Blue Ridge, Georgia

We spent two nights in Tampa so we could get an oil change and pack up the car for our upcoming three weeks in Indiana. It's going to be very nice to have more than 3 short sleeve shirts to wear. 

Yesterday after about eight hours of driving, we made it to our overnight stop in Blue Ridge Georgia. 

 This is a small town about one hundred miles north of Atlanta on the southern side of the famous Blue Ridge mountains. Our hotel, the Hampton Inn, was right in the middle of downtown so we had started a bar and restaurant crawl beginning at Misty Mountain Hops. 

 We had taco and green salads along with some pretty decent garlic and Parmesan wings. The wings were tasty but couldn't compare to the best ones I have had at The Mill restaurant in Westfield Indiana. Good thing we're headed there. 

We also stopped at Cartecay Wine and Craft for a cider and a sour. 

 Then to the Black Bear Bier Garden which is also a day care for husbands. We didn't like the vibe in that bar so only stayed for one round. Then off to Fightingtown Tavern where Angie had a delicious buffalo chicken grilled cheese!! While at Fightingtown, we started watching some wild sports competitions on ESPN. On one screen was the Cross Fit championships. These competitors were performing all kinds of endurance challenges including rope pulls, rope climbs and sled pulling. But the craziest one was the Slippery Stairs. It is essentially a cross between giant Slip n Slide and those dry slides you see at state fairs. Except this was anything but dry. The contestants are wearing spandex suits and then get all lubed up before the race. And there are people at the top pouring more slime and lube onto the stairs, increasing the challenge. The goal is to be the first one to get to the top and ring the bell. And it's legal to pull someone down as you are climbing. There are referees that carefully monitor it.  

Our last stop was back where we began at the Hampton Inn. They had a bar that was conveniently on our floor!! They also had live music. We both had a beer and I enjoyed some meatball sliders. And continuing with our crazy sports was watching Celebrity Cornhole where Shemar Moore's (Criminal Minds and SWAT) team handily beat a competitor.   

Today we'll have a later start than yesterday. Probably leave our hotel about 9AM as we make our way to Lexington Kentucky for the next pitstop on this leg of the race. It's about five hours of driving.