Poppie (my Dad) came to visit and we decided to drive up to Callaway Gardens, located in Pine Mountain, GA. It took right about 2 hours to drive there. We also drove by Lanette which is where our furthest away Football game will be, and wow that one’s gonna be a doozie!
We go there just in time to see the 2nd Birds of Prey show of the day, it was a neat show with some beautiful hawks. It was so neat to have them soaring over our heads, literally so close that their wings were hitting our heads.
We had a few minutes to spare before the show so we walked down the walking trail to a bridge and took some pictures. There were tons of trails for walking and biking. You can tell that Bea is my daughter because she didn’t want to stand close to the trees, plants, etc because she was worried about bugs, LOL! While I’m not that sensitive to bugs (athough I’m not a huge fan either) I’m sure not ‘outdoorsy’ and my idea of camping is a cabin with electricity and plumbing ;p
After the show we drove over to the Butterfly house and Pioneer cabin area. We packed stuff to make sandwiches so we made a quick lunch and got ready to head into see the butterflies. It was at this moment that I realized that I locked us out of the Tahoe! Sure enough there were the keys hanging out of the ignition! I started to wonder what we were going to do. We tried all doors, and even the ‘broken’ window, but I’d had an Airman from Mr. B’s shop come over and wedge it up so that was a no-go. Right about that time Mr. B sent me a message on FB chat, and I was just telling Poppie that I thought I needed to call USAA. Sure enough Mr. B confirmed that indeed that was what I needed to do. So and I did and guess what, they sent someone out to rescue us and it was FREE! Gotta love USAA!
So while we waited for help to arrive we went in and enjoyed the butterfly gardens and checked out the Pioneer cabin, and just as we were finishing 40 minutes later the towing company showed up. He was able to get my keys out in less than 5 mins!
After that we decided it was time to head home, I think we were still all tired from getting home late from Boo’s game the night before.
So now we can check Callaway Gardens off our list of places to visit before we leave AL, the countdown is on…only 9 months left!
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