Peanuts and Boll Weevils

Today would have been an ideal day to return to ride the stage from Monticello to Waynesboro that Keith missed due to illness but he did not want to do so. We therefore left Monroeville heading east for 102 miles initially along the single carriageway highway 84 but thankfully it was quieter as it is a Saurday. It then got very busy with traffic heading to the north to the large towns of Montgomery and the other Birmingham. Then we skirted the oddly named town of Opp and headed across quiet countryside of  the county of Coffee, named after a General Coffee rather than being a coffee growing area. Our destination is the bustling town of Enterprise where the locals are very proud of the fact that following a huge loss of their cotton crop in 1915 turned to peanut growing and processing that brought the town great prosperity. They are so proud in fact that they have a statue of the boll weevil, the pest that caused the loss, and have named their ring road after it. They've then gone the next step and named a church after the ring road. Perhaps they'd benefit from mixing with people from outside the area more!
Had a good meal at a restaurant near the motel that must remain nameless Keith's card was rejected (regularly a problem as Americans don't use PINs on credit cards.) when preparing to pay cash the manageress asked if it was ok and he just commented he'd rather not have used up his cash and she took the bill away and she said she'd settle it and just to tip the waiter well, which we did.  Most odd but very nice of her.

Coffee County - double espresso?

The sign is more impressive than the monument!

Maybe this Pastor needs to talk to his marketing team!

We were tempted to extend our stay to catch this big event 

As the Presidential election approaches this juxtaposition is rather appropriate.