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                     Driving through Dueling Banjo Country
                                        
Our hotel [1] is located just off US-192 in Kissimmee, Florida [2], and to
get there, I decided, like on my last trip [3], to take the back roads to get
to our final destination. The plan consisted of taking US-441 north to
Kenansville [4] (north of the more well known Yeehaw Junction [5]) where we
would then turn left onto Canoe Creek Road [6] until it runs into US-192,
whereby we then take another left until we arrive at the hotel.

Another aspect of this trip is that I wanted to avoid any and all chain
restaurants and eat only in local establishments—my own private Feasting on
Asphalt [7] if you will. And our first stop was in Okeechobee [8] at a place
called the Brahma Bull. A rustic place, it was practically dead when we
arrived mid Friday afternoon. I didn't think much of it at the time, but that
could be a bad sign.

[Hindus should probably skip this place] [9]
 

[Peekaboo—the bull sees you!] [10] [11] [But male companions are free …] [12]
[13]
Fortunately, it wasn't. Bunny and I had the special, Fish-n-Chips (using
perch instead of the traditional cod) and it was quite good. The coleslaw was
particularly good; enough so that Bunny asked for the recipe.

I must note that the men's room theme was rather disturbing—a bull chute—I
guess the clientele can get a bit rowdy there.

[Moooooo!] [14]
 

We then continued northward along US-441, through Yeehaw Junction til we hit
the major Kenansville metro area, which consisted of a livestock feed store,
a human feed store and what I could only assume was a bar. It was rather
difficult to miss Canoe Creek Road, it being the major, and only
interesection in Kenansville.

[The Greater Metropolitan Area of Kenansville] [15] [16] [Here's our turn]
[17] [18] [The Local Hot Spot] [19] [20] 

The ride up Canoe Creek Road was nice, although I was surprised at the high
amount of traffic we encountered along the road—about one car every other
mile or so. I had expected to be the only vehicle along this road.

And contrary to the title of this entry, Bunny and I encounted not one single
banjo player, much less two dueling banjo players, much to our relief.

[1] http://www.bestwesternlakeside.com/
[2] http://www.kissimmee.org/
[3] gopher://gopher.conman.org/0Phlog:2006/10/22-23
[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenansville,_Florida
[5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeehaw_Junction,_Florida
[6] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osceola_County_Road_523
[7] http://www.altonbrown.com/adventure/press_pages/press_feasting.html
[8] http://www.cityofokeechobee.com/
[9] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/06/15/brahmabull.jpg
[10] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/06/15/thumb.p6150003.jpg
[11] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/06/15/p6150003.jpg
[12] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/06/15/thumb.p6150004.jpg
[13] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/06/15/p6150004.jpg
[14] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/06/15/bullchute.jpg
[15] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/06/15/thumb.p6150015.jpg
[16] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/06/15/p6150015.jpg
[17] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/06/15/thumb.p6150011.jpg
[18] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/06/15/p6150011.jpg
[19] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/06/15/thumb.p6150018.jpg
[20] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/06/15/p6150018.jpg

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