Father's Day 2016

Bob's daughter Debbie and husband Will, who live in Lafayette, GA, about 4 hours from here,  asked us to select a place where we could meet for lunch that was half way for each of us.  Blue Ridge seemed like a good midway point, and Joe's BBQ there had the #1 Tripadvisor food rating, so that's where we decided to go.  It was a scenic 2.5 hour drive along US 76 known as the Southern Highlands Trail.  We had a tasty lunch and then spent another couple of hours talking under the shade of a huge magnolia tree in the town commons before they headed west and we east on our ways home.

 A scenic overlook along the way

The Appalachian Trail is somewhere in those mountains

Blue Ridge is the home depot for the Blue Ridge Scenic Railroad

We thought this "no pedestrian" sign was in a strange place considering it was at the crosswalk!

Debbie and Will arrive.  They had decided it was a perfect day for a bike ride.

Bob, Debbie & Will

On the way back, we stopped at a produce/nursery stand in Hiawassee.  To our delight, we found jars of peach salsa and pickled watermelon rind, two items Bob had been looking for, and fresh patty pan squash...a rare find indeed.