2026 May 2, Golden Girls Experience Kirkwood, Atlanta, GA @ Pullman Park (Day Trip)

 First Stop was McDonald's in Huntsville, where we purchased a sausage with cheese biscuits, two drinks, two burritos, and hash rounds.

The second stop was Bruce's Foodland in Scottsboro for a restroom break, a Diet Coke, and a Diet Mt. Dew.

We arrived at Patches, and the bus was already there. We loaded onto the Eagle bus, Rome, Ga 1041, and began our journey at 9 AM.

Our driver was Wayne, and our group leader was Angie.

Our next stop was for a restroom break at the Racetrack in Adairsville, Ga spent 8.93. (Bought some snacks)

Arrived at Kirkwood in the Pullman Yard, where we dined with the Golden Girls. 

Hubby and I split "The Lanai: Miami Style." Cuban Sandwich,

which consists of pulled pork, ham, Swiss cheese, Dijon mustard relish, on Cuban bread, served with fries. A cup of water and a slice of cheesecake. 

The drinks we ordered included the Shady Pines Spritz Mocktail, which consisted of Mango, Pineapple, Lime, Gurva, Fruit, and Soda.

Marina Margarita consisted of tequila, lime, rum, and agave.

We left Atlanta around 4 PM, arriving at Buc-ees in Calhoun, Ga around 5:45P.M. (restroom break)

Buc-ees was buzzing with activity, with a long line at the restrooms and checkout. You would have thought it was grand opening day. 

Loaded back onto the bus and finished our journey to Scottsboro.

It was still two hours to home, and we arrived around 9:30PM.

6258 Full moon @5:45 AM

3736-3742 (iPad) Menton, AL @9:37 AM

6260-6264 Summerville, Ga @ 11:01 AM 

6265-6266 Racetrack Adairsville, GA @ 11:55 AM

6267-6274 Downtown Atlanta, Ga @ 1:15 PM

6275-6312 Golden Girls Experience @1:44-3:52 PM

6313 Buc-ees Calhoun, GA @ 5:49 PM 

2023 July 12, Popes Tavern, Indian Mound Museums Florence, AL.

 Today, we took  Ava to see UNA's mascot, LEO, but he was sleeping. 

Leo is getting old and has not been as active since his mate died. 

I took her around the campus, showing her the Smith Bell Tower and the president's home. "Wesleyan Hall, constructed in 1856, is one of the oldest structures on the University of North Alabama campus." The building looks like a castle. 

Wesleyan Hall (Castle Building)

Smith Bell Tower 

Lion Cubs 

The campus fountain was shut off due to a leak. 

We next stopped at Pope's Tavern, where Ava learned about how the tavern was used as a hospital during the Civil War. Early cooking tools, Cypress furniture, and Civil War artifacts. 

Ava asks the curator several questions about the articles in the museum. 

We also visited the building that held information about the processing of cotton. 

Cotton Balls 

Our next stop was the Indian Mound. 

She and I both walked to the top of the mound. Lots of steps!

43 43-foot Earthen Mound was built about 500 BCE. 

Inside the museum, Ava learned about the timeline of the Native Americans during the Paleo-Indian Period, the Archaic Period, the Woodland Period, and the Mississippian and Historic Periods. 

We saw arrowheads and many American Indian artifacts. 

On the way home, we stopped at McDonald's to get Ava a kid's chicken nugget meal. 

We stopped at Smokin' Jalapeño for tacos. 

We took our food home to eat.