Road Trip
Paul and I went on a great little road trip last weekend to pick up the new VW bus. It has been a while since I got to go on a road trip with someone other than myself. Heidi normally has to work and when we do have off together we are always in such a hurry to get somewhere that we don't get to enjoy the trip as well. On Saturday, Paul and I were able to get off the beaten path and onto some some road to enjoy the country side and see a whole bunch of cool stuff. Here is a quick recap.
Paul has a smaller bladder than I so we got to stop more that I normally would. With stopping we were able to discover some things we normally would not have. The first of such instances were finding "BBQ Chicken Cracklins" from Wallace Pork Skins in Florence, SC. Thy were so interesting I wanted to stop by there plant and take a tour, but we will have to wait till another road trip to do so. I wouldn't say go out and buy some, but if you get a chance to try them out do so. The Chicken Cracklins are a bit different and worth the experience.
The second thing we found was this pretty frickin cool hat. Paul saw it and told me I need to go check it out. When I did I was sold. I just had to have it. So have it I did and look forward to sporting it in the near future.
Up the road we went for a little more excitement when we saw a tractor trailer jack knifed in the middle of the road. This caused to go off for a little detour where we saw where all of the South's VW have gone to rest. You can read more about that here.
Next stop on the list was a little old country gas station. At the little country gas station stood an old Dodge roadster with what looked to be a 16 year old kid and his dad out for a ride. It was only fitting for the update of SC with the mountains in the background. Pretty sweet to hear the sweet roar of the engine as it rolled away. This is also where we meet up with the guy to pick up Heidi's new 1970 VW Bus. The guys selling it was a man that seems to find deals on them, buys them in bulk, fixes them up a little and sells them off. Pretty cool guy, plus he used to work for Slush Puppy!
After getting it all tied down and ready to roll Paul and I were off again but it was before too long that we decide to stop by this really cool Antique store in Westminster, SC. The little shop had everything from old coke signs, to oil cans, to furniture, to tractor parts. A pretty nice find on a Saturday afternoon.
The rest of the trip was pretty uneventful with a few missed turns and an unimpressive dinner at a BBQ restaurant. It was a fun trip and I look forward to taking more soon. Maybe Paul would want to do it again sometime?
