Thursday, September 30, 2010

Back to Florida

After our visit to Graceland we drove to Montgomery for an overnight before heading to St. Augustine.  About an hour out of Montgomery Bill realized that we had a flat tire and, suddenly, there was a “POP” as a back tire blew.  We came to a sudden - and swerving - halt!  

Fortunately, we were able to pull off the road and we found ourselves in front of “Mac’s Nut Shop”!  Very appropriate!!

Mac and Bonnie made us feel very welcome while we waited for AAA to send someone to fix the flat.  Once he got there it took him less than 10 minutes to have the old tire off and the new one on!  He even offered to help us repack the truck!  Talk about Southern Hospitality!

Mac’s Nut Shop was quite an experience - as you can see from the photo!  It is hard to imagine having so much ‘junk’ in one place ... but Bonnie told us she also had one room filled with ‘junk’ in her double-wide home, including every newspaper article about Elvis, collected by her Mother!

We stopped for lunch shortly afterwards at what looked like a small BBQ place in the middle of nowhere.  Turned out it was a “happening place” and we had a delicious meal of smoked ribs (Bill) and Catfish (Priscilla) accompanied by fried okra, slaw and corn fritters!  Delicious!

After a long day it was wonderful to arrive at Priscilla’s sister’s home and relax with a glass of wine, a good meal and good company.

Our next adventure is our trip to South Africa, leaving mid October, where we plan to spend 3 months following Priscilla’s son’s wedding.  Adrian and Nicole will be married on October 30 in the grounds of a private game reserve in Kwa-Zulu Natal and we know this will be a memorable event.  

Until then ... make each day a GREAT Day!

2 comments:

  1. Hey Bill and Priscilla,

    It's nice to see you 2 out there and having a good time. Africa for 3 months sounds exciting.

    Sorry we didn't get a chance to meet up before you moved. We'll have to arrange something one of these weekends. Hope to catch up soon.

    Mike

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  2. Hey Bill and Priscilla,

    Looks like you had a great summer - now onto South Africa for an awesome Fall. You guys really know how to enjoy life.

    Mark

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