Day 31: The Jubilee Begins

The Walking Fool tramped his way up the steep hill and into Grantsville. He went to a local mini-mart/cafe to get some breakfast but didn't follow the proper ordering procedures so just bought a Powerade instead. He walked another 7 miles to a McDonald's in the middle of nowhere. He ate a hearty salad, packed a few one-dollar double cheeseburgers for later and headed out. As he hit the breezy air, the WF had to choose which way to go: either take a back road which was rough but more direct, or take route 219 which was a main thoroughfare and in better shape, but meandered a bit and would take the Fool a few miles out of his way. After careful consideration, the Fool foolishly chose the back way. Even the name Devils Half Acre Road didn't seem to deter him a bit. It should have, as the back roads were windy and hilly… but at least the cars were scant, so it was fairly quiet and peaceful.


By dusk, a very pooped Fool finally reached the town of Friendsville, MD where he had dinner at the Jubilee Diner. The folks were friendly and the food was fine, but the decor was a bit odd. All the walls were adorned with various bible-inspired sayings like "Work Hard, Pray Hard, Love God." Yet, for some reason, there were also a few inexplicable posters and photos of Don Knotts hung up in-between these reverent sayings.


The fool exited the diner and was greeted with rain. The fool greeted the rain with curse words and sloppily set up his wet tent off a muddy back road.