While traveling from Boone to Galax we had stopped at the Northwest Trading Post, they had a lot of guilded crafts, really nice and different from the other crafts that we have seen before. When we went to leave, I saw a sign for another Fresco at a local church, just about 1 mile, in the town of Glendale Springs. This fresco was painted in the summer of 1980, the painting is of "The Last Supper." Since the frescos were completed, hundreds of thousands of people have visited the churches. It is estimated that approximately 60,000 pilgrims come to the two churches annually. After arriving at camp and getting setup, we had a catered dinner of BBQ ribs, pork and chicken with the fixings.
Friday, June 13
We had driven into the town of Galax, which they where having a "Leaf & String" festival. They had the two main streets closed off with vendors and fair food stands setup. We had taken our chairs along and sat along the street and watched different groups playing guitars, fiddles, & the base. We sat all afternoon and watched people dance and play on the street, ate lunch at the Smokehouse in town. At 8pm in the Rex Theater, we went to see Jeff Little Trio, really good entertainment. A guy playing the piano, another playing the base and another playing guitar and banjo. After their show was over we walked about a block and watched another group play while they square danced on the street, really had a great day of bluegrass music.
Playing on the street, early in the day.
Jeff Little Trio
Band playing for square dancing
Saturday, June 14, our 45th Anniversary
We've had an older couple traveling with us, she uses a walker and the other day she fell and hurt her ribs. He took her to the hospital yesterday, and they sent her home, this morning the ambulance was here at the campground and took her to another hospital, he pulled his trailer to another campground to be closer to her. Praying that she is ok, don't know if they plan on rejoining us.
We went again into Galax for the afternoon, sat and watched again different groups playing and cloggers dancing on the street. Went into the jewelry store and bought a necklace with the Galax leaf on it. The town of Galax was named after the leaf, the leaf only grows around this area and on the parkway, we had bought some leaves off a lady in town, they last for months in water. The word Galax is derived from the Greek word, gala, meaning milk. The plant's bloom resembles a stream of flowing milk. The heart-shaped leaf, growing from its own stem, each root sending up from five to eight leaves, forms a carpet of waxy green in summer and rich bronze in winter. While watching the bands the sirens went off and the high school soccer players just won states and marched down through town.
This evening we had tickets for the Blue Ridge Music Center to see the Kruger Brothers, we got there early around 4:15, to get good parking spaces. We sat around, went through the museum with the history of the bluegrass music. The show started at 7pm, they played guitar, banjo and another base guitar, Ken and I would of rather stayed in the town, entertainment in town was better than these guys.
Sunday, June 15, FATHERS DAY
We really didn't do much this morning, I got asked to collect money for the caravan leaders and get a card signed by every one. After lunch we took a drive to Mount Airy, this is where the Mayberry series was filmed. We drove through town, saw a few building in the series and left, sorry no pictures. We then went to Walmart to fill our jug with water, got fuel in truck and back to camp. Sat around talked to different couples while collecting money. Made some dinner and the we all gathered around a campfire and talked. Made slaw salad for tomorrow nights dinner, having potluck with hamburgers, which the leader will be making.
The lady that they took to the hospital, they had operated, took out her spleen and said they don't think that she will make it. She is 87 and very frail and weak, her two sons flew in, and they are going to take her off life support. She was very bright and such a sweet lady.
Monday, June 16
Moving day, we all had breakfast together and then drivers meeting.
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