Thursday, July 14 we drove to Chatenooga, Tennessee-- a 13-hour drive-- for Dave's family reunion. No one lives there, but it is a central place to meet. Erika, Tyler and Andrea were with us in our van. We arrived that evening in a huge thunderstorm and had dinner with relatives at their cabin. We stayed in a cabin with Dave's parents, 3 sisters and 2 nieces. It was in a pretty setting and was a charming, rustic cabin with plenty of room.
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Friday I went with a group on a lunch cruise down the river. This is us before boarding. Dave, Andrea, Erika and Tyler were more daring and went white water rafting. They had a great time--some falling out, some jumping out. I'm glad they had fun and were all safe.
Friday afternoon we also hopped a free bus in Chatenooga and saw where the Chatenooga Choo-Choo was. This pretty hotel was once the bus station.
Andrea and cousin Christine had a good time together.
Friday night was a barbecue in a glass pavillion in a pretty park here.
(Christine and Erika) The lights were pretty at night, and it was right on the water.
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Here's Dave with his sisters that night.
Saturday night all 70 or so of us ate at a restaurant in town. We saw a family slide show and everyone took family pictures. It was fun to see everyone again. It's a nice family to belong to!
