Saturday May 08, 2010

We pulled out of FDR State Park this morning and headed for James H. Floyd State Park in northern Georgia just 3 miles southeast of Summerville. It’s our last stop before reaching the great mountains of Tennessee! Once there, we’ll disappear in the mountains for a much needed summer camping trip, staying put for a couple of months.

But, for now, we’ll continue to take photos of our adventure and post them once we get to Tennessee where we’ll have Wi-Fi available! Our Virgin Mobil had no signal at this park, sometimes, thats a good thing! We’re using Broadband2Go, which has been great for blogging, checking email to stay in touch with our friends that are following our summer travels, and it’s been available at most parks so far. There’s no better way to travel and see this great countryside, than to travel on roads other than the Interstate! I’ve always passed through Georgia and never really saw how beautiful it was until this trip. We planned this trip to take 12 days just to get from Florida to Tennessee! Never staying on the
road for more than 4 hours at a time.

Fat cat really enjoyed last nights activities! We know, we heard him prowling all night. It was all in good fun as we yelled, settle down, go to sleep Tigger! He’s never heard such noise before! His natural instinct kicked in and he was so ready to pounce on something, imaginary or otherwise. Okay, we’ve finally arrived! What a trip to James H. (Sloppy) Floyd State Park. But, first we went through Rome, Ga. Absolutely beautiful to say the least. A wonderful historic town. Just wait until you see the photos!

But, the real surprise was when we got to our next stop. I had pins and needles sticking in the bottoms of my feet! A two lane road so small our Class-C barely fit in both lanes and my other half simply solved the situation by driving in the middle of the road. Up, up and up till we got to our camping spot. Highest point in the park. Tonight we’ll have t-bone steak on the grill with baked potatoes the old fashioned way, on the fire pit. Since our Broadband2Go doesn’t have a signal, this blog post will be about two days late. 9:15pm, we had the ranger stop by and tell us to turn the music down! Hmmm, wasn’t loud at all. I guess the sound travels downhill? LoL’s

It’s a great day in the morning at FDR. We slept with all windows open and listened to the creek flowing over the rocks, taking in mountain fresh air and sounds of wildlife, it was great! Fat cat was on the prowl all night with a face plant to the windows, he was on the look out and held his post bravely I might add!

We got up at 7am again! Can you believe that? Anyone who knows us, knows we do not do mornings. LoL’s but when we’re camping it’s early to rise, early to bed. Our schedule today is to unhook the motorhome and travel down to the Trading Post! Woohoo…. Supplies are needed! We’re running low on wine and cig’s, can’t let that happen can we now?

We’re getting ready to move out again early in the morning for James H. Floyd State Park! These Georgia parks are incredible. Clean, packed with fun things to do if you like hiking trails, outdoor cookouts, meeting other fellow RV’s, campfires, and the list goes on and on!

Thursday May 6, 2010

Well… we’ve arrived in FDR State Park, Ga. Elevation 1,104ft. Beautiful view. I suspect fat cat had a little motion sickness since he nailed himself to the motorhome floor and didn’t move until we got to our camping spot in the mountains!

Anyway, we have a lovely spot next to a creek with mountain view. We’re settling in for 2 days of country camping.

Now, back to fat cat! Of course you knew I’d go there didn’t you? We’ve settled in, he asleep and resting somewhat peacefully, I think… His paws are twitching, all sorts of movements in his face. Kinda makes me wonder if he’s on the prowl in his sleep. One will never know. Somehow, I have a feeling I would not want to be a part of his dreams right now!

So, we’ve settled in for our first night. A nice cold glass of wine, the grill is out front, drumsticks thawing, breeze blowin through all the windows of the motorhome, didn’t think we’d use A/C of course not! Since we’re nestled in the woods, it’s more likely than not, that we’ll get to sleep in! Listening to the creek flowing over the rocks reminds me of when I was growing up in Southeastern, Kentucky! Feels like this country girl’s comin home!

It’s still kinda nice to be able to access the Internet as posting a blog when the words are thoughts and not just memories work best for me! So, yes, I love my VirginMobil Broadband2Go, way2 go!