults were $8 Children (12 and under) $5.  Kim chose to keep score and keep everyone in check- a tougher job than it may sound. With only one other group on the course, the kids took a few extra turns perfecting each hole. 

 It was a lot of fun watching their curiosity as they approached each new hole and tried to figure out the way to get a hole in one.  There were jumps, bumps, logs and bridges to overcome. These kept the kids running from area to area (perhaps even into the creek...perhaps...).

Over the river and through the woods

After mini golf we went to the Jigger Shop (http://www.jiggershop.com/) for, well, ice cream of course.  The choices were endless and seemed a bit pricey... until you saw the size of your serving.  I got an ice cream soda with diet Coke and sugar free vanilla, A got a chocolate shake, R got a regular ice cream soda, Kim got a sundae that was overflowing with marshmallow, and T got Death by Chocolate.  It must have taken the server 5 minutes to build the tower that was to be T's dessert.

Jigger Shop

TIPS/TRICKS:  Look ahead of time for coupons.  I am sure they exist.  I am fairly certain coupons are what drew me to the mini golf place the first time (even though that was years ago).  Go to the Jigger Shop on an empty stomach.  Do not plan on eating dinner afterwards.