Good Friday in Mt Arie (2/4/2010)

Today began with a 7:30am breakfast with the Interact Club at the Mt Arie High School. This breakfast allowed us to speak with and interact with students of the school, teachers and other Rotary members. We were presented with the Key to the City by the City Commissionor, had a personal tour of the school with the Superintendant of the County Schools and had a cafe breakfast. After breakfast we travelled to McDonalds (For coffee) and then to the Sandy Level Community Centre for a tour. Afterwards we had a tour of the Mt Airy Museum by the Museum Director. Luch followed afterwards and saw us walk to Snappy Lunch. Snappy Lunch featured in the Andy Griffiths Show on a number of occasions and are famous for their Pork Chop Sandwhich. Everyone in our group devowered one of these heart attacks on bread which is a pork chop, deep fried in fat and placed on a bun with Mayo, Coleslaw and anything else you want. Afterwards Chris thought he needed a thickshake, while the rest of us thought they needed a Cardic Speciliast, but anyway. After lunch we had a tour of the Moore House (Oldest House in Mt Arie) and a tour of the Smith House. Both were extraordinary houses and very intersting. We had a look at the Mt Airy Middle School and the River Projects nearby, which Carol is so passionate about. Thank you to Carol for her explanation of which i have not done justice to here. After this we went back to downtown Mt Arie where Chris finally got his thickshake....in fact he had two large thick shakes. We were taken home by Doug and Amanda for rest. Robin and I went to dinner at a Thai Restaurant along with Carol, Mel, Helen, Doug, Amanda, Jamie and others. Dinner was fantastic, not surprising after which we concluded our night. Again, Mel will post the Misadventure of the day, for which i think everyone will be surprised. We are having a great time in Mt Arie so far and look forward to tommorow. We thank Doug and Amanda for all their organisation and efforts so far, it has again exceeded our expectations. All the future areas have alo to live up to after High Point and Mt Arie.