Home is where your heart is!

Good Sunday morning!  I had the best night’s sleep since taking over the Rust Bucket!  Between last night’s activities and a good blanket, I am very well rested and ready to do NOTHING.

I had a nice walk into town, met a few locals, got a few pictures and was given a ride back to my truck last night.  There are four bars in this little town (I was told there was more bars than churches) and each one had a live band last night.  The crowd as well as the music was a mix and everyone had a smile (Alcohol induced?). 

I had steak and eggs for breakfast this morning.  I don’t know what it is with these small towns but when you order rare, you get blue rare.   And let me tell you about the grits…instant artery blockage with one bite!  I am now ready to enjoy a show or two; off to take a shower, another walk, and then we will drive back over the Mississippi to spend the night at the Freightliner dealership so work can begin first thing in the morning.  The dealership has showers, free lunch and free laundry!  Hmmmmm, if they are that prepared for repairs to offer such accommodations, one can only wonder if there are a lot of repairs being done!

While eating my breakfast, I was visiting with the young staff asking about the town.  I brought up the caves I walked by.  I could see their eyes roll up as they tried to visualize the location and then the light bulb turned on!  They could offer nothing except that the obvious, it was slowly falling down.  The same happened when asking about this town.  They had nothing to say……it is just another town.  I remember doing the same while living in Twin Falls, Idaho as a young adult.  The only thing famous I can remember is Evil Kenevil jumping the Snake River.  Snake River Jump!  Other than that, it is just a dust bowl in the middle of the desert surrounded by potato fields. 

Thinking back now, now that hurts as it has been quite some time since I was a teenager, I still vision Twin Falls the same.  I have seen the red sands of Australia to the lush forests in Virginia, still have a deep love for Montana and call Seattle my home but no deep connection to the city I spent most of my youth in.   Home is where your heart is ;)