Ramblings

June 10, 2008

Wow, hard to believe it is already June...and worse than that, it feels like the middle of July outside. Can you believe 96 degrees the first week of June. Oh well, welcome to summer in the South. I hope everyone had a good Memorial Day weekend and I hope you took time to remember why we have Memorial Day.
I am writing this from our community pool...every since it opened, Jeff, my stepson has moved in and either Jacque or I have to be here with him. When I say moved in, I mean that he is at the pool from when he wakes up to when it closes in the evening...he's kind of the welcoming committee to everyone that comes to the pool. Well, at least I can work on my tan...yeah right!
Speaking of the pool, I know most of you are thinking about vacations and all this month I am featuring places to go and things to see and do on our Robert on the Road segments. I will introduce you to places you probably know about and some you might to know about. Not only that, but all will be easy to get to without spending a lot of money on GAS!
Monday we were at Lake Guntersville State Lodge, one of my favorite places to visit. It is convenient to get to by either car or boat. The Lodge has been totally renovated and the rooms are outstanding. The restaurant is even better than it was and the camping area and beach now features new transient docks. You can dock your boat and take a shuttle up to the Lodge for a quick meal or spend a night or longer. There are also Chalets and Cabins for rent as well as camping with all the amenities and primitive camping. Oh yeah, don't let me forget the beautiful golf course, hiking trails and serenity of looking across the lake from high up on the mountain. Your kids will love to see the deer and other wildlife, in fact, there are so many deer, you can drive around the park and see them up close and personal. For more information call 1-800-ALA-PARK...or check out the state parks website. www.stateparks.com/al.html

Wednesday I will be at a unique place in Guntersville...Tennessee Valley Floating Condos.
These are located at Spring Creek Marina and are really cool. They are actually floating cabins that you can stay in by the night or week. They have two sizes, one sleeps four, the other sleeps six. Now, if you have done any camping, you know that you can always get one or two more people in a camper...the same works here for these cabins...be sure and check out these floating condos Wednesday morning on our morning news. For more information,check out their website at www.floatingcondos.net I will take you on a tour inside these "condos" and I believe you might want to try them out. Join us Wednesday morning on Newschannel 19 This Morning.

Robert