The Road trip down started at 1:45 in the morning on Friday.
The idea was that the kids would sleep for a few hours in the car, then wake up in Chattanooga. But in reality, we pulled out of town at 1:45 and ate breakfast in Paducah, KY at the Cracker Barrell.
My motto for the entire trip is, "We are on vacation. We have No schedule." So leaving 45 minute later than "planned" was nothing. We have an entire week with no work, no school, no schedule. We get to leave when we are ready. We get to travel at a pace that works. Whenever we get there is when we get there.
We had originally planned to reach Chattaooga, TN sometime during the day so that we could spend time site seeing. The Inclined Railway up mountain was our first choice, but it still was not open for the season. We pulled into the parking lot, and even though Google said they were opened, the crew was painting and doing repairs.
We still journeyed up Lookout Mountain and explored Ft. Oglethorpe. (This is where we would have landed had we taken the inclined railway up Look Out Mountain.)
I have taken enough family vacations to feel OK with whatever happens. I have traveled with kids enough to know that plans can be changed at the drop of a hat and kids can always be a wild card.
In addition to the site seeing (both in the car and out) I bought a stash of "Road Trip Presents" to keep the kids smiling. They have been delivered by Owl Post throughout the trip. When we stopped at the first gas station, they delivered sunglasses to the kids. When we arrived at the hotel, they delivered toothbrushes.
Today, we are heading further south and will reach our destination. The Owls will deliver colored pencils, pencil pouches, activity books and four-color pens in the car. Goggles will be delivered at the hotel once we reach our destination. All we have to do is check in, open the packages, then hit the 85 degree water waiting for us at Cabana Bay Resort.
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