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Have you seen the storms that have been stomping across the
entire nation? Our plans originally
were to leave the semi frozen north and head south on Friday but with the
impending threat of the raging storm – we tucked our shirttails in and latched
on to the over loaded “condo” and headed south.
Hopefully we were going to make it south of the “Mason
Freezin Line” before the ice and snow caught us. Instead of stopping at our customary Kentucky Horse Park in
Lexington, we forged on to Tennessee and found the Volunteer RV Park just south
of Clinton and just north of Knoxville.
Steve was unable to meet us for supper so we drove the 30 miles – up
down and around the extremely narrow back roads to his little home nestled on
the side of the hill on Old Harriman Rd!
It’s not fun driving in the dark - at our age - on headlight absorbing
blacktop like that! Oh, yes - did I not
mention that it was raining? Another
problem was that H put in “fastest time” for the GPS to get us back to the
“condo” which took us all the way down to US 40 in Knoxville and then back up
75. Oh, well, we made it.
Friday was still wet but we pressed on thru the Smokey
Mountain National Park. Add thick FOG
to our list of fun weather situations!
By the time we exited the park in Cherokee NC – the sun was
shining. Alas – but not for long. Commerce Georgia was the final stopping
place that evening at the Georgia RV (?) Park.
Yes, it rained AND the bathroom facilities are STILL spooky! But it was the perfect place to stop so we
could call our dear friend Bobbie who lives just down the road in
Milledgeville! We had met her and her
husband Gene on many of our stays at Moss Park! SPFBs!! Gene has since
gone on to be with his Lord and on this trip; dear Bobbie was available to meet
us for breakfast Saturday morning! It
was GREAT to see her again.
Georgia US Rt 441 is mostly rural and at this time of year,
winds thru white fields of cotton all the way to the Okefenokee Swamp. The Laura Walker State Park is still a great
place to park along the peaceful smooth lake.
Met a couple who towed a turquoise blue restored 69 VW bus!
Sunday noon and we crossed the Florida line! Home for 2 days is now the jungle of
Anastasia State Park on the barrier island off of St Augustine. H is in his tee shirt and Bermuda
shorts. We can hear the ocean from our
site!
