Today we completed a leisurely ride to Chattanooga. During the ride we ate at a traditional American (Mexican) working man’s cafe (see picture) and stopped at a deep south petrol station where Forrest Gump served us. Actually neither of these actions was based on cost – we’re just very keen to experience real America vs all its chain restaurants and hotels. Generally however we observed that Georgia’s landscape wasn’t earth shattering though its natives (those we met) were very friendly.
Andy suggested a hotel downtown in Chattanooga – a town he had never heard of – but one that is highly rated as a tourist destination. This amazed me and was rapidly accepted. After booking in we went for a walk to the riverfront where a major C & W festival is taking place. We then found a brilliant restaurant where we had a shared dish of ribs cooked with four different glazes. Superb. In the evening we went to see Toby Keith at the ‘Riverbend’ festival. We were able to sit in an adjacent park to the stage where we had a clear view – and you could hear for miles around. Andy was sulking a bit as he couldn’t get his phone to connect to the hotel wifi and he isn’t a great lover of C &W music: But what the hell, you can’t have everything!
