A delicious lunch at the Hofbrauhaus

I am not as young as I once was. That being the case I thought the more prudent course of my journey would take me to Helen, Georgia so that I might rest my weary knees. I’ll admit it. I definitely splurged. I got a room at the Hampton Inn. I do enjoy those hotels and I recommend them to everyone. My trail magic friends dropped me right at the door. I placed my pack in the room, took a long hot shower, then I took a walk around town to get the lay of the land.

I had heard stories of Helen but this was my first personal experience of the town. It’s campy yet oddly charming. It reminded me a little of Gatlinburg. The strangest thing was the wide spectrum of tourists who populate this town. As I was in town to rest and the town isn’t that large I didn’t walk around very long. I grabbed a pint of Bulliet Bourbon and a Baconator from Wendy’s and I headed back to take advantage of my hotel bed and cable tv.  

The next day my friend, Lauren, drove up from Atlanta to hangout. We had a delicious lunch at the Hofbrauhaus catching up over a few beers and some schnitzel with mushrooms. After treating me to lunch, Lauren was kind enough to help me with my resupply. 

This is not a time warp.  Apparently the local internet is so bad the residents are unable to stream movies so they still have video stores.

 After seeing her off I got some more rest then headed off to a place called Big Daddy’s for dinner. My friend, Moe, had recommended the place because she had a friend who tended bar there. I enjoyed some of the best steak tacos I’ve ever had along with some great conversations with James, the bar tender, and some fellow hikers. That tricky Moe ended up taking care of my tab, more trail magic! All in all I had a wonderful zero in Helen and I can’t thank Lauren and Moe enough for that!