Famous Lexington BBQ.....or not!

Monday, August 3,

Free day!  We need that at home, and on the road!  Sat outside with our coffee and plans, chatted and enjoyed a comfortable, if not really cool morning.  I put in a load of laundry and did some research, and as it got late, decided we would go to the “World Famous Lexington Barbecue” for a “brunch”. 

  We set out, and it occurred to me to call, since it was a Monday, and the phone was busy, so we proceeded on our way.  30 minutes later we approach, and see a huge sign CLOSED!  You have got to be kidding!  Well, some reviewers thought it was a tourist place anyway, and another was better, so I called there.  CLOSED!!  Ok, let’s try another….closed!!  Finally, one open, so we set off for them, even though we now have no idea in what direction we are traveling, and if it is going back or farther away, but at this point, who cares!  We get there to find a full lot, and cars pulling in and out jockeying or space, including the local gendarmes!  We park and go in to total chaos!  People standing by the door, waitresses rushing back and forth, and nobody paying any attention to us!  We wait for a bit, and look around at a less than clean place, and decide to leave!  Sheesh!!  Now, totally hungry, and getting cranky…..hangry!!…we pull in for gas, and I pull out the nutrition bars from my golf bag, buy a couple of drinks at the station, and fuel us as well as the car! 

 

Finally, my giant chair!  10 foot square seat, and a couple of presidential candidates have posed on it.  

  Now off to find the giant Duncan Phyfe chair, in Thomasville, the Chair City. Town is run down, probably due to the decline of the economy and furniture companies pulling out in the recent downturn.  But you can tell they are trying to revive it, painting buildings and murals on the sides thereof, but there is little of interest but the chair.  So I get my photo and we head back.   

But Clem is not satisfied, and as we head back to the campground, he wants to eat, and we settle on a Carters’ Brothers, that Frank mentioned was good.  Basically fast food with waitress service, food arrives on styrofoam plates.  I was afraid to order the “chopped “ not pulled, pork, so had a chicken breast.  It was fine, and the cole slaw was good, and the hushpuppies were not great, but at least tasty.  Clem finished his pork, and we returned to the coach on a very hot day, and stayed inside to read, and of course, both of us fell asleep! Oh well….we wanted a quiet day!  

We head out tomorrow for Apex, and a visit to Bob and Judy.  It is even hotter there!  Groan!!