Ruth took us out this morning, we had a long way to go. The morning was cloudy and chilly with gusty winds.
We are still walking in cotton fields, peanut fields and hay fields. I long for something different, like an ocean or something.
We came to the sign "Welcome to Willacoochee, Where Good People Count" I guess bad people are "no accounts" . Willacoochee is an Indian name meaning, "home of the wildcat". Just west of town is the McCranie Brothers Naval Stores. I will have more to say about that later.
John said he had investigated the names of famous peope from Willacoochee. He said that Willa and Whochay Coochee, twin sister and brother were from here. Willa went on to fame in another state and Whochay became a famous dance instructor. He even had a dance named after him.
As we passed through town, we noticed something odd. We passed by a Masonic Lodge and in the front yard was a Korean era fighter jet. I can see something like this at a VFW or American Legion Hall, but a jet fighter in front of a Masonic lodge strikes me as a bit strange.
On we walked passed the Willacoochee Social Lounge, a nite club, pool hall and you get your car washed there also. Passed the Famous No Name Bar and in a little bit we were out of town.
Carol and Ruth picked us up at marker 8. Today we didn't find anything, but Ruth saved the day. She found a dime in the washing machine and will donate it to the "money found" fund. Stay tuned ...
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