The second week of October was fall break for the children and so Oma, Amelia, Elliot and myself went to Chattanooga, TN, for 3 days. Luckily, the weather was pretty decent despite hurricane Michael looming in the South. After arriving around lunch time, first stop was a quick peek at the waterfront before catching a Duck Boat Tour.
Everyone was excited to board the truck that can swim...These are authentic, renovated WWII amphibious landing crafts that are now used all over the country for sightseeing tours.
Our tour guide was awesome and the 1.5 hour tour was interesting for young and old. He even let the children drive. I highly recommend this tour when you are in Chattanooga. Going down:
Some of the sights from our water view:
Happy drivers:
Spotted another Duck Boat:
Everyone say "Selfie":
We finished day 1 off with swimming in the hotel pool (it was quite chilly, so only the children braved the water).
The next morning, we drove up to Ruby Falls, to explore a 145 ft. high underground waterfall located within Lookout Mountain. After descending 26-stories into the cave by elevator, we walked roughly one-mile round trip thru the limestone cavern to reach the waterfall.
In 1928, Mr. Lambert purchased part of Lookout Mountain and began drilling through the limestone above the cave. He found a small passageway and when he crawled thru it, he discovered the formerly hidden Ruby Falls Cave and its waterfall. Only a year after the discovery, the cave was opened to the public for sightseeing. Still to this day, the passageways are dark, tight, and often one has to duck to pass thru.
We saw lots of stalactites and stalagmites, of which only a couple we were allowed to touch to not disturb the natural formations, which are still growing inside the cave.
The beautiful underground waterfall, which is America's largest, is named after Mr. Lambert's wife.
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