Country Inn Stes Montgomery

Who knew I'd enjoy Montgomery, AL as much as I did...

It all began when we pulled into our hotel. I've come to expect a very standard room by now, but when we got to our floor and opened the door, I was pleasantly greeted by a really nice room. They had recently renovated the hotel, and clearly hired some sort of Feng Shui decorator. I loved it. Everything was crisp and clean, but with warm touches ...

... from out of town come join us. It was as if we were on some kind of educational VIP tour when we found out that Morris Dees, one of the co-founders of the Southern Poverty Law Center, was going to be joining us along with his wife, artist Susan Starr. What an opportunity to meet these two bigger than life people. They were both down to earth, friendly and full of life. Once again Marney, thank you for an incredible experience.

... and field and past the caretakers home we finally arrive at the farm to the braying of Beau, the donkey. Four or five dogs have joined in chasing us with welcoming barks and a great wagging of tails. Young and Suzy call them by name and discuss their health and well being as they drive along to "Glen Thistle".
The farm is Young’s dream home......open and spacious and ready for fun. There are three bedrooms downstairs with a sleeping room dormitory style upstairs. As Andy and I ...

... baked us a pork roast with apples and has donated a HUGE bag of freshly cut greens from her garden. Marney cooked them up to be tender and pungent! She added side dishes of fresh black eyed peas (served with Suzys homemade pepper relish) and roasted sweet potato fries to create a dinner we all enjoyed thoroughly. Herbert, Suzy and Young’s youngest son joined us and let

us get to know him. He is in the business of Forestry Management with energy ...

... used. By the way Davis is buried in the same cemetery where my family has a plot in Richmond.

After about three hours in Montgomery I headed west and stayed on US 80. What an amazing ride that was. I was pretty much in the middle of no where the entire day. Somewhere between Dublin and Montgomery I was it by some angry storms. The rain I can handle. When the wind is blowing so hard that it pushing me into oncoming traffic I need to pull over. I ...

... her to willingly join us in the water. So that meant I had to pull her in. This was not an easy task and she scurried out as quickly as she could.

In the afternoon, my cousin Frankie saddled up some of the horses and Alex got to go for a little ride. Then there was more swimming and even time to hold one of Uncle D's new baby ducks...a father's day gift from his daughters.

We had a very peaceful and relaxing visit and can't wait to go back again.

... Oreo cookie and cream cheese balls dipped in chocolate...decadence. While Jackie was cooking, we walked down to the barn so Alex could help feed the horses. Tori & Bella were very intrigued with these new creatures and weren't quite sure how to approach them. It was a funny site.

... First recommended place is closed (Sam's which is only open for lunch?). After some searching we find highly rated Dreamland Barbeque. It recently moved into downtown Montgomery - we are driving in circles searching for the old location on the outskirts. Seems to be a downtown party going on tonight. Lots of people carrying drinks around. Dreamland is packed. We squeeze a way in and eat at the bar. Good barbeque (however it was ...

... highway at Atlanta to look for somewhere to eat only to see lots of men standing either in small groups or on their own beside the road. It would appear they were probably waiting for someone such as construction workers to come a long and offer them a job for the day. It was actually quite sad to see so many looking for work that way with little hope of actually getting anything, especially considering it was quite late in the day.

... the Alabama state flag. I need to look into that... After the visit to the capital we drive down to Old Town Alabama. This is somewhat more deserted than I had hoped it would be, but we are able to look at some old buildings and talk to a dude that is really into historical reenactments. He actually shows us a photo of himself next to a portrait of Davey Crockett because he looks so much like him and apparently he has played Mr. Crockett in three films among ...