December 31, 2009
For two people who are admittedly directionally challenged, we've managed to make it everywhere on our list and right on schedule. Sure, we have the help of the TomTom, my iPhone, and various maps, but neither of us hide the fact that inevitably we will go right when we should be going left. That said, we left Memphis with a plan to be at Beth & Dave's place in Madison, AL yesterday between 3-4pm.
We made good time and were a bit early so, since it was time for lunch, we decided to hit up another "dive" along the way. Greenbrier BBQ was recommended on a few sites I looked up on my phone, and we were later told it's somewhat of an institution for BBQ.
Complimentary hushpuppies to start followed by my pulled pork sandwich and Dad's BBQ chicken with white sauce. Both of us were a little underwhelmed with our dishes until we realized we were missing something ... BBQ sauce!!
After laying on the sauce, both of us ate every last bite! My pulled pork sandwich was outstanding ... as a matter of fact, I think Dad is still plotting a way to get back there for one someday. The chicken was good, too, but the real star was the sauce. Dad bought a quart to go and I am sorry I won't be in Florida long enough to enjoy some homemade ribs with Greenbrier BBQ sauce!
As per our schedule, we made it to Beth & Dave's around 3:30 and had some down time (Dad napped, I updated the blog and played RockBand with Amanda) before heading out to their friend's party around the corner. Good food, good drink, all the games you could want, and really nice people. RockBand, Eucher, ping pong, darts, fooseball ... they had it all! Plus, I found myself engaged in a conversation about twirling the baton! It was a good time and we're both so glad we were able to spend time with family for the New Year.
This morning we started with a great breakfast a la the Sipple Bed & Breakfast and got on the road around 10am, headed as far as we could get, but hoping to break the Florida border. I wish I could say I saw and appreciated the sights of the first half of the day, but I spent the morning sleeping off the fun I had on New Year's Eve.
Our only real destination for the day was a place called The Varsity located just outside of Atlanta in the middle the Georgia Tech campus. Hailed as "The World's Largest Drive-in", this would be the icing on the cake on our quest to eat our way through the South. What a production ... the Downtown Atlanta location is on more than two acres and can accommodate 600 cars and over 800 people inside. On days when the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets are playing a home game, over 30,000 people visit The Varsity. Two miles of hot dogs, a ton of onions, 2500 pounds of potatoes, 5000 fried pies and 300 gallons of chili are made from scratch daily.
"What'll ya have?"
From there, we decided to drive 2-3 more hours before stopping for the night which landed us in Valdosta, GA, just North of the Florida border. A nice little dinner at the bar at Chili's plus some football rounded out our night here.
Some sights from the road...
Don't mess with them ... 10 years ago, this was a team of power lifters!
Where to?
Need anything?
Maybe some hog jowl?
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
In the morning, we'll have about a 3 hour drive to Leesburg, FL where we'll visit with Susie Canon + family before heading to Parrish, FL to stay the night with Pat & John.
PS: A special thanks to Susan for providing us with entertainment for the last 2 days with Dan Brown's latest "The Lost Symbol" on CD!
1 comment:
We used to have a piggly wiggly in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. It was lovely.
How are you Jwha? Remember that time Terry and I were bringing you a ham, egg, and cheese biscuit..and then it fell on the ground?
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