Crazyoz
Banned
pros for Savannah:
--Less travel time for us:beer:
--Too many too count: great running waters, great sandy beaches, great shade for the little ones, great hotel, local stores in minutes from hotel, less TWRA supervision, great parking at hotel, less travel time to water, 2-3 different waters to visit, hotel reservation mostly for just rally attendance, 2-3 tiki type bars on water, less traffic on Clifton and Savannah waters, most of all more attendance at this years rally than any of the previous 3 attended at Knoxville, and everyone states "best rally yet", etc.
Pros for Knoxville:
--Rode the water more,
--and I love the tiki bar at Watts Bar we always eat at.
--Really thought the Allison Catfish Restaurant was really cool, and missed it when we didn't go back last 2 years there.
--Enjoyed Euchee Marine and the restaurant as well
--I also liked seeing the mountain view the 1st year when we went to Douglas Lake(2004)
--haven't had a motor blow up here yet, that's a plus...lol
Cons for Savannah:
--can't think of any right now, except that our motor blew up, and the rest of the week kinda sucked for us as far as playing on the water goes... lol
--Didn't ride water as much, but gas is too high right now, and our motor blew up & didn't have a boat
--Personally, I don't care if it takes 30 miles to get to where were going on water, I love to cruise, but with the kids now that view has changed, they get hot and tired when riding a long way, now if I was pregnant we would have issues on long rides.
Cons for Knoxville:
--Farther away, more distance from hotel to water, Wal-mart, etc.
--water is rougher, alot more traffic, esp. on Watts Bar and Tellico
--No great sandy beaches to hang on, didin't like the scratches on our boat at the rocky pull up at Cherokee Lake the 1st year we went,
--spent more time floating and burning up than on a beach with some shade to get in, if I had had my kids then they would have fried, at least at Savannah they can run along the beach which is fully covered with shade and play and less likely to get sunburned. This is fine if my kids aren't with me, and could work around even if they go, lots of sunblock...lol
--hotel in Savannah was more accomodating for cookouts and parking, etc.
--The hotel was pretty much reserved for just us, less likely to pizz other non allison folks off, and cause problems for hotel staff like in previuos times at Sweetwater Hotel.
The 50th anniversary year we went, me personally, I think this how it should be celebrated every year we are in Knoxville, if tradition is the focus here, then every year should be an anniversary for the Allison's
Thanks,
Beanie
--Less travel time for us:beer:
--Too many too count: great running waters, great sandy beaches, great shade for the little ones, great hotel, local stores in minutes from hotel, less TWRA supervision, great parking at hotel, less travel time to water, 2-3 different waters to visit, hotel reservation mostly for just rally attendance, 2-3 tiki type bars on water, less traffic on Clifton and Savannah waters, most of all more attendance at this years rally than any of the previous 3 attended at Knoxville, and everyone states "best rally yet", etc.
Pros for Knoxville:
--Rode the water more,
--and I love the tiki bar at Watts Bar we always eat at.
--Really thought the Allison Catfish Restaurant was really cool, and missed it when we didn't go back last 2 years there.
--Enjoyed Euchee Marine and the restaurant as well
--I also liked seeing the mountain view the 1st year when we went to Douglas Lake(2004)
--haven't had a motor blow up here yet, that's a plus...lol
Cons for Savannah:
--can't think of any right now, except that our motor blew up, and the rest of the week kinda sucked for us as far as playing on the water goes... lol
--Didn't ride water as much, but gas is too high right now, and our motor blew up & didn't have a boat
--Personally, I don't care if it takes 30 miles to get to where were going on water, I love to cruise, but with the kids now that view has changed, they get hot and tired when riding a long way, now if I was pregnant we would have issues on long rides.
Cons for Knoxville:
--Farther away, more distance from hotel to water, Wal-mart, etc.
--water is rougher, alot more traffic, esp. on Watts Bar and Tellico
--No great sandy beaches to hang on, didin't like the scratches on our boat at the rocky pull up at Cherokee Lake the 1st year we went,
--spent more time floating and burning up than on a beach with some shade to get in, if I had had my kids then they would have fried, at least at Savannah they can run along the beach which is fully covered with shade and play and less likely to get sunburned. This is fine if my kids aren't with me, and could work around even if they go, lots of sunblock...lol
--hotel in Savannah was more accomodating for cookouts and parking, etc.
--The hotel was pretty much reserved for just us, less likely to pizz other non allison folks off, and cause problems for hotel staff like in previuos times at Sweetwater Hotel.
The 50th anniversary year we went, me personally, I think this how it should be celebrated every year we are in Knoxville, if tradition is the focus here, then every year should be an anniversary for the Allison's
Thanks,
Beanie
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