Our youngest granddaughter moved to a small town in Louisiana last year. She had been living in West Virginia, just a day's drive away, but it is much farther to go see her now. We have not seen her in over a year, much too long. She sent us her school picture for Christmas. She looks almost grown. Time passes so very quickly and children grow up too fast, so we are making a road trip to Louisiana to see Michaela.
One of the blessings of retirement is time to do things we have not had time to do before. Since we have a long drive no matter how we go, we have decided to take a meandering trip south. We will stop in Fayetteville, NC, and visit with Dennis's brother and family. From there we are heading to Atlanta where we will stay a couple of days. We have never been to Atlanta and decided to stop and enjoy the sights. Has anyone been to Atlanta? What is something fun to do there? The next stop will be a small town in the northeastern corner of Louisiana where we plan to hug our little girl and spend time enjoying this almost grown up eleven year old. She will have to go to school, so after a long week-end with her we are driving to New Orleans. We have never been there. I am excited about spending time in the Big Easy. We plan to drink a Hurricane or two and eat a po' boy. What else should we do in New Orleans? From New Orleans we are heading to Panama City, Florida. We are hoping for some warmer weather so we can walk along the white sandy beaches. I have a niece there that I have not seen in many years. It will be fun to spend some time with her family. Then we will head north toward Birmingham, Alabama. We have never been there either. What is there to do in Birmingham? We plan to take my cousin Dot out to dinner. I have not seen cousin Dot in over 50 years. We have some catching up to do. Before heading home we will stop in Nashville, Tennessee, where we have many old friends. It will be about 3000 miles of road with lots of new scenery and old friends.
I welcome all suggestions for things we ought to see along the way. What do you do on a long car trip to make the journey more enjoyable?
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Audiobooks! That's what I do. It makes the miles fly by. I use Audible.com but you can get them from the library. Downloaded or cd's, whatever works. Let me know if you need something you can't find. I've got quite a few of them.
Enjoy your trip!
There has to be a memorial on the jail in Birmingham where MLKJr wrote his famous letters. I'd want to go there.
How wonderful is that! It sounds like a wonderful trip that is for sure. Make sure you take heaps of pictures. Nashville is a place I would love to go to one day :)
I really enjoyed the aquarium in Atlanta. Enjoy and be safe!!
I've never been to the deep south,but I think visiting some of those magnificent plantation style homes would be great!..and taking Pictures,of course.
Enjoy the adventure. :)
When you visit Atlanta, two big attractions are the Aquarium (largest one in the country) and the Coke Museum. Very touristy, but very fun!!
What a wonderful trip....just have fun!!!
Our son lives in Lawrenceville GA, just north of Atl.
One thing: try to arrive at a NON-rush hour time. Use the HOV lane as much as you can when on the freeways. Know where you're going.
Buckhead is an interesting section of the city, but mostly for the Yuppies, etc. Too bad it's not baseball season. Try to see the state capitol building dome. Impressive. Jordan has given you the two best tourist attractions.
I am so jealous of your getting to travel so much...I'm still seething with jealousy over your trip to Egypt. *hee hee* But seriously, I hope you have a wonderful time and enjoy all the sights along the way! :) I love road trips sooo much.
She has a lovely face - so clear and open. How nice that you are going to see her...enjoy your trip - take lots of photos...
What a beautiful granddaughter!
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