Monday & Tuesday, November 6-7
Leaving is always bittersweet. We checked out of the condo at 8:30 local time. The clock in the X-Terra read 10:30 because it had not been adjusted for zone or time-change, so it reflected our time back home. Our first "beach" stop on Oct 26 had been Joe Patti in Pensacola for seafood. Our last "beach" stop was Joe Patti to stock up on shrimp. The price cannot be beat and we will have 10 pounds in the freezer for at least a dozen meals plus some for Kathy, too. The drive through Alabama was thankfully uneventful. We decided to stay overnight at DeSota Falls State Park, just outside of Ft. Payne, instead of our usual hotel in Gadsden, AL. We were glad we did. The state park is one of the CCC era, with many original, remodeled structures. The room was basic but comfortable with a nice little back balcony. Unfortunately, the restaurant now only serves on weekends, so we had to piece together supper with leftovers and a salad from Zaxby's.
Tuesday morning we didn't try to get an early start, but we didn't have much on-hand for breakfast. We made-do. Before leaving the park we took time to visit the falls. It is a beautiful spot, in some ways like our favorite Fall Creek Falls. After many weeks of drought, there was barely a trickle of water over coming over. It must be spectacular in spring when the water is full. Maybe we'll come back.
At Chattanooga, we took Hwy 27 to return home. We wanted to eat at a favorite Chinese (traditional) restaurant in Dayton that we discovered when Mike and Laura lived in Hixson and we often traveled that highway.
We made it home by 3 pm, in plenty of time to unpack and settle in before dark. We had enough lunch left-overs to make our supper.
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| DeSoto Inn Dining Room/Deck |
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| Beautiful view from the deck, but no real sunset views |
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| Lodging as seen from our back deck. Basic but comfortable. |
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| Bill looking into the basin of the falls |
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| The steps up and down from the parking lot to the top of the falls was decorated with a John Muir quote: |
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