Rain again. Friday
the weather guessers said rain was south near Richmond where we were going so
we decided to attend the Fredericksburg Classic and Muscle Car Club’s weekly
cruise at VA BBQ in Fredericksburg, VA.
The food there does not agree with Linda or me so we decided to try
someplace else on the way to the cruise.
Since we go the “back” way to the cruise and we drive right past a
couple places to eat…we decided to try Family Diner, next to Carl’s Ice Cream
on Princess Anne St. We have had some
friends tell us of this eatery but for some reason we never tried it….our
mistake! The food was great; the service
was attentive and pleasant….and the prices were in line with “Diner” food. But in my opinion the quality of the food was
way above “Diner” food! In fact we
returned Saturday to try some different choices on the menu….another home
run! That was one of the reasons we hadn’t
attended the local cruise in a while…it was just too difficult figuring out the
food part….not anymore!
I think Friday was the first time I ever went anywhere and
forgot a camera….I always travel with one.
But the voices didn’t remind me to take one so I can’t even prove that
we were there! The cruise was attended
by 35-45 vehicles….some parking and staying, some just cruising through. Coach was playing his really cool music all
night. I liked the red & white
International 4WD Fire/Crash truck that was very nicely done. Unfortunately I didn’t roam around much
because the Princess and the other ladies formed a circle and started talking….and
I didn’t want to miss anything! Hehehe We cruised home about 9PM and the cooler
weather is much appreciated….especially without the rain.
Saturday we were going to cruise to Manassas BK but the rain
was intermittent and we didn’t want to chance driving in the rain. So we got a small group together and invaded
Family Diner again, in our daily drivers!
Soon after we were seated some other ‘car’ friends came by to eat
too! We found out that the Diner was
hosting a cruise every Saturday….? Right
across the street in a vacant, paved, tree lined lot! Right across the street from Carl’s Ice Cream! Hmmmm
I think we may start attending this cruise on Saturdays since we cannot
attend the Stafford deals anymore. This
will be great to have something this close and so close to good food….did I
mention that the nationally renowned Carl’s Ice Cream is right across the
street? Ice Cream is, after all, one of
the 7 basic food groups so you will make the Administration and the USDA sooooo
happy if you come out and consume your weekly MDA of Ice Cream!
Sunday we were going to attend the event in New Market, VA
but the rain was coming down pretty hard most of the day….bummer. We have another busy weekend planned coming
up but Hurricane Isaac may have something to say about that….we’ll see.