We stopped at McDonald's to use the restroom and get some breakfast. We both ordered an egg, chees, and sausage burrito, which we ate on the bus.
Hubby drove us to Gabe's in Madison, where we boarded bus #451622, Spirit Coach of Huntsville, Alabama; our driver was Eddie.
Our group leader, Kelley Wolfe, checked off everyone on her list as we boarded the bus.
We headed to Scottsboro to pick up two more passengers, and by 8:30 A.M., we were on our way to Ringgold, GA, to watch a two-hour musical called Junkbox Review—a Musical of '50s and '60s music.
We had premier front-stage seating at the Colonnade Performing Arts theatre with popcorn included.
The entertainers were Brittany Angel, Avery Biddle, Jimmy Lee Bryant, Matt George, Tom Hacker, Allie Hasty, Michael Headlamp, Aston Kidd, Jonathan Linton, Patton Locke, Jeremiah Parch, Jonathan Ruff, Ethan Slaughter, Levi Witt (Rudy Clark), Ferryn Wright, and Lauren Zachary.
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| Rudy performed as Red Skelton (Freedy the Free Loader); he also did Gomer Pyle and Boy George's "Tip Toe through the Tulips." |
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| The Performers |
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| The Performers |
After the show, we loaded onto the bus and headed to South Pittsburg, where we enjoyed a late lunch at the Big Bad Breakfast.
Hubby and I sat with Veronica and her friend at lunch.
I ordered a Belgian Waffle with strawberries, blueberries, whipped cream, and syrup. Hubby ordered pancakes and soda.
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| Belgian Waffle |
After lunch, everyone toured the Lodge Skillet Museum and shopped at the Lodge Skillet store. We bought The Naked Bee orange Blossom Honey collection, which cost $13.95 plus tax.
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| Very large Lodge Skillet cooking a fried egg |
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| Spirit Coach |
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| The Lodge Characters (dog Lucky), (Ferrous), and Panelopie |
Back on the bus by 3:30 P.M. for an hour ride to Scottsboro to drop off two passengers, then onto Madison, another hour ride.
We unloaded the bus at Gabe's in Madison and headed home for another hour ride.
On our trip, we shared experiences with old friends and made new friends.
1723-1740 @ 10:47-1:56 P.M. Georgia Time Eastern
1741-1744 @1:31 Tennessee Time Central
1751-1807 @ 1:45-3:18 P.M. The Lodge Skillet Museum and Lodge Store
1754 lunch at Big Bad Breakfast @2:14 P.M.
Coach: Spirit Coach #451622 Driver: Eddie
