Huntsville bills itself as "Rocket City". It near the Army's Redstone Arsenal which is where early rocket research was done. The Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space programs were managed nearby at the Marshall Space Flight Center. Space camp (remember the movie) for kids and adults alike is here at the U.S Space and Rocket Center.
We spent several hours looking at the exhibits, then left for Atlanta - still raining. The trip from Huntsville, Alabama to Atlanta, Georgia is not an easy one. There are no direct routes to take and it was a very long trip. After many hours of driving we finally got to Atlanta, only to have bad rush hour traffic! We sat in traffic for nearly two hours as we headed to Carey's father's house. It is definitely easier to be on a boat!
We had a short, but very nice visit with Carey's dad, his sister and her family. We felt like we were in college - we took our laundry with us to do at Stacy's house! The next time we will plan to visit with the folks in Atlanta is over Christmas! We are excited that our son Paul and his family will join us in Atlanta then. We miss our grandkids!
This morning (Wednesday) we left early to drive back to Huntsville. Again, not an easy trip, but the rain was off and on so it was an easier trip. We stopped at Walmart on the way to finish re-provisioning LeeLoo. Nancy even bought a hot-air popcorn popper - all the luxuries of home. We are now set for awhile!
Tomorrow we will leave for Joe Wheeler State Park with four other Looper boats and will anchor for the night. The colors in the trees are really changing now - should be a beautiful trip! Then on Friday we will head to the starting point of the Tennessee-Tom Bigby waterway that will take us south to Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf, about a 450 mile trip.
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