Franklin

Tuesday lunchtime we are picked up in Oil City and taken the short distance to Franklin for the Rotary Club meeting and our next presentation. We arrive to find that they have not been asked to provide a projector, but one of their members kindly foregoes his lunch to go back to his office to collect one.

The presentation goes down well, with lots of questions afterwards.....mostly about tartan and kilts.... we finish off with a rouding rendition of Flower of Scotland, led by Chris on guitar.

In the afternoon we have a walking tour of Franklin, taking in DeBence Antique Music World. This collection of of over 100 rare mechanical musical instruements was started by a local farmer. We were given a guided tour and heard examples of music boxes, wurlitzers, nickelodians and other instruments.

We also made a short call to the Barrow-Civic Theater, but unfortunately there was no show on or in rehearsal. The walk round the town finished at a local bar, where we enjoyed a game of pool and a beer or two.

We were picked up at the bar by our hosts and we each spent the evening with them.

For me it was a cycle ride along the banks of the river with my hosts Nick and Heather Skokowski and their daughter Nicole, followed by pizza, fries and ice cream for tea.