Well, it just keeps getting better for me down here.
The other night as I was leaving the splendid evening with Joe and Paco (and Elizabeth and Richard), Joe called out, "You should join our breakfast group!" Then he told me the when and wheres for that.
So this morning I walked the four-tenths of a mile to the Waffle Stop. The reviews on-line were sketchy, but I figured anything good enough for Joe and Paco was good enough for me. And the potential to meet new friends was the icing on the cake.
The Waffle Stop is a totally nondescript building. The entry I used was actually boarded up (with a sign that said, "We're open, Come on in!") So I pushed open the door and entered a vintage diner/cafe with Elvis memorabilia everywhere. I had to pass a life-size statue of the King as I made my way to a long table occupied by Joe/Paco and company. And an auspicious group it was. Luckily I had thought to bring my steno note-book with me, so as I was introduced to people I wrote their names down. There was Hank and Jack, Margaret, Pat and Judy. Oh and I mustn't forget their regular waitress Leigh Ann! What a delightful and eclectic group they were. They welcomed me in immediately. I felt like I had known them forever. They meet every Saturday at the Waffle Stop. My new breakfast group.
My breakfast of scrambled eggs and fruit came to a whopping $5.85. I am so blessed to have been embraced by Joe and his family and friends down here. There is no way I will be able to cram in all the potential social opportunities I have before leaving on Feb. 2. Such a stark contrast to life in Afton in that respect.
The crowning glory of today is that Joan arrives in about an hour and a half. With only 5 days to work with, we will never get to see and do all that there is. In walking to the restaurant this morning, which took me off in a new direction, I walked under canopied streets, past a wonderful spa only a block and a half away, and realized I was much closer to several sites that I had not known.
Weather is still sunny and in the 80's. There's nothing not to like about this adventure!
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