Our Completed Ride

Our Completed Ride

Friday, February 5, 2010

Worm Fiddlin'


Ok, maybe not the best pictures in the world, but it was a slow day. Due to heavy thunderstorms in Marianna this morning, we had a very late start. So, we sat around the hotel lobby, then got lunch at Po' Boys (great food & amusing old signs, like the one above). We finally got on the road around 2pm. It was a windy day, with difficulty staying on the roads at times, and overcast for parts. Even with a head wind, and the late start, we still managed to make it 37 miles into Caryville, FL, just north of Bonifay on the map. As you can see from the sign below, it's the Worm Fiddlin' Capital of the World. When Kathleen stopped and asked a local what Worm Fiddlin' was, he said it's the sport/art used to get worms to the surface, to use for fishing. Apparently a metal stake is driven about a foot into the ground, then rope, saws, bricks, etc. are rubbed against it, in a fiddlin' style, until the vibrations force the worms to the surface. Now, don't you feel like a more well-rounded and enlightened person for knowing that?



2 comments:

  1. Haha! OMG. I learn something new about American culture every day ;0)

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  2. Wow. LOL. Between the sign above your "comfy bicyclin' seat and my new knowledge on musical worm capture... I don't even CARE about the kidney stone!!

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