Road Hard and Hung Up Wet

Don't be offended by the title, my friends. We are using this play on words to show just how we feel, physically, at this point in the trip. We are in great spirits because we are having so much fun and are seeing so many great things. At the same time, the weather has tried to keep us down, in a way. But we feel like it's only fitting to keep on trucking, pun intended.

So, we were on our way to Birmingham, which is about one hour away from Tuscaloosa, AL. It was a quick ride compared to the average 2.5 hour trip.

Cameron was in charge of planning Birmingham. He wanted to visit Vulcan Park and have lunch in this city. We had to get along to Atlanta today so we had to make the stop in Birmingham relatively swift.

We were driving around in downtown Birmingham and drove through a place called Five Points. This is where, long ago, five major streetcar paths all crossed, forming somewhat of a star shape. This seemed like the epicenter of downtown business, churches, and restaurants. We found a place called Jim n' Nick's BBQ. We stopped in for their famous cheese bisquits and some BBQ. I ordered a BBQ turkey club sandwich with mashed new potatoes. Cameron ordered BBQ pork sandwich with fried green tomatos. It was really good but we had to get on the road to the park.

Vulcan Park has the largest steel statue in the world. It's high on the top of a tower so, to me, it really doesn't look that big. But if they want to say it's the largest in the world, I'll believe it and I'll tell other people about it too. Cinder enjoyed the place because she was out of the car and there were people who would pay attention to her. Outings like this are great for her because she is so intent on pulling her way around that she conks out when we get back into the car.

On to Atlanta. All we wanted to do was get in our hotel room, shower, do some laundry and take it easy for a while.

Check back tomorrow when we explore the worlds of the Georgia Aquarium and the World of Coca-Cola Museum. And, if you were wondering, I've already bought some green wigs for Cameron and I to wear tomorrow to show our St. Patty's Day spirit. They were on sale for $3.50 at Wal-Mart. Who WOULDN'T buy them?