Blogs from Georgia, United States, North America - page 99

So I asked for an Adventure, and Adventure I got! When I got in my car Saturday morning to drive to Atlanta, it wouldn't start. It was doing the same thing it did in Chicago, so I thought it would be an easy fix. After attempting a few things, I had it towed to the nearest Saturn dealer. It ends up costing $1900 because some wiring harness burned up. So I start freaking out and try to figure out how to get to London. The airlines will not change where I fly in and out of so, I had to find a way to Atlanta. Eventually, Julie discovers the cheapest way to get to Atlanta --- Greyhound. By the way, I wouldn't recommend taking Greyhound anymore. It was the shadiest thing I've ever done. I was ... read more

For Memorial Day weekend, we packed up ourselves, our pooches, and our gear and headed north to a 'women only' campground near Dahlonega, GA called Swiftwaters Womanspace. The owners of this private creek-side property have operated a very cool camping experience for women since 1979. Sadly, we were not very good about taking pictures, but I managed to grab a few of Shay and Emma G. The weather was nice. Low 90's and pretty humid, with a few episodes of thunder and lightening in the distance. We endured one brief shower, but didn't even need to put the rainfly on the tent. The creek was nice and cold and just deep enough to wade in and cool off or take a float on an innertube. As we drove back home late this morning, I decided that ... read more

Shay has been shorn!... read more

Here's the itinerary of where Connie and I will be: May 17-May 22 NYC -Just Kira Plans: New York Architecture, too many museums, seeing friends. May 23-May 26 - Munich and Salzburg Plans: Munich on May 23rd, take a train to Salzburg that evening. Mostly Mozart, a good fortress or two, and definitely some Austrian pastries and coffee. We might also stop by Linz to see Bruckner's Organ and grave. May 26th- May 31st - Vienna!!! Plans: See people, thank families for letting us stay with them, try and take in too many music and cultural sites, eat a really big Schnitzel mit pommes frites! May 31st- June 2nd -Venice Plans: Stroll along the canal, visit San Marco, eat a panini and some gelatto. June 2nd-June 4th - Florence Plans: Connie will watch Kira go nuts ... read more

Ourselves and our fuzzybutts... (Click 'View Full Entry' to see everyone).... read more