Thanks Jeff - that's just the sort of local knowledge (as well as about acoustic music, diners, stopovers that are not the Bates Motel etc) that I am sure will be helpful and appreciated.

There has been some very good stuff above (and thanks again) - but some of the 'Catters who (alas I cannot call the names largely to mind) I would have been expecting to promote local musical/culinary/motelaccommodation virtues seem to be being bashful.

I'm sure I've seen many mudcat names who spoke of matters in those regions.