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] /boston/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] /boston/2007/06/15/brahmabull.jpg

[10] /boston/2007/06/15/thumb.p6150003.jpg

[11] /boston/2007/06/15/p6150003.jpg