Left this am and made it all the way down to Lynchburg without going on a thruway.. Found a festival and flea market and had a nice relaxing ride. Had lunch in a Lynchburg diner. Good cheap solid food. Jean had a burger that had blue cheese, sharp cheddar, pepperoni and bacon. She said the combo worked pretty good. She also had their "world famous onion rings" which I wasn't so impressed with.. I had the hamburger steak with two sides and gravy for $6.00. Nothing special, just good cheap diner food. We never made it to the distillery, but they did have a smoker made out of an old barrel there for $400. Its was pretty cool, but not a Weber.. I almost bought a barrel to bring home, but I couldn't justify the 100 dollor cost. And Dave, I had a bottle of green label in my hand until Jean asked if I looked at the price..Sorry buddy. I love you but Id rather spend that money on a second WSM...We also cruised by Tim's Ford which is a waterway with a campground resort where we hope to vacation in the future..
And then depression set in.. Neelys BBQ for diner.. We have come to the conclusion that we will no longer eat BBQ out any more. I had the sampler platter which had chicken, pork, beef, pork ribs and spare ribs. It came with two sides and I had pork and beans and slaw..So, from good to worst (there was no best).. All the meats were chopped. The chicken was good..tender and juicy with a nice texture and flavor..the beef was edible but not notable and the pork was mush, The pork ribs were ok, but compared to my ribs or Witts, which is all I really have to compare to, they were ok. Same with the beef ribs. The slaw was spicy and I didnt care for it, although my wife liked it. The beans were beans..nothing special.. Prob would not recommend to anyone. Spent the rest of the night on Broadway having a few adult pops and watching the freaks and the drunks. Starting our trek north in the am and have quite a few stops planned. In a perfect world we will be in Cleveland tomorrow night, then home Monday... Report to follow...
