Day 8: December 22, 2018
Snappy Start, Rapids Finish
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Snappy Lunch, in Andy Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy, opens at 6:00 AM every day but Sunday and is closed by 2:00. I've been here twice and was just a little too late on both occasions. Mount Airy isn't exactly on my planned US-64 route, but once I saw approximately where yesterday was going to end, I picked a motel on a line between Charlotte (dinner) and Mount Airy (breakfast). I made it long before closing and well before they start serving their famous pork chop sandwich. I wasn't terribly upset about that since the chili covered concoction isn't the sort of thing I generally go looking for and I'd been undecided about ordering one.

This is a very busy place. I grabbed the picture of the cook at work during the one time -- and it was mere seconds -- that the area between me and that counter was clear. My breakfast might not be the most photogenic but it was quite good, reasonably priced, and represented an accomplishment for me. The service and other customers were friendly to the max. Before leaving, I snapped a picture of the only area that wasn't filled with people to show it filled with furniture just like my grandmother had.

The happy couple dressed in red was across the street from Snappy Lunch, the classic wall sign is just up the street, and the other happy couple is around the corner.
Many miles back, I'd driven by a collapsing farm house that sat below the road and would have undoubtedly supplied some great pictures. Somewhat later, I passed up a horses and weathered barn photo-op. I actually drove a little beyond this lonely and lovely wreath before convincing myself that the soulless driving had to stop.
US-64 skirts the southern edge of Lake Lure where attractive homes can be seen, but not easily photographed, through the trees. A clear shot of the lake can be had at Lake Lure Beach which was devoid of both trees and tourists covered in oil.
A cluster of parked cars marked my arrival at the Village of Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park. I'm sorry about all the glare in the third picture but it's the only one I have of the front of Hickory Nut Gorge Brewing. Good thing I have better ones of the inside and the other side.
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