Well folks, we hit the open road today around 11am and our journey began. This being the first road trip for me (Chimaera) in the HHR, I can proudly say that this is a great vehicle! Kudos, Chevrolet!
Our first stop of the day short of bathroom breaks was Investment Collectable Cars in Tifton, Georgia. Yes, this is a dealership, but well worth the stop for car lovers. Our next stop brought us to the Crime and Punishment Museum in Ashburn, Georgia. Truly excellent! This museum is a show case of Turner Country's jailhouse filled with paraphernalia including shanks, ball and chains, shackles, a cat-of-nine-tails (used for "encouraging" inmates on the chain gang to work a little more efficiently), an inmate uniform from the 1930's , and a genuine replica of Georgia's "Old Sparky" which I was made to sit in by Gambler and Twister. The jailhouse also sports living quarters on the first floor for the Sheriff and his family with the cells on the second including a separate room used for "hangin'"! All in all, with the admission price of only $6.00 per person this is a great stop, the tour consists of a short video detailing the prison system in Georgia from conception to today followed by the guided walkthrough of the building by one of the town locals, (this on just happened to be the editor of the town's newspaper). Our next stop brought us to our hotel, which will bring us to the conclusion of this day.

We decided to go into town and visit the Coke Museum. We drove in town enough to catch the MARTA Train. Marta is the Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. We took the train to the Downtown Atlanta stop which we thought that was where the Coke Museum and Underground were at. Um we were very wrong. We walked the six blocks to the coke museum. Along the way we took a few wrong turns, including what was meant to be a short cut through the Sherridan. We ended up coming back out the same doors about forty five minutes later. After fighting through the homeless on the way, we finally got to the coke museum. We have been there enough times that we skipped most of the tour stuff, but we highly recommend it to anyone who has not been there before. The highlight of the Coke Museum tour is easily the last room you hit before the gift shop. You get to sample Coke products in different flavors from around the world. Some taste pretty good while others taste like engine degreaser. There are perfectly blended versions of the drinks that you can get at the grocery store. There is a huge difference in the flavor of Sprite, Barqs and Coke when they are mixed freshly and in the proper proportions.
When we left the Coke museum we hit Underground Atlanta. Underground is a mall that is built in the storefronts of old Atlanta before the city was rebuilt. There isn't really anything impressive about the mall but its still a landmark, it is worth saying that Hooters has moved out of Underground. We left Underground by MARTA and went back to the HHR. We came back north to Sugar Loaf mall where we watched X-Men III which Chimaera will review soon. We left the theater and came back towards the hotel. We ate dinner at Cracker Barrel. When we got back to the hotel, our internet connection was still down. The hotel had been struck by lighting 3 days before and the Manager said that they were back up. For about 80% of the hotel they were but for our room which was down at the far back end of the building, we did not have a connection. After arguing for about an hour with the hotel manager about it, we asked to be moved to another room where we could connect. She claimed that the hotel was full so we could not move. When I went up to the front desk, the night desk clerk was just checking in and called her on her little fib. It turns out that all of the rooms with our needs were still open so he moved us to another room where we finally had internet connection. So here I am, typing the days logs and finally able to upload the page.

Today, we actually got a chance to sleep in, Hooray! A vacation just isn't a vacation without at least one day to sleep till whenever.
Our list of activities for the day was short and sweet. We went to Six Flags White Water Amusement Park. After wondering the roads between Six Flags and Marietta, Georgia thanks because of a lack in navigational planning, we finally made it to White Water. This is a good water park, filled with many great slides and other water themed attractions including a 750,000 gallon wave pool that some kid "bent a biscuit" A.K.A. kiddy poop. Other than that, our excursion to this water park was fun.

After leaving the park, we decided to call it a day, and head back to the hotel for some relaxation. We have to make tonight an early night because we have a 5:00AM wake up call, our appointment at the Georgia Aquarium is at 8:00AM and our hotel is about an hour from the aquarium.

Well, if you are going to have to ask for a 5AM wake up call, make sure that the hotel has someone manning the front desk at those hours. Ours didn't. Luckily Chimaera woke up early enough for us to make it to the aquarium on time. Our starting time for the visit was 8:00AM. If you are going to go, I recommend getting an early appointment time. The aquarium is a must see. I will let the pictures do the talking.

Coke Museum
Georgia Aquarium
Investment Collectable Cars
Museum of Crime and Punishment
Underground Atlanta