Sunday 23 December - Macon

Philip woke up still feeling miserable with congestion and Alison looks like she is heading in the same direction. Hopefully Christmas Day may bring a reprieve. After breakfast we headed back towards Atlanta for about 40 minutes to Locust Grove to hit the Tanger Outlet Centre. Alison and Jessica managed to snare some bargains but the one thing that Philip was chasing - new underwear from Jockey was not obtainable. They have changed their styles and country of production since the last visit to USA. Lunch of a hot dog from a vendor at the outlet and then back to Macon to visit another grand old house built in the mid-19th century. The Johnston-Felton-Hay House was quite an eye opener and we are sure that Jessica will have covered all the splendid detail in her blog which you can access from the link on the right.

Home to our motel and a visit to Kroger Supermarket to pick up some sweets and then Taco Bell for dinner to go. Still unable to remove the shattered filter from Philip's camera lens so we are hoping that we may find a camera store in Monticello or Tallahassee on Christmas Eve. The lady who owns the B & B at which we are staying for Christmas has kindly found us a place for a late Christmas lunch or early dinner at a hotel in Tallahassee. It is a steak restaurant so we are not quite sure about how Christmassy it will be.