Originally, Evan and I hoped to go to our tried and true favorite for our honeymoon: Charleston, SC. Then others started to persuade us to do something new and different. Perhaps go abroad, maybe travel to the other side of the country and visit San Francisco, or what about an all inclusive resort on a Caribbean island. All of these ideas sounded fantastic, but just weren’t what we were looking for in a honeymoon: something stress free where we could choose to just lay low together or walk around and explore if that’s what we felt like doing.
Rewind to Thanksgiving 2011. Evan’s parents found an amazing cabin to rent for the week. They invited Melinda and I to join them for the festivities so we all went up together to Ellijay, Georgia. We did so many fun activities: eating, hiking, eating, exploring the town of Blue Ridge, eating, enjoying the fireside, eating, watching football, eating, horseback riding, and more eating...it was Thanksgiving weekend afterall. The cabin overlooked some gorgeous mountainscapes that we could appreciate from the rocking chairs on the deck or from the giant hot tub the cabin was equipped with. Even Delilah enjoyed her time which was mostly spent curled up in front of the fire.
We’ve always really enjoyed our time together in the Blue Ridge mountains visiting my parents at their cabin or going up for day hikes at places like Amicalola Falls. When you head to the foothills of the Appalachian Trail it seems like a completely different world than Athens, but only takes about two hours to get there. You can be completely secluded in the quiet, peaceful mountains, but there are also quaint towns to check out if you are inclined.
Adding this all together we felt that finding a great cabin rental in the Blue Ridge area would be perfect for our honeymoon destination. Since our wedding will wrap up around 4, it gives us plenty of time to travel and get settled for a long relaxing weekend. When we aren’t roasting marshmallows in the outdoor fire pit or taking in the views from the second story porch, we have plans to take the Scenic Railway Train to Tennessee for a day excursion as well as hiking Blood Mountain: the highest peak in Georgia!
