The trip did not live up to our expectations. First, the positive things: our host, Christine, was wonderful. She did everything within her power to over come the negatives. The play, Daniel, was great. And the lunch at Shady Maple was good. The negatives: We met the bus at the Lacey rest stop at 7:45, and didn't leave Ocean County until 9:30. There were 4 stops. Had I realized, I would have just driven to Lancaster myself. The bus was horrible! It was noisy. Christine had a very difficult time communicating with us, because her mic was broken. Our assigned seats were in the back, and it was a very rough ride. It was raining out, and the windows on the right side of the bus leaked. The people sitting on that side got soaked. The bathroom was an outhouse on wheels. There was no flush mechanism. Instead, it was a big hole, with smelly, dark blue liquid sloshing around in the bottom. The bathroom light didn't work. It failed to come on most of the time, and on the rare occasions it did come on, it was only for a couple of seconds. It would suddenly be pitch black inside the bathroom, with no way to turn the light back on. The door was difficult to lock, and equally difficult to open. At one point, the driver pulled over to the side of the road for about 15 minutes, with no explanation why. Then, she suddenly started driving again. When we came out after lunch, there was a mechanic laying on the wet ground under the bus, apparently working on it. Again, no explanation. We finally made our way to Sight and Sound; what should have been a half hour trip, but turned out to be closer to an hour because the driver seemed to keep getting lost. We barely made it to Sight and Sound before the show started. Then, I was extremely disappointed to realize we were sitting in Row E. 5 rows from the stage! Sight and Sound is an immersive experience. There is action on both sides of the theatre, the ceiling area, and even the aisles. This is one of the few places where sitting towards the back is ideal. We were unable to see a lot of the show because we were too close! When the show was over, we went back to the bus, only to find several mechanics still working on the bus. Again, no explanation. When we finally left; the driver must have hit a curb, because there was an extremely loud thump noise. The driver got out, and seemed to be loading what appeared to be the bumper into the storage compartment under the bus! What a horrible trip! I seriously doubt we'll ever go on another Gary's Bus tour!!!!

Al, our guide was terrific. Handled all difficulties in a timely and professional manner. He was efficient, funny personable and really seemed to care about his client’s . We give him an A+++. Darryl, our driver, was also totally professional. We felt so safe with his driving. He was very efficient and helpful getting us on and off the bus. He was thoughtful, kind and personable. He always handled our luggage with care. We would also give him an A+++. All of the hotels were clean and accomodating, nice rooms. The places we toured were all enjoyable and worthwhile. The food was good. No complaints. The only negative worth mentioning is there was too much free time. Time would be better spend with additional planned activities. We certainly would recommend Gary’s tours to others and will use again ourselves. Next time however, we would choose a shorter tour. 7 days was a bit much for us.

We had very good accommodations, a great different itinerary, interesting and fun fellow travelers