Last week the fam and I headed to Atlanta to visit old friends. I have to say, Georgia is now my favorite of the
deep south states. Here are some pics.
One of my favorite things about travelling is breaking out the Coleman stove and cooking. We stopped about 100 miles south of Montgomery, Alabama and took a break. (100 miles south of Mont. Alabama is where the flat, ugly south turns hilly and beautiful btw).
Our first adventure in Atlanta was a hike near the Chattahoochee River. I know you all remember the Alan Jackson song
"Chattahoochee." I was singing the first line over and over and over in my head our entire hike.
That same evening Teacherman and I headed downtown to go see the Braves play the Astros. We got our money's worth. The game lasted nearly 5 1/2 hours, went 14 innings, with 6 homeruns (one grand slam) and ended with an
Astros victory.
The following day we all headed to
World of Coca Cola. Kind of like Wonka World, but with sodas.
We tasted sodas from all around the world. Asian and African sodas leave a lot to be desired.
Later that night, pajama Wii Boxing...
Saturday we went to Lake Lanier Islands Beach & Water park. The kids and I rode every slide at least twice. We went late in the day to get half price tickets and to avoid giant lines. The plan was great. By 5pm the lines were short enough that we hardly had to wait. After the park we took another hike. This time around the Buford Dam on Lake Sidney Lanier.
Sunday we drove home. Again we stopped for a picnic. This time we hung out at the
Fairview-Riverside State Park in Madisonville, Louisiana.
Of course, we had to take a long walk.
These wicked cool grass hoppers were everywhere. We later found that they are Southeastern Lubber Grasshoppers. They helped give us all the willies as we marched through the swamp.
One of my favorite things about travelling is breaking out the Coleman stove and cooking. We stopped about 100 miles south of Montgomery, Alabama and took a break. (100 miles south of Mont. Alabama is where the flat, ugly south turns hilly and beautiful btw).
Our first adventure in Atlanta was a hike near the Chattahoochee River. I know you all remember the Alan Jackson song "Chattahoochee." I was singing the first line over and over and over in my head our entire hike.
That same evening Teacherman and I headed downtown to go see the Braves play the Astros. We got our money's worth. The game lasted nearly 5 1/2 hours, went 14 innings, with 6 homeruns (one grand slam) and ended with an Astros victory.
The following day we all headed to World of Coca Cola. Kind of like Wonka World, but with sodas.
We tasted sodas from all around the world. Asian and African sodas leave a lot to be desired.
Later that night, pajama Wii Boxing...
Saturday we went to Lake Lanier Islands Beach & Water park. The kids and I rode every slide at least twice. We went late in the day to get half price tickets and to avoid giant lines. The plan was great. By 5pm the lines were short enough that we hardly had to wait. After the park we took another hike. This time around the Buford Dam on Lake Sidney Lanier.
Sunday we drove home. Again we stopped for a picnic. This time we hung out at the Fairview-Riverside State Park in Madisonville, Louisiana.
Of course, we had to take a long walk. 
These wicked cool grass hoppers were everywhere. We later found that they are Southeastern Lubber Grasshoppers. They helped give us all the willies as we marched through the swamp.
1 comment:
Wow, that looks like it was a really awesome trip. Also - what a great shot of that freaky grasshopper, but it is way creepier if you actually click on the picture and see it blown up to full size! ::shudder::
:)
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