July 3rd, Tuesday – Joe’s Pond; A Whopper of a Lunch

Another morning of up and out as we headed off to the holistic chiropractor, Dr. Pam.  It is absolutely amazing what she can do to put right what I’ve done wrong with my back.  By the time we leave on Friday I’ll be in the best shape in terms of my back that I’ve been in a long time.  Thank you Lord for bringing her into my life.

Afterwards, we went to the nice air conditioned mall for a short walk and to pick up some sandwiches for lunch at Soup’er Heros in the mall.  Then it was home again and we arrived back just in time to eat our sandwiches.

Not much going on around here today.  Just another hot and humid day in paradise.  I got around to de-bugging the front of Graybeard.  I cleaned the windows on Little Graybeard.   I checked all tires for the proper air pressure in preparation for Friday travel day.

Barbara gathered all our clothes together and lugged them over to the wishy washy.

With just one washer and one dryer, it ended up taking her some 6 hours to do the few things we had.  It’s like get in line and wait your turn as everyone else it seems had the same idea today.  Thankfully it’s over now for at least a week.

Let’s continue now with what we did yesterday as we ran the roads.  We’ve already covered the Goodrich Maple Syrup Farm.  So now we’re going to Joe’s Pond and The Fabled Food Truck.

Every since we’ve been here, we kept hearing two names for places to eat.  The one was Positive Pie (we may still get there) and the other was the food truck at Joe’s Pond.  Leaving Goodrich we knew we were only about 15 minutes, if that, from Joe’s Pond and the food truck so off we went.  Yes, we found it.  This is Joe’s Pond which is really a small lake located along Route 2.

And one of the beaches that is just in front of the fabled food truck.  It was so tempting to just run down the grass and jump in clothes and all.  If we had been going straight home from here believe me I would have done it!

We came, though, not for the beach but for the food truck which we learned is called Sambels.  Earlier today talking to the owner of the sub shop were we got our sandwiches, we learned that the owner of this truck has been in business for over 30 years.  I guess that explains why the truck is not much to look at but that the food was second to none.

This is the side of the truck with the menu board.  As you can see they have everything.  That’s Barbara, of course, trying to figure out what in the world to have.

Minds made up we gave our order to the young lady in the window –  she was how can I put it, very business like.  Sort of took us aback since it’s not what we’ve experienced up here in general.

They also have a very nice picnic area for one to eat what they ordered.

And these were our burgers!  Not very thick but they were the size of small saucers!  Yes, they were very good.  I had mine piled high with mushrooms, Swiss cheese and bacon and Barb had peppers and onions on a burger.  The fries were also crisp and crunchy just to our liking.

Well, that’s it for now.  I believe the heat has just drained me and I just want to go and put my feet up.  We watched a movie  just before supper starring Robin Williams entitled Man of the Year which we enjoyed.   Now, though, it is time to just sit quietly with a good book.

We thank you again for coming along with us today. We had a great but exhausting day in the heat but as always we did it together which makes life so special.  Tomorrow is, of course, the 4th of July and as we prepare to celebrate it, yes, it is a time for family picnics, hot dogs, for donning red, white and blue, and, of course, fire works, it is also a time for each of us to stop and reflect on this wonderful country of ours that stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific.  A time to remember the sacrifices that were made at Lexington, Concord, Bunker Hill and so many other fields of battle.  A time to remember the courage our founding fathers displayed.  A time to remember that the freedom we each enjoy every day is never free.  And a time to honor and remember the courageous men and women dedicated to preserving it.  Now a closing though:

As always,  if you are coming to the end of your day with concerns and worries, let me suggest that you turn them over to God.  After all, He is going to be up all night so why not let him handle them for you.

Time now for our evening prayers and eventually some shut-eye.  Till tomorrow.

These are the voyages of  Graybeard and it’s occupants, four paws and two humans.  Our continuing mission: to explore as many new states as possible, to seek out new acquaintances and make new friends, to boldly go where we have not been before