Sunday 10/22 We were up early, fed Millie and then dinghy to
shore for 'a walk'. As soon as Millie jumps on this really short stretch of
beach, I heard an animal breathing about 10' into the woods. "I don't think that's a chipmunk" and I was not going to wait around to find out! We did a roadrunner speed
exit and tried our luck on the opposite shoreline. Success!
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| Observer at anchor in the morning |
We raised the anchor and made our way to
Chattanooga. Beautiful area of shore
line along today's route complete with more beautiful waterfront homes.
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| We passed lots of rock cliffs like this one |
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| Beautiful natural landscaping |
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| Tim thought this house was cool with the lookout tower |
We have a great slip right near the Aquarium
downtown.
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| Observer on the dock as seen from the walking bridge right above her |
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| Scullers going by |
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| Walking bridge at night |
We grabbed Millie and had a
great walk around the area. There is all
kind of really great public art everywhere you look.
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| Probably Tim's favorite |
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| Definitely my favorite |
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| Two turtles dancing on top of a turtle shell |
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| I tried to get Millie to do a high five (which she is more than capable of), but she would have nothing to do with it! |
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| Cool antebellum estate that houses part of the Hunter Art Museum |
We happened upon a Suzuki violin concert and
saw some beautiful architecture.
We
finished off the day with dinner with the crews of Golden, Heaven to Betsy,
Nellie Mae, Kia Mae at Tony's for a great pasta dinner.
Monday 10/23 Whenever I think of walking Millie in the
pouring rain as I did this morning I think of my sister and brother in law who
have four dogs and it really makes me feel better about it. The rain let up and
then stopped late morning and the sun came out.
Our first stop of the day was the Tennessee Aquarium.
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| Sea horse |
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| Otter checking us out |
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| There always seems to be a butterfly house in aquariums |
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| Lots and lots of jelly fish |
There are two buildings - one for fresh water
and one for saltwater. It certainly
lived up to its reputation as one of the best aquariums in the country. Later we took the free electric bus up to the
Chattanooga Choo Choo. It is a hotel
where the old station is the lobby and restaurant and the guest stay in old
railroad cars.
How cool is that? We finished off the day with a great meal at
Hennens Restaurant for Tim's birthday.
We had a great dining experience!
Tuesday 10/24 Today we played big time tourists. Mike and Paige from Golden rented a car for
all of us. First stop was the Incline
Railway up to Lookout Mountain. It's
about 2,000 ft. up and at one spot, there is a grade of 72% near the top making
it the steepest passenger railway in the world.
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| From the bottom looking up. The little block building at the top is the tram station. |
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| And it was! |
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| In the front of the tram looking back |
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| Tram passing us at the half way point going in the other direction |
They have a great look out from the top and there ia a neat little at the top.
We saw some great homes
walking down the street to the National Park Service's famous Point Park where the Battle above the
Clouds Battle was fought in 1863.
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| New York Monument |
Spectacular views from this park and the NPS visitor center gives and
overview of the battle. We returned back to our car via the incline railway.
Next stop - Rock City.
It's an attraction full of wonderful botanical and geologic features. It
originated as the home of Gene and Frieda Carter in the late 1920. During the depression they started opening up
their grounds to the public as an attraction.
You can see seven states from one vista.
We really enjoyed our tour here.
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| Decked out for Fall |
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| Wedding chapel |
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| Swing bridge |
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| Cool stone bridge |
Last up was Ruby Falls - the tallest and deepest
underground waterfall that's open to the public. We started our descent in an elevator and
then we're guided through caverns with geological formations.
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