Sebring, Florida
Another gorgeous day and thankfully no humidity. Bill and I went over to Ron's place in Avon Park.
We sat and talked on the porch nearly the whole day. I can't believe Bill and Ron could remember the names of their schoolmates. They told stories of things that happened so many years ago. I sat there and enjoyed the two of them reminiscing.
Ron said he thought we'd enjoy dinner at Cherry Pocket. It was about an hour drive away through a lot of orange orchards. I have no idea how he managed to find the place.
I really love quirky places and this just fit the bill. The menu turns out to be a newspaper Cherry Pocket Times. I really wasn't sure what town was nearby but it is on Lake Pierce. According to the newspaper, there were stories of men riding their horses in the tavern front door, have a drink, and leaving through the back door, all the time without leaving the horse's back. 
We were lucky that it wasn't crowded and we had a great view of the lake from the deck. It was so relaxing and not noisy like a lot of restaurants are.
The menu had steaks and seafood but also Louisiana specialties, crabs and many other selections. Did I mention the brown bread with the special butter?
Bill and Ron both had shrimp dinners but I had the blackened grooper which came with dirty rice, tossed salad, baked sweet potato and green beans.
Our timing was perfect because they had two for one drinks. It was a lovely time and fitting for our last night here.
Look how classy the restrooms were.
It was hard to say our "see ya's" but we'll pick up in the same place when we see each other again. Hopefully, Ron will come out to Arizona where we can show him around. Unfortunately, there isn't anything that can compare with the Cherry Pocket Fish Camp.
Turtle Safely.......
What fun day and the Cherry Pocket sure sounds like a perfect place for dinner.
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