Well, we've arrived at Mount Airy, NC, the hometown of Andy Griffith and the basis for the town of Mayberry in the Andy Griffith Show.  On the way here, we swung into Dublin, VA for a bite of lunch.  After passing all the fast food restaurants, I decided a U-turn was in order.  After all, it's a four-lane divided highway, so plenty of room, even though Janice thought it a bit too tight.  But, hey, who's got the vast truck driving experience, right?  it was too tight.  We (I) have now completely blocked two lanes of traffic.  Can't back up with the truck hitched, so it's time to bail out and do a pit stop style disconnect of the toad.  Nobody honked or swore (so that we could hear), and we clear the intersection and pull into a Walmart lot to regroup.  Enter the Sheriff's Deputy.  Someone had reported a motorhome broken down in the intersection.  We explained my little faux pas and he couldn't have been nicer.  Said the same thing happened to him one time.

On Wednesday we tour downtown.  We have pork tenderloins at Snappy Lunch (only real business mentioned by name in the TV show).  They are phenomenal!  If ever in the area, stop by... definitely worth the detour.  Next, since I need a haircut, it's a stop at Floyd's Barber Shop.  I even got to meet the "real" Floyd, Russell Hiatt, now 91 years old.

Getting my hair cut at Floyd's.  The "real" Floyd, Russell Hiatt, is the gentlemen in the next chair

We then took a tour in a Mayberry era squad car.  very informative and the driver was a blast.  Speaking of blasts, did you know that Mount Airy is home to the world's largest open-faced granite quarry?  A really fun day!  We hope to see the Andy Griffith Museum before we leave.