Departed Carolina Landing TT and drove up I-85 to Greenville, SC. Although we were on the interstate, the scenery was still quite nice and spring is in full bloom in this part of the country. We ultimately landed at Paris Mountain State Park just north of Greenville. Not too long after we arrived, Diane and Gary drove up to our campsite.
Peggy worked with Diane back in pre-history when we initially moved to San Diego, CA in 1984. Diane and Gary moved back to South Carolina when Gary was assigned there in the Navy back in 1989. We had not seen them since then and were delighted to see them now. Gary is one of those types that just does not get excited and Diane is a firecracker with an excellent sense of humor and a great laugh. I would have been able to tell these were the same folks I knew back in ’89 even if I was blind.
They took us on a drive around the Greenville area and we finally ended up at a place called Mutt’s to eat. Mutt’s is a buffet-style barbecue house with good food and to make things even better, Gary picked up the tab. The food was good and the service was great. The staff acted like they owned the restaurant and wanted to make sure we were perfectly satisfied with our dining experience, which we were. After dinner, the friends drove us back to the park where we promptly crapped out.