We left on Friday afternoon and (surprisingly) didn't hit too much traffic. (Actually, traffic going into town was worse -- everyone was trying to make it to Turner Field for the opening of Chipper's last regular season weekend at home!) Our suite in this cute cabin may have been comparable in size to our apartment...
It was really nice, and I loved the decor! We had dinner reservations Friday night at the Rice House, which we followed up with some good times at the hospitality cabin. I know better than to take any pictures there! We got to bed
The other die-hard Georgia fans made the better (obvious?) choice and finished out the game before joining us. Oops... But go Dawgs! After dinner, Andrew chose to go another round in the hospitality cabin while I chose to head for the giant fluffy bed in our cabin. I was okay with that. ;)
Then this morning, we slept in a little before heading down to the breakfast buffet. (I feel compelled to say that our lack of sleep plus no lack of fun, all surrounded by an unbelievable level of humidity, did not equal us looking our best...)
Last year, we had dinner at the ruins on the grounds. They were so pretty at dusk, but we missed the museum and exploring since we were just there for dinner. So that was something we wanted to do this time before leaving.
Thanks to Ann at the museum for giving us the full rundown on the Barnsley family and their interesting history! You can read a little bit about them here.
The "must-see" in the museum is the famous blood stain on the floor--leftover from when one Barnsley descendant (Preston Saylor a.k.a. boxer K.O. Dugan) killed his brother (Harry) in the house.
Scandalous!
After we toured the museum, we went out to the backyard to see the perennial gardens. We also walked down to the horse stables and through the lower gardens to the Barnsley family cemetery.
Eventually, we found our way back to the open meadow and headed to the car for the short ride back to Atlanta. Here's to Barnsley Gardens Retreat II!
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