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Woke up so late that Kitty had to scream at each of us 3 times before we would get up to feed her and Jax. Lorelei made blueberry muffins, and off to the beach! What a perfect day. Lorelei's new BFF is Savannah, a 7 year old who hangs out with us all day. After we are in the sun all morning, we spend the afternoon under the canopy playing Yahtzee, horseshoes, jump-rope, tic-tac-toe, and more games than I can remember. When Katherine comes over, everyone goes inside to play with the dolls. Kitty and Jax have turned positively friendly with all the kids! When the 3 year old boy, Jackson comes by, they all play very nicely together. Once the sun goes over behind the RV, we can go back down to the beach, for ... read more

Time to rise and shine and climb Stone Mountain! We have to call Ouma before we leave camp, HAPPY BIRTHDAY OUMA!! We walk around the lake and meet more little friends and play with some very friendly geese. Then take the shuttle to the mountain, then take the Skylift up to the top of Stone Mountain. On the top you can see for many miles. There are holes in the stone that make interesting puddles and rock formations. We start the long hike down, along with a lot of other people. We see lots of neat things, and at the bottom, even a bunch of telephone poles covered in bubble gum (yuk!) We visit Confederate Hall at the bottom, then take the shuttle to the Crossroads area to have lunch. The Campfire Grill is delicious and ... read more

Day 2- We are having an excellent camp day on Raccoon Mountain. After Lorelei made her famous Rolly Polly Omelettes using our very own chickens' eggs, Oupa took Lorelei for a quick swim in the pool. There are so many families here, there are tons of new friends to play with. Next, we go to the Go-Karts, where Oupa used his feet and Lorelei steered. We definitely have a budding Formula One race car driver in the making. Now that the day is heating up, off to the Crystal Palace Caverns. It is 60 degrees in side, and we have a private tour with our guide, Chandler. Lorelei is the flashlight keeper, and Grandma is wearing her cool hat that Great Aunt Jeanne gave her with a light built in to the brim. The tour was ... read more

On our way to home sweet home. Of course we had to pull over to see the Tallahassee Auto Museum while we were here. Unfortunately they are not open yet, so we will continue on. They have about a hundred of the finest automobiles, including an 1894 Duryea, the oldest known surviving fully manufactured pre-production Duryea. The last 100 miles is always the longest, and we make one last stop at Chili’s Restaurant for a late lunch, knowing that there is no food at home, and going to the grocery store today is not in my immediate future! Home sweet home. Thank you Lord for bringing us home safely. And thank you all for following us on our journey by way of this blog. We hope you enjoyed it! I know it was a trip we ... read more

We have taken a lovely route home, US 31E, and passed through Elizabethtown to see Swope's Cars of Yesteryear Museum, but it is too early on a Sunday morning to get in. Off to Bardstown KY for our next stop. This is a historic town with a very cute downtown square. Brando and I have stayed at the Talbott Tavern and Inn on past trips through this area. This tavern has very good food, and five rooms upstairs all named after famous people who have stayed in their Inn. Its history dates back to the 1700's. Talbott Tavern is said to be the oldest western stagecoach stop in America as the westward expansion brought explorers from the east into Kentucky. According to legend, figures straight from the history books sought lodging here during their travels; as ... read more