I love shop hops. Friends and I did the Shipshewana show and shop hop this summer (it is once a year and we go every year) it is so much fun. We went on a 2 day bus trip a year ago .. It happens only every 2 years and is great fun. The shops we visited served lunch, dinner or snacks depending on our arrival time at their shop. We also do our own personal treks. There are some really great shops out there and it is my goal to keep them open. I don't need a thing but fabric and grand kids are what keep me going. My 10 yr old DGD is now a quilter and watching her get excited over quilt books and magazines makes me think she might like a bus trip next summer.