Hello from Mayberry, USA, also known as Mt. Airy, NC. This cute little town (10,000+) is the birthplace of Andy Griffith and home to the popular Andy Griffith show featuring Andy, Barney, Aunt Bea, and Opie.....what a great family show that was!
We left Superior in Port Clinton around 9ish after a stop at Coffee Express for a latte and Mark picked up another package from Amazon. We hit I-77 near Akron and stayed on that all day. Stopped in Gallagher, WV at a rest stop that had a little cafe (not something you ever see). It was called "Mountain State Cafe"- Almost Heaven like John Denver sang in that popular song.
Cute cafe - shared a sandwich and chips
A good day of travel with clouds and sun, but did come upon 2 very serious accidents which stopped traffic. One was in WV - rollover with 2 vehicles and one ending in ditch and the other in VA where a car totally burned, Just an awful charred mess.....pray no one was seriously injured.
Liam and Connor went for a run this morning but the high altitude was a challenge so they only ran 2 miles. Then they played 9 holes in South Denver and tonight are in Santa Fe, NM.
They passed Trinidad, Co today and that brought back a memory from almost 5 years ago when we were on our way to the dude ranch for our 50th anniversary family trip. We stopped in Trinidad and found a cute coffee shop in an old bank building - the shop was called "Perkatory"!
The bad weather around the Midwest continues with so many horrific tornadoes.....such massive devastation and loss of life.
Yesterday was exactly 6 months to the day that I had my surgery (Monday, November 27th). An update on shoulder/hand.....not a lot of change. Need more mobility in shoulder and feels so heavy at times. Same sensations in the hand....burning, tingling, numb, stiff, etc., etc. Arghhhh...
TIME and PATIENCE ongoing.
We drove around downtown "Mayberry" and sooo many buildings, shops, etc., have a reference to the town and its characters. We plan to eat breakfast at "Barney's" tomorrow before heading to Lake James - 2 hours away.
We ate at the #1 restaurant tonight - Little Richard's BBQ - excellent ribs, potato salad, baked beans, hush puppies, and corn fritters! OINK OINK!!!
Outside our hotel when we arrived...
My friend Allie said you can ride around town in a police car
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take a tour in this shuttle
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