Yesterday, we drove from Lewisburg, West Virginia, to Elizabethtown, Kentucky. When we got hungry for lunch, we saw a billboard for a BBQ place that looked good and left the highway at Milton, WV, to find it. The sign's directions said that it was a couple of miles off the highway. At the restaurant, we saw a sign on the door saying that they were closed for an emergency. There was one woman outside getting in a pick-up who mimed an apology, but we don't know what the emergency was.

We had also seen a Biscuit World on the way and decided to try it. We've seen several of them across the area, and it seemed like time to get some local grub. When we pulled into their parking lot, Philip saw a barber shop, The Cutting Edge, just two doors down from Biscuit World. We went in to order lunch then Philip went to the barber shop to see if he could get his beard trimmed. They had time to do it, so he ended up getting the trim while I waited for the food. The charge for the beard trim was only three dollars, and it looked better than the one he had had at home before we left on the trip. He knew he was in good hands as soon as he walked in since every person in the barber shop had a beard, too.

At Elizabethtown, we checked into the Hampton and walked down the block for dinner at Ruby Tuesday's. We had eaten at Ruby Tuesday's the night before, too, in Lewisburg. It was really good the first time we ate there and good enough the second time. We try to avoid chain restaurants when traveling, but we didn't find anything local near these hotels that we wanted to try.

We drove down from Elizabethtown, Kentucky this morning taking a detour through Erin, Tennessee. We mailed Erin postcards with local postmarks from both towns so she can have a set of places with her full name. The drive was not too bad, but took a little longer than expected going through some surprisingly large towns along the way. We had mostly divided highways, and the smaller roads were very picturesque as they wound through colorful trees, small farms, and charming villages.

We stopped for lunch at The Flood Zone in Erin for hamburgers that were tasty and much like Blake's Lotaburgers back home. When we finished eating, I called Jan to let her know our estimated time of arrival which Google maps said was 56 minutes. Turned out to be fairly accurate. We drove right up to their house using Jan's excellent description of it. We had a great time visiting with these two wonderful people. We should be sure to visit more often. Jan treated us to some tasty apple pie, too. The dogs, Annabelle and Candy, and the cat, Misty, were friendly and welcoming, although it took Misty a long time before she would come say "Hello." I can't say the same for the bird. He just glared at us and cackled a strange laugh when my head was turned. From what Jan and Mike said, it seems like that must his usual modus operandi.

After an all too short visit, we left to drive to Dyersburg for the night. I found a great deal on the room tonight using only 10,000 points for the stay. Dinner tonight was BBQ at Neil's just a few blocks from the hotel--a good choice.