We had a great trip to Ocean Springs, MS. The Kuhl's were great hosts. We got to go to the casino in Biloxi, MS twice-- you know I was happy! We enjoyed buffet dinners on both occasions thanks to Nan and her comps. Both buffets had crab legs to die for. I was in crab heaven. And to top it off, on the second visit, right at the last moment, I won $571 on the penny machine. At first I thought I won $57 then when it kept going, I realized I won $571. It was very exciting. So my total wins for our trip was $1100. Not too bad. On Sunday, we went to another Diner from my book of Funky Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. It is called Manci's Antique Club Restaurant and is located in Daphne, AL which is about 45 minutes from the Kuhls. Dave, Jim and I went. The restaurant has all kinds of weird antiques about the place. In the lady's room, there is a wooden figure of Adam (of Adam and Eve) with a fig leave covering his privates. (see pic above). If a lady should lift the fig leaf, a siren goes off all over the building. The locals know exactly what happened and break out in cat calls and applause. I admit I was tempted to lift the leaf, but I knew what would happen so I didn't lift it. Before we left some lady did go in and lifted the leaf and boy that siren was loud. A little girl sitting with her family goes, oh my gosh, someone looked! Anyway it was funny as hell and the food was very good too. After Ocean Springs, Jim and I continued our journey towards home. We spent the night at a Wal Mart just outside Atlanta, GA and that evening we headed out for another diner. This was called The Highlander and was located right in the middle of Atlanta. We used our GPS to get there and had no problems with traffic or directions. This restaurant is known for its unusal art on the walls and their great food. One of their specialties mentioned in my book was their home-made cheese sticks. So I had to try the cheese sticks and they were great. It was a fun atmosphere and we had a great meal. We left Atlanta, GA and made our way the next day to another diner in Tucker, GA called Matthews Cafeteria. The food here is southern home cooked food and was very very good. We met the owner, Mark and he was very gracious to us and thanked us for coming. We really enjoyed our experience. This evening, we are spending the night in Gafney, NC. We tried another diner in Spartanburg, SC called the Beacon Drive-In. This is a cafeteria style restaurant with the menu posted to a wall as you walk in. Then they have a caller at the end of the food bar and you tell him what you want and he calls out the order. Their hamburgers are covered with fries and onion rings and is called in as Hamburger - A- Plenty. The restaurant was started in 1946 and was sold to the current owners on the basis that they promised not to change anything about the menu or the way the restaurant is run. It was a very unique experience to go there and our burgers were great too. We also met one of the owners this evening and he signed my book and thanked us for visiting. Well we have run out of diners to visit and should get home tomorrow afternoon. Its been a great trip. We loved visiting with relatives, and friends and loved visiting different parts of the country that we haven't seen before. Right now though, home is looking very good.
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