Saturday's train ride was a round trip excursion from Bryson City to Dillsboro, NC. As towns go, Bryson City is not large, and Dillsboro is even smaller. One noteworthy item was that the opening scene of the movie, "The Fugitive" was filmed in Dillsboro. The wrecked locomotives and the burnt out bus with "Illinois Department of Corrections" painted on the side was in the railyard as we entered Dillsboro. It was humorous to me that the opening movie scene is supposed to have been near Chester, Illinois, but was filmed in North Carolina. How can I trust movies again?

These two boys, along with all of the other shop keepers and merchants in town, greeted us all as the train stopped at the station. I think they were expecting us. Judy wanted to know how the lemonade was made, and the oldest said it was a secret family recipe. I asked if there was ever any lemons in any part of the recipe. Must have been in there someway. A small glass of ice cold lemonade was 50 cents, so we splurged and each got a glass. Afterwards, they told us that 10% of the profits would go to the Red Cross. It wasn't until later that we realized we might have made a nickel donation to the Red Cross. I think they might have done better with an offering. But they were determined and friendly and prepared. The younger wore a t-shirt that read "This is how legends are made." Today lemonade, tomorrow the world!

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