This year, for my birthday, we took a day trip to Helen, GA, and 2 of our grandkids met us there for the day. I managed to persuade them to have their picture taken ... don't they look good?
We had an awesome lunch at the Troll Tavern, we sat outside right by the river so I could listen to it bubbling over the rocks, and watch it just rolling along. Waterways like that calm me and are an added health bonus for me, with my high blood pressure. A natural remedy! The food was excellent, hubby and Dylan both had a Reuben, Nicolette had fish and chips (the fish was the length of the plate, and some!) and I had a Chef Salad without some of the usual components, so as to keep within my sodium limits. We all thoroughly enjoyed our meal and plan on eating there the next time we are in Helen.
I'd wanted to watch the 3 of them tubing, but - unfortunately - the places that did tubing didn't open for the season until the next day, so that idea went down in flames.
Next choice was for them to go ziplining ... but we got there too late. It was 4pm but they said they weren't doing any more tours that day. It's on the "to do list" for the next time there.
Third choice was a treat, they went on the Georgia Mountain Coaster and had a blast. Their only complaint was that they wished it had been longer.
We did a nice little walkabout (with me on my trusty electric mobility scooter) and hit up 2 of my other favourite places there.
One is the Hansel and Gretel Candy Kitchen and it seems I'm not the only one who loves that place! Here's a video from another chocolate lover from her visit to the candy kitchen. We made our own assortment of truffles ... raspberry, orange, lemon, mint ... and I treated myself to a red candy apple. It's been a long time since I'd had one of those and I savoured every mouthful.
The second is Betty's Country Store, where I always pick up my German pickled cabbage with apples, and this time, a jar of German pickled carrots, since I love that too! It's the only grocery store in Helen, so is perfect for those who are camping, or staying in a cabin, and wanting to prepare their own food and have staples on hand to make sandwiches or cereal for the kids.
We love Helen, it's one of my "peaceful places". Just sit me by he water and I am happy. When we've stayed before, we have picked hotels with balconies overlooking the water and I've taken my elliptical cycle with me, and had hubby set it up on the balcony so I can pedal while listening to, and watching the water, and the people tubing on it.
I'd definitely recommend it as a place to go. There are a lot of fun things to do for families, including a water park and putt putt golf.
My one word of warning would be the sloping streets - if you have mobility issues and use a stick or a walker, some places will be difficult to get to. I tried to walk it before, and it was too much, hence the mobility scooter this time.
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