YELLOW: Things are starting to reopen!

This past weekend, Dearest Partner and I made the most of the transition to the "yellow" phase of the coronavirus quarantine.
Saturday we went to Liberty Place Market on State Street in downtown Kennett Square for Buddy Burgers and actually got to eat them on the newly reopened outdoor patio -- a novelty after eating take-out since March! Every table was occupied -- although the diners were safely spaced out.
After dinner we walked up the street to La Michoacana for ice cream, and it was wonderful to see so many people enjoying outdoor dining at Verbena, La Verona and Portabello's. People seemed to be elated at socializing and eating at a restaurant again.
On Sunday we took a road trip, our first since a pre-shutdown visit to Dover, Delaware, back in March. We drove west to Chickies Rock, a Lancaster County park that, after a short walk, affords a magnificent view over the broad Susquehanna River. 

View over the Susquehanna River from Chickies Overlook.

Again, all of our fellow hikers were smiling and friendly and seemed very happy just to be outside. We saw lots of dogs, including a St. Bernard puppy with gigantic paws (he is going to be big) and a sweet little Corgi named Annie. 
I felt very conscious about social distancing: One woman was having a little trouble clambering up some rocks and it felt odd not to be able to reach out a helping hand. 
After leaving the park we explored the towns of Marietta (lots of bicyclists) and Columbia. We then crossed the river to Wrightsville, York County, where we watched some kayakers put in, saw some riverside lime kiln ruins and read about how, in the Civil War, the Grand Army of the Republic saved Lancaster from a Confederate invasion by destroying the bridge. First the soldiers tried to blow it up, and when that didn't work they burned it down. A present-day pub named the Burning Bridge commemorates the event, and a little museum holds a diorama of the event (of course, it was closed).
We crossed back to the Lancaster County side of the Susquehanna and continued looking for lunch --- every place we'd tried was either closed or required advance ordering. We lucked out, happening upon an excellent roadside BBQ place called The Bishop's View. The owner, Troy, kept piling more side dishes and chicken on our plates!
As you know, I love Unionville deeply, but it was so good to see different scenery.