Still feels like winter.

I am glad to be home in Athens, sleep in my own bed and watch my own TV shows. The drive back went well; it was just long. We did stop briefly at A. H. Stephens state park in Crawfordville. Taliaferro County is the poorest in the state, I believe, and it did not look like a place I would want to live! But the park looked nice. The bathrooms were unlocked, for which we were grateful, even though there did not appear to be any campers or other activity. Looks like a place to come back to when it's warm--paddleboats on a pond. The ducks made a beeline for us as soon as we got out of the car--one male (mallard, I think) and his harem of 5 or more females. One, in particular, was quacking loudly. I think maybe they have been fed before...

We visited the aquarium in Charleston. Very nice in a lot of ways, especially good for kids. Not crowded at 9:30 am on a cold Saturday, although filling up as we left. $17 is a little steep, though. Mom and Dad waited at a coffee shop while we went. They had been standing in line to get off the boat with their luggage for quite a while and did not want to walk any more. They had a lot of stories and so on about their trip, but naturally did not bring enough warm clothes for the last couple of days. Lots of good food and pretty good entertainment. They danced a couple of times...