What a nice day today turned out to be. Took a long hike on a path around the lake this morning after finishing up breakfast and my usual routine. It was really beautiful out with the sun shining, but little tendrils of wispy fog were still swirling up from the surface of the lake. Got back after noon and grabbed all of my dirty clothes from the last couple of weeks, a full two baskets full, to take in and wash. I have a spare set of linen's here in the trailer so I did manage to get the bed made up again before leaving, as well as breaking out some fresh towels for me and for the kitchen.

    I knew there was a coin laundry place over in the town of Floyd so it was a easy decision to just head over there for the rest of the day. I knew that there was a drinks and dinner meeting set up for later in the evening with a friend of mine, so it seemed logical to just stay there in town after doing the clothes. Took about an hour and a half to get the 4 loads washed, dried and folded up in the basket. Once done there, it was only about 30 mins before meeting my friend. We headed over to a local tapas bar, picking up friends of hers along the way, and met up with several more people there. A very nice group of people, so I was pretty happy once there was a cold pint in front of me and a dish of hummus and pita to munch on. We stayed about an hour and then we headed over to a local restaurant for dinner. I had a great steak, medium rare, with some sliced zucchini and a mixture of whole grains that had been cooked and spiced up. It was all so tasty.

    Of course the company was good also and it was fun to sit and talk to someone besides myself. It was still raining pretty good when we finished up but we headed back into town anyway, as there was some local musicians that were going to be playing downtown in one of the buildings there that has started showcasing music on most Friday nights. Lots of people out and about and in the building. We stayed and listened for a while and talked to lots of different people. My friends son stopped by with his wife and small daughter so there was a lot more talk and a chance to hold and play with her. Such a cute little kid.

    We went outside after a bit and wandered down the street a bit until we found a couple of musicians who had found a refuge under the roof surrounding the local public bathroom building. We found a nice place out of the rain with a bunch of other people and listened to them until they quit around 10:00 p.m. They played all kinds of music genera's, all very well, and all in a bluegrass style. So it was quite fun listening to songs from such diverse groups as the Beatles and Ben E. King done as bluegrass tunes. It was just a nice time all in all.