Day 43 - Friday, August 26, 2022
Cavendish Brewing Company, Gastonia NC
Today's destination is a Harvest Host venue, Cavendish Brewing Company in Gastonia, North Carolina, and as we leave town we pass a beautiful Episcopal Church and stop for a photo.
A plaque in the garden reads, "Trinity Church. Known originally as Augusta Parish Church, it was founded in 1746 as the County Parish. The Virginia General Assembly met here in June 1781 to avoid capture by British raiders. The present church was erected in 1855 and was used by the Virginia Theological Seminary during the War Between the States. The First Bishop of Virginia, James Madison was a member of the church."
I especially love the sign on the fence and the phrase, "No Exceptions."
Our route parallels the Blue Ridge Mountains for a time and we enjoy more of the mountain and forest scenery. When we cross into the state of North Carolina, we see that the highway is wet and assume we are following some rainy weather. Seeing a dark cloud ahead, we expect we will get rain, also, but only have a few sprinkles. The photo below warns of a tight curve going downhill.
We stop at the North Carolina Welcome Center for an up-to-date map and tourist attraction brochures. I am delighted at a display I see -- it takes me back to my younger days when I used to watch The Andy Griffith show on television, with Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife and Sheriff Andy, who lived in the town of Mayberry. Such an innocent, family oriented TV show.
Willie of Sweet Georgia Brown,
Our route parallels the Blue Ridge Mountains for a time and we enjoy more of the mountain and forest scenery. When we cross into the state of North Carolina, we see that the highway is wet and assume we are following some rainy weather. Seeing a dark cloud ahead, we expect we will get rain, also, but only have a few sprinkles. The photo below warns of a tight curve going downhill.
I am glad Cavendish Brewing Company has a restaurant, and especially happy to learn they have pizza -- a favorite of mine. There is one other Harvest Host guest who has a motor home in the parking lot and we invite him to join our table and share the pizza. All other patrons are local residents.
The restaurant provides music, and the DJ announces a game to play -- Guess the Tune Bingo. They pass out bingo 'cards' to all who want to play, and I am fascinated by a ten year old girl who rocks in her chair to the music and tells her older family members what the tunes are as the DJ plays them. I mark my Free Space, and several songs are played before I recognize even one.
A - The songs are all of a certain genre that only the very young will recognize. Or that their parents will.
B - Someone at the ten year old's table wins time after time.
C - Sour grapes: Why can't the ten year old tell me some answers?
D - It is a great pizza, and we did recognize one song!
Willie of Sweet Georgia Brown,
and of Walldog and Willie
Friday, August 26, 2022
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