Nov. 4 – My Dream Car!

By the time I finished blogging and charging electronics this morning at Bread and Butter it was after 10am, so I got kind of a late start. What a nice day though! Temps in the mid to upper 60’s, sunny, a light breeze, and less traffic than usual – I guess because it was Saturday. Google maps did a good job of directing me down little country roads until it sent me down an 8 mile dirt road through a wildlife area that was much more suited for a mountain bike. I struggled through half of it, but when it crossed a road I bailed on Google and found my way back to the highway. Luckily no flat tires or other mechanical failure. I did see lots of deer though. I got to the town of Eatonton (that’s right, not Eaton, but Eatonton) around 2 and was in the mood for a BBQ sandwich. The town was holding a car show and a lot of people were there – downtown Eatonton was happening! I asked a couple of guys who were selling nuts if there was a BBQ place in town….but sadly there wasn’t – however, they told me that one of their competing vendors across the way happened to be selling BBQ – oh happy day! Sadly though, when I got there they had just closed up for the day – no BBQ for you! ……but happily one of the guys recognized that I was a hungry cyclist and hooked me up with a nice big sandwich -Gratis! Things were looking up! I perused the lines of custom cars and even though there were ‘67 Camaros, which I like, and Mustang convertibles, which I like, I had no trouble picking out my favorite:

Ain’t she a beauty! Later on, as I was riding, the car passed me and the owner gave me a honking salute. Probably to recognize the 59-3 whipping that Tennessee put on UConn today. Can I get a “GO VOLS!” I rode on in to Milledgeville and got a room at the two star Heritage Inn. Not much, but I am calling it home for the night. Planning on getting an early start in the morning – I can almost smell the salty air of Savannah.