Ellijay With Friends

We planned months back to spend a long weekend with some great friends of ours (The Haefs). The trip began with a four and a half hour drive from Albany to Ellijay then got more interesting as we camped on our mountain land in the woods. Jason, Holly, Jonathan and myself slept in hammocks both nights then Joseph and Amy joined us the next night and slept on the floor of the cabin because the air mattress had a hole in it. Bathing in the creek was very interesting in the FREEZING spring water. J&H went in one direction and we went in another.
We went hiking on the Mills Creek Trail where we swam in some also FREEZING water. The trail book forgot to mention that on this EASY to MODERATE trail we would first have to scale a 50 foot drop straight down. However, once down there we had a blast at the waterfall and swinging on the rope swing.

 

Our days consisted of hours of play on the Cartecay River kayaking the class II and III rapids. Today in particular was the best day ever on the river. Holly gained lots of confidence on the rapids and Jonathan was fearless! I think we've caused an addiction for them now. Afterward we visited Starbucks for my first White Chocolate Mocha and I have to say that it was AWESOME and I am now addicted (thanks Holly)! I might not go to sleep tonight! The rest of the evening consists of homemade ice cream with lots of toppings, Super Mario Bros on Wii and possibly a movie. The Starbucks is suppose to keep us up for a while but I'm not sure it is working for Holly.
Tomorrow we are headed home to celebrate July 4th with my other favorites (Teri and Tony). Teri is cooking supper then we are watching some fireworks with Charis, Levi, and the Mackeys.
I love awesome times with great people making memories and creating lots of inside jokes.