Our glorious day off gave us time to sleep a bit more and help our body relax. My goal was to attempt to see all parts of the town including the rich and the poor. So it started off well with the first night of fun.
We headed to The Handle Bar & Grill where there was a Bluegrass Jam in the bar area and Swing Dancing in the Concert Hall. Since we did not know how to Swing Dance and were not willing to pay $5 to be Wallflowers we went over with the older crowd to Bluegrass. A 60 year old local named Sharon showed me the skills of dancing, and our crew danced with her all through the two hour event. The best line of the night from Sharon was that "Redneck is by choice, Hillbilly is by blood." Overall it was a fun time checking out this unique local venue that offered us a bumper sticker for the Trailer.
Unfortunately my body is tuned to wake up early in the morning, and I could not get any extra sleep. So I walked around town to find the Post Office and the local folk recommended OJ's as a good local breakfast location. So on the way, I met my fellow Bike & Builder at the coolest Pedestrian Bridge that I have ever seen. He joined me to breakfast and on our way we picked up a homeless man named Freddy to take out to breakfast. He shared his story of drugs and being able to find Jesus over the last two months. Hopefully, Freddy can keep the Cold Turkey going!
The sun eventally came in making us all exhausted and scared to be outside. We mentioned to get some Mini Golfing in and afterwards went to a local pizzeria where a Board Member Bill West donated us a great meal. Before you knew it, our free day was over and it was time to get the wheel rolling on the bike. On the way out of town, I managed to see Freddy and he was riding along on a bike. Maybe a future Bike & Builder!
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