Sweet home Alabama

Len & Phyllis East's House
Cullman, AL

We've had a lovely time the past two days,

'moochdocking' in the East's yard.

George and I met Len & Phyllis when

they were camping in Pennsylvania about 

3 hours south of where we lived in July 2011.

We've kept track of each other, both on Facebook

and our blogs.

They've recently decided to go off the road and

 bought a cute house on 4 acres of land,

put in a couple RV sites,

and invite whoever wants to come and stay.

Since we were only 110 miles away, 

we decided to take them up on their offer!

We had great directions,

and Len helped guide George in to our spot.

We spent the afternoon catching up,

and Phyllis had a great lasagna dinner for us.

Today we took a ride into Cullman to the local Oktoberfest.

There was a farmer's market with lots of

relishes, jams, jellies, and the like.

The tomatoes were gorgeous!

Len then drove us to a local historical covered bridge.

The Clarkson Covered Bridge was built in 1904

and was once used by farmers and travelers to cross 

the Crooked Creek.

In 1921 the bridge was torn in two by a huge storm.

In 1975 the bridge was rebuilt

and it was named to the National Register of Historic Places.

 There is a nice picnic area where the tables and benches are

made from river rock.

After our bit of exploring, we took Phyllis and Len

to Ruby Tuesday for lunch.

They also grilled some steaks for dinner,

and we enjoyed our last night here with stories 

of our lives.

I'm sure we'll be back again someday!

Tomorrow we start our trek north to Pennsylvania!