November 21, 2006

Since I Retired I Have Been To: (2006)

 
2006
 

 Ruby Falls


Stone Mountain, GA



Jamestown

Orlando, FL - February 9-12, 2006   (Thursday – Sunday) (GNT) the Kennedy Space Center, Universal’s City Walk, Disney’s Animal Kingdom,  Medieval Times for the dinner and show. 

Myrtle Beach, SC - March 2-4, 2006 (Thursday – Saturday) (Joy Club)  the show at Alabama Theater.

Huntsville, AL - March 13-15, 2006   (Monday - Wednesday)  (GNT) Space Camp and Scottsboro, Alabama to the Unclaimed Luggage store

Williamsburg/Jamestown/Yorktown/Busch Gardens - Virginia - April 5 - 7, 2006   (Wednesday-Friday) (GNT) Lanthorne Tour (night – candle light tour of several shops in Colonial Williamsburg.)  William and Mary,  Colonial Williamsburg for the Candlelight Ghost Tour, Busch Gardens -  amusement park. 

Discovery Place – Charlotte, NC - Croft Baptist Church – Joy Club - April 11, 2006 (Tuesday)  Dead Sea Scrolls.

Stone Mountain, GA - April 28, 2006   (Friday) (GNT) Stone Mountain Park.   Ducks ride.

Washington, DC - May 1-4, 2006   (Monday - Thursday) (GNT)  Lazy Susan Dinner Theater – saw OKLAHOMA, Mount Vernon, and all DC attractions.
 
Chattanooga, TN - May 9-10, 2006   (Tuesday-Wednesday) (GNT) Chickamauga Battlefield, TN Aquarium and IMAX,  Riverboat, Rock City, Chattanooga Zoo

Charleston, SC - May 15-16, 2006 (Monday – Tuesday) (Joy Club)  Carriage ride all downtown attractions. Angel Oak, We went and saw Hunley crews’ graves at Magnolia Cemetery.

Myrtle Beach, SC - May 18-19, 2006   (Thursday - Friday) (GNT) eco-tour at Captain Dick’s Marina, (IT WAS HARLEY BIKE WEEK AND THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF BIKERS THERE!) Medieval Times, Ripley’s Aquarium, Hard Rock Café, IMAX to see Lewis and Clark.

Washington, DC - May 21-23, 2006   (Sunday - Tuesday) (GNT)  All the major DC attractions.

Washington, DC/Williamsburg - June 19-23, 2006   (Monday-Friday) (GNT)
White House – they had a tour, Arlington Women’s Military center, American Legion Hall for a function Cong. Gresham Barrett was having.  Had beach music band and food (grits and shrimp, catfish nuggets, BBQ, banana pudding and sweet tea),  Mount Vernon, Ate dinner at the Kings Arm Tavern at Williamsburg (peanut soup, half roasted chicken, ham, dressing, green beans, carrots, bread, and ice cream with strawberries or pecan pie) Great food. We walked up for the ghost tour. Friday we left at 8:30 and they had a tour at Jamestown center.

Atlanta, GA - Brian and Laura’s Wedding - August 4-6, 2006   (Friday - Sunday)
The rehearsal party at Mosaic  (a small restaurant – we had a sit down meal.)  Wedding at 2:00 on Saturday at Christ Cathedral Catholic Church.  Reception at ____. They had all kinds of stuff and an open bar outside to start with.  At 5:00 we moved up stairs – wedding party was introduced and then there were the dances – Laura and her dad and Brian and Carol – sweet.  Then they brought salads out and then we went through a buffet line – great food.  There were toasts then dancing.  In the lobby they had cameras to take pics for a scrapbook and had all kinds of cancer bracelets for people to get.   

Pigeon Forge, TN - September 15-16, 2006    (Friday – Saturday) (GNT) Dollywood - Dolly Parton was in the park today – it was the beginning of the BBQ & Bluegrass Festival, Dixie Stamped, (it was a Rod week up there – hot rods – traffic was bad.  Worse than Myrtle Beach during a bike week), Ripley Aquarium in Gatlinburg.  We then went to Applewood Restaurant at the Apple Barn in Pigeon Forge.  We then went to the Governor’s Palace Theater to see Fixin 2 Rain – Noah and the art set in the Smoky Mountains – it was pretty good.

Atlanta, GA - October 19-20, 2006  (Thursday – Friday) (GNT) Martin Luther King National Historic Park, CNN -  behind the scenes tour, GA Aquarium, Hard Rock Café,
World of Coke.

February 04, 2006

Eastern Caribbean Cruise

Sailed from Fort Lauderdale, FL

St. Croix, U.S.V.I.

Gustavia, St. Barts

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Labadee, Hispaniola

Back to Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Sailed on Celebrity's Infinity.




Pictures on a memory card. I cannot find it at this time. LOL

It was a fun trip.