Made it back home about 2:30 this afternoon. We were going to go home 19/74 to Asheville then I-26, but when I got to the 28 south sign I couldn’t resist. Several more doses of twisty road awaited. Made it all the way to the outskirts of Franklin before I had to slow for some one in front of me. Between Franklin and Highlands there was no one in front of me until, wouldn’t you know it, right where the sign warning truckers of the steep grades and 20 MPH curves ahead. Old couple in a small car with Florida tags. I got right behind them and pushed for a bit until Donna told me to back off I was scaring her. 1/2 mile later when I could see around the next couple esses I dropped into first and blasted by, all the while Donna screamed at me (I hadn’t asked permission.) The yelling was worth it though, as I would have gone crazy behind them at 20 MPH for the next 9 miles.
We decided to follow the route up in reverse to come home. Good plan, but the SC187 south sign was missing because of construction and we were 8 miles past it before we realized. We backtracked rather than drive through Anderson. The sign was missing coming from that direction too, but luckily I recognized the intersection.
We got to McCormick about 12:30 and the only place to eat is that Hardees we waited for the Breitingers at. Donna said no! Let’s go to Hickory Knob State Park, they have a lodge and restaurant. It turned out to be a trip in itself, the entrance to the park was 10 miles west of town and the lodge must have been another 5 miles into the park. When we entered the huge dining room it was almost empty and we should have taken it as a sign. The only thing they offered was a buffet for $7.95, no menu. The salad bar was fair and the soup was OK. Fatty fried chicken, green beans cooked with fatback, something they called dressing, rice and gravy were your dining “pleasure.”. Pretty much the worst food we have had in recent memory, but at least they had soup spoons.
Purchased Today: $13.00 in gas
Money spent since 03/03/03: $1161.59
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