Mt. Airy More Than Mayberry

There's more to Mt. Airy than Mayberry, although Andy Griffith is the most widely known attraction in town. During a weekend in September the annual Mayberry Days will bring 25,000 fans to town in celebration of the fictional town of Mayberry and its beloved residents.

Mt. Airy also hosts other annual festivals such as the Fiddler's Convention and the Tommy Jarrell Festival bringing Old-Time Music lovers & musicians to town. There's community theater at the Andy Griffith Playhouse,Old-time music and dances at the Old-Time Music Heritage Hall & Historic Earle Theater and there is summer music at the Blackmon Amphitheatre.

Mt. Airy is the home of the world's largest open-face granite quarry which has been in operation 125 years continuously. Archaeologists project the quarry will be producing granite for another 500 years. Many homes, churches and other buildings in the area built before World War I  were built of granite from the quarry.

You shouldn't visit Mt. Airy thinking you'll pull up a rocking chair to sit back and relax. This town is alive and well and inviting you to come join in the good times.

No Rush Today

No rush today... we stayed in during the morning, even making breakfast in the motorhome. We did drive into town to see what was there. We found Wally's Service Station where we also photographed the Darlin's cabin, Andy's office at the Mayberry Courthouse.

I Could Use A Nap!

Today has been a very long travel day. It began at 4:30 this morning when my eyes sprung open and were not willing to sleep another minute. We met Rick and Pam for breakfast before getting on the road again. I was doing alright until we got on I-64. I was cold and ready for a nap and we had a 352 mile journey ahead of us. By the time we passed Ashland, I felt as though I had been riding the entire day. What a let down when I saw on the gps that we should arrive at Mt. Airy at 4:30 p.m., and it was still morning. How could time drag on like that?

The highway in West Virginia reminded me of sections of the Alaskan Highway, except there were no orange flags to give us warning.  Thank goodness Vicki was able to chat with me for awhile during the day. For short spans I could focus on something other than the length of this trip. 

We arrived at the Mayberry Campground about 5:00 p.m. After getting the motorhome setup we found  Sue's Seafood & Steaks Home Cooking Restaurant where we enjoyed supper then went across the parking lot to pickup some milk, cereal and eggs. 

Finally, we're in for the night and I'm looking forward to sweet dreams. I can't go to bed too early or else I'll be awake again in the morning way too early, but you can bet your bottom dollar I'll be crawling into my amazing sleep number bed in less than an hour. Sweet Dreams!

Mets

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March Update

Not that there are many of you who keep up, but we spent the winter in Florida. We love our friends at Silver Palms RV Resort and look forward every year to spending time with them. There are shopping trips, exercise and line dancing classes, crafts,  dinners and plenty of social hours to keep everyone busy around here. The last week of March is approaching and everyday it seems someone else is leaving to go back home to friends and family. In just over a week we will be on our way.

Happy Halloween

This has been a busy week traveling. Our first stop was in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee where we saw the beauty of the fall season and you all know we would go to the Soul of Motown show at the Grand Majestic Theater. Our third time seeing the show and we loved it just as much as the first. I was a little sad that one of the guys was very sick and couldn't be there, but the show went on and it was great. 

The traveling began again on Friday stopping overnight at Fair Harbor RV Park in Perry, GA. Saturday we rolled into the Ocala RV Park in Ocala, FL where we thought we'd go do the tour at Silver Springs, but we arrived too late. Sunday we stopped at Hudson, FL where Dave and Linda will have the motorhome windows repaired. We'll see them again when we all get to Silver Palms, We continued travelling to Sun N Fun RV Resort in Sarasota, FL. We'll stay a week visiting our friends WD, Dee and Judy before we move on to Silver Palms. Betty called to let us know they will arrive in Okeechobee Thursday. 

The first face we saw upon our arrival at Sun N Fun was a very familiar, friendly one, Darlene's, and Gary was right behind her. They were working at the welcome center. The seven of us had a wonderful dinner at Lee's Crab Trap 2 Tuesday evening and last night Dee taught me some new line dances. 

Now you're caught up with our whereabouts. I'll be back to share more so check back in a day or two.

Winter Moved Closer and We are Going South!

I've been preparing for our trip to Florida for a couple of weeks. Yesterday, EJ and I transferred the clothes, gadgets and other things I had prepared and packed to the motor home. Dave and Linda stopped to meet us and now we all are rolling south on I-75. Our first stop will be Pigeon Forge, where we'll be just ahead of the cold winds blowing into Tennessee. We're looking forward to going to the Grand Majestic Theater where we'll see the Soul of Motown, again for the third time this year. I've been telling you it is the best show in town! How many times seeing the same band does it take to become a groupie? We might be getting close. 

Ahead I see clouds, but not the cold, gray, wintry sky and rain we left behind us.