This afternoon we drove up into the mountains north of Atlanta to meet up with a work colleague of Stuarts, Greg Morris and his wife Laura. They are retired and live in a gated community called ‘Big Canoe’. We met…
A Day in Atlanta – World of Coca Cola
Today was a bit more of a leisurely start after a couple of long days in the car. We went to downtown Atlanta to the World of Coca-Cola for a little refreshment. As you walk in the door you are…
5 States in 1 Day – Graceland Visit
This morning we visited Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley. The home, grounds and the tour were sensational. We all really enjoyed walking through the house and seeing all the exhibits including his cars, aircraft, awards, clothing and other items.…
Car Licence Plate Game
So as we began our road trip journey today, all the children were handed a sheet with an image of the licence plates for all 50 US states. Objective is simple: whenever you see a licence plate for a state,…
Farewell Dallas – Off to Memphis, TN
We have spent the first 4 days in the US in Dallas with our Texan family. We have eaten out at nice restaurants, played a little 3 on 3 USA v Australia basketball, had several family dinners, a bulk birthday…
Jenna: A Busy Day
Today we went to see Captain America, Civil War. I rate it a 9.5 out of 10. I really enjoyed it, even though I haven’t even seen the other Captain America movies. We had some people over for a big…
Jess: A Big Birthday Bash
Today was Robbie’s birthday. He had a party that me and Macy Kate went to. It was called Pump It Up. It had inflatable play equipment and other fun stuff. First we went to room A. It had a really…
Sarah: Plane Flight
As much as I hate air travel (Because I get really bad motion sickness), the flight wasn’t horrible. I watched 4 movies (Sound of Music, The Martian, The Intern and Star Wars: The Force Awakens) I only got like 3-4…
Jenna: Arriving in Texas
When we hopped on the plane I had a few 20 second sleeps. The plane flight was 15 hours. I watched 5 movies and had a sleep for 1-2 hours. When we landed, we grabbed our bags and then headed…
Arrived Safely in Dallas
After our 14 hours and 48 minutes flight, we arrived safely into DFW just ahead of our schedule. We picked up our rental car (a Kia Sedona … aka a Kia Grand Carnival – same as we have at home)…