Peek - a - boo Mrs Chicken . He's a genius, Dr Dolittle the chicken feeder has created a monster..We had to barricade our deck area as the hungry hoards decided to join us for breakfast , peck my toes & generally terrorize us.

Our exit route took us along the Ocoee river & we accidentally timed it right to see the opening of the dam.

The dry rocks ( & Ians foot ) were quickly engulfed by the raging torrent.

Within minutes , the first of the rafters appeared.
Folks take folding chairs & a picnic to populate this " Olympic portion" of the water course, we agreed it would certainly offer a few hours of entertainment.

We stopped at Fort Mountain state park fo a swim, we spotted a "rent a Kayak " stand, manned by charismatic Carly , a park ranger.

Hollie & Ian decided to take to the lake.

The lake wasn't huge , so I sat in the shade & waited , some families enjoyed the swimming area & set up BBQ's in the shaded areas.

The photos give a clue to who did the work & who sat back & memorialized the trip on film.

People of all shapes & sizes enjoyed the pleasant waters.

These 2 fat folk & their gorgeous daughter were there too.

We stopped at a couple of scenic overlooks as we progressed south. The panorama highlights the beautiful green tree canopy & voracious Japanese Cudzu.

A lunch break at Sonic Burger. Press the big red button , guy speaks to you, order from the menu , pay by card & someone brings you the food as soon as its ready .....Fabulous !

A cooling breeze fanned us as we tucked into the worlds sloppiest burgers !

Finally we arrive at Cheaha State Park Alabama..We unloaded the left over food from the car, carefully stowed in our cooler, into our new funky chalet.

Dinner of spicy chicken & rice.
Hollie has found the god channel on TV , we've just done the rosary with a nun so old I was unsure she'd make it to the end of the broadcast. Alarms are set for a mass at midnight.

Goodnight one & all love u lots xx