We had a lazy day in Columbus today - a welcome break after a hectic couple of weeks on the road. Katherine took us to the Columbus farmers market (she helps to run it for the council), which was similar to those in Stroud and Cowbridge, although possibly more "real" farmers have stalls at this one. Columbus is a lovely town. The main street seems like it hasn't changed since the 1950s and, as many of the Antebellum mansions here were untouched by the civil war, has a huge diversity of architecture (from the plantation-style houses to trailer parks). It was one of Bill Bryson's favourite towns in "The Lost Continent" and I'm sure he does a much better job of describing the place than I could.
We were kindly invited to lunch with Katherine's family (apparently Saturday lunch at the Chinese is a family tradition!), and hoped to go and see some racing at the local speedway in the evening, though this was unfortunately rained off. It's still hot here, and very humid (lots of swamp and river about).
In the evening we had a meal out with Ryan and Katherine, and they gave us a driving tour of Columbus before having a few late beers back at their house.
We have a bit of a change from our original plans this week - Sam and Laura have arranged a trip to New Orleans for a few days, so we're heading their tomorrow instead of going to Texas as expected. Should be fun!
Yeehaw! Thanks so much for the postcard. Enjoy the crazy animals! We're all doing fine in brizzle though weather has been pretty crap recently. Stay safe! John x
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