AACC ROAD TRIP - Chattanooga
MAY 2012
THE GEORGIA FACTION MET FOR BREAKFAST IN CANTON ON SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN CARAVANNED THROUGH GEORGIA BACK ROADS TO THE INTERSTATE THAT TOOK US INTO CHATTANOOGA. THE TENNESEE & ALABAMA MEMBERS WERE WAITING FOR THE GA. GROUP AT THE HOTEL. AFTER CHECKING IN, WE WENT TO THE BLUFF VIEW ART DISTRICT AND DID A SHORT WALKING TOUR. WE MANAGED TO OVERCOME THE SIREN CALL TO THE CHOCOLATE KITCHEN ON THE BLUFF BEFORE WE HEADED TO THE BOATHOUSE ON THE RIVER FOR LUNCH. THEY HAD SOME SPECIAL ITEMS ON THE MENU AND THE WHOLE GROUP ENJOYED THEIR CHOICE.
AFTER LUNCH, WE WENT TO THE KNITTING ROW AREA FOR SOME ANTIQUE AND JUNKTIQUE BROWSING. WE ENJOYED A NICE VISIT ON THE PORCH BEFORE HEADING TO THE CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO. ONE OF OUR MEMBERS OPTED TO STAY IN ONE OF THE TRAIN CARS AND WE GOT A TOUR OF THE CAR. IT REALLY TOOK US BACK IN TIME REMEMBERING TRAVEL BEFORE THE ALLANTE’! IT WAS VERY COZY AND NICELY DECORATED. AFTER THE LOOK AT THE TRAIN CAR, WE WALKED ALL AROUND THE CHOO CHOO. SOME WENT FOR ICE CREAM WHILE THE REST WENT FOR ADULT BEVERAGES.
THEN, IT WAS BACK TO THE HOTEL TO GET READY FOR DINNER AT ST. JOHN’S RESTAURANT. THE FOOD HERE IS QUITE WONDERFUL AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME LAUGHING AND TALKING AND CATCHING UP WITH EACH OTHER’S NEWS.
AFTER A LEISURELY BREAKFAST, SUNDAY MORNING, WE WENT FOR A WALK ON THE WALNUT STREET FOOT BRIDGE AND ENJOYED THE BEAUTIFUL BRIDGES AND SCENIC VIEWS OF THE RIVER AND THE MOUNTAINS. NEXT WE VISITED THE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL. THEY HAD A BIG CROWD AND LOTS OF NEAT STUFF BUT THE LINE FOR THE STRAWBERRIES WAS LIKE A RIDE AT DISNEY WORLD, SO WE HEADED HOME WITHOUT STRAWBERRIES BUT ANOTHER TREASURE TROVE OF GREAT FUN MEMORIES WITH OUR ALLANTE’ GROUP.
See you next time.
Paula Vopelak - Vice President
Members on Trip
Norman and Linda Penfield
Russel and Paula Vopelak
Budd and Darr Neidig
Coleman and Darlene Armstrong
Art and Brenda Sevelius
Thomas Boyland