Saturday we left Chattanooga, after a minor concern with the vehicle, around 9:20a.m. We knew we had about a 9 hour drive ahead of us – and were getting prepared for it. The GPS, which we lovingly refer to Greta the Garmin Girl, had told us that we would arrive in the Orlando area around 6:00pm. Things were going well until we hit Atlanta. Traffic was snarled and of the 5 lanes going into the city, only one was open. Traffic was heavy as many people were going south for Spring Break. We exited at the suggested alternate route and hit the “detour” button on Greta. She led us gamely into a dead end downtown; but not despairing we hit the “detour” button again, and soon found ourselves well ahead of the congestion and finally up to speed. That little adventure had added an hour to our trip. As we continued south toward Macon, traffic snarled again. This time it was close enough to lunch that we decided to take our chances at an upcoming McDonalds. It was packed. There were lines for the restrooms that reached the doors. The gas station next door had the same predictament. So, in God’s providence, we spent another hour there. We again chose the state highway over the interstate and proceeded south. Traffic continued to be heavy, until we passed the Atlanta Motor Speedway – something we wouldn’t have been able to see otherwise! Pretty neat!
We again slowed in the middle of souther Georgia, this time for a tragic roll-over accident that had just occurred. We are thankful for God’s safety and providence over us. We finally arrived around 9:00pm at our resort. After checking in and settling a bit, we took the kids to the pool for about an hour. We had the pool all to ourselves at that late hour! Then we crashed in bed and slept hard. Sunday morning found us rising well after 9:00a.m. Today is supposed about 90 degrees and bringing in evening showers. We plan on going to the Holy Land Experience, and maybe the beach later. But first, we have to go swimming again!
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