Monday, August 14, 2017
Extreme taxidermy, Ormond Beach, Florida edition
Bunny and I are on our way to Brevard, North Carolina (like we do every year) and our primary goal this year is to view the solar eclipse. Unfortunately, the weather is looking a bit grim in Brevard as it's expected to be raining next Monday, but who knows? Perhaps it will clear up by then.
Our first stop to refuel was in Ormond Beach, Florida, where we saw this beautiful example of classic American kitch:
![[Here, have a stuffed alligator wearing an American flag somewhere in the Deep South. You are welcome.]](/2017/08/14/Gator.jpg "Here, have a stuffed alligator wearing an American flag somewhere in the Deep South. You are welcome.")
How did we ever survive not seeing this?
Pecan Encrusted Brie, is there nothing you can't do?
We have finally arrived!
![[It's like our home away from home, only a bit more expensive.]](/2017/08/14/Redhouseinn.jpg "It's like our home away from home, only a bit more expensive.")
We made excellent time this trip, having taken a bit over eleven hours to drive the 750 miles. As usual, we're staying at The Red House Inn.
And as usual when we arrive on a not-Tuesday day of the week, we have dinner at The Square Root, an excellent restaurant tucked away in an alley in downtown Brevard (and who would have thought that Brevard was large enough to have an alley, much less one large enough to hide a restaurant?).
![[I think they wanted to call the place 1.732050807568877, but that was just too long to use on a sign. Also, those roots aren't square.]](/2017/08/14/Squareroot.jpg "I think they wanted to call the place 1.732050807568877, but that was just too long to use on a sign. Also, those roots aren't square.")
We just can't get enough of the Pecan Encrusted Brie (“Delicious Fried Brie Served With Granny Smith Apples and Crackers With a Frangelico Praline Sauce”). Mmmmmmmmmm … Pecan Encrusted Brie …
Extreme white squirrels, Brevard edition
I can't quite place my finger on it, but I think the local white squirrel population is planning something.
![[The alien white squirrel from Scratazon is here to abduct all native nut life forms.]](/2017/08/14/Eclipse.jpg "The alien white squirrel from Scratazon is here to abduct all native nut life forms.")
