Hi All,
Today was the kind of day when we just needed to smile and be grateful for the sunshine and our health.
We were up early to get the coach to the paint shop at 7:30. After a couple of hours in the Tiffin customer lounge ( there is a pet section and a no pet section), we set out for Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge about 90 minutes east of Red Bay. When we arrived the sign said "closed Sun & Mon". Oh, well. Having come so far, we searched Trip Advisor for something else to do. We found a nearby nature museum and drove there to find them closed because the museum was being moved. Next option was Delano Park where we got in a good walk and enjoyed some interesting sculptures.
This frog was very detailed.
This huge dragonfly was interesting and we spotted a house sparrow perched on the wing.
As we walked around we realized the thorax and abdomen were made from an old outboard motor!
This sculpted arch depicted a pair of great blue herons.
On closer inspection we noticed one adult was feeding a chick.
Next stop was the Decatur Visitor Center. The sign was still out front but the center is closed and the building is for rent.
All this driving around to closed places made us hungry so we yelped a local Italian restaurant, drove there and . . . You guessed it, closed Sun & Mon. By now this was funny. We found another restaurant then visited a riverfront park that was part of the Cherokee "Trail of Tears"
The signs pointed to a trail along the shoreline. Not surprisingly, after 100 yards the trail petered out and we were standing by the railroad tracks with a freight train approaching.
Time to go home.
Love,
Sandy & Carl
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