Fugawetribe

Sunday May 09,2010

We discovered that it’s cold in the mountains in May for northern Georgia! It was a chilling 53 degree’s this morning in the motorhome. Last night we left all the windows open to enjoy the mountain fresh air. We didn’t have Internet access so we had no idea about the weather. We do own a weather radio but it never occured to us to listen to it, not once did we think it would get that cold. LoL’s, Floridians are just that way!

Today, we walked all around the campground and down to the lake. We got some great photos of the wild life and of the park. If you ever want to stay at this campground, think twice if you are traveling in a large motorhome or pulling a large RV! The roads leading into the camp area are one way in and out. But, the roads are so narrow and steep that you simply don’t get that feel good feeling! Other than that, it’s a great place to camp. The camp grounds are gorgeous and fully shaded as are all of the Georgia State Parks that we’ve camped at so far.

Well, it seems that fat cat has discovered a new room for himself! He’s chosen the overhead space. Since we don’t use that area for sleeping and have removed the bed, it’s perfect for him. He’s managed to jump from the seat by the table to the back of the drivers seat and then op into the loft as we call it. I had a brilliant idea today, don’t know if it will work but it’s worth a try! I figured that when we arrive to our destination, we’ll be there a couple of months so why not convert the loft to a fat cat room! It’s carpeted, has a window on each side, perfect for his covered kitty litter box with the fancy charcoal filter for odor, food bowl, toys and such. He’s happier there and not under foot! lol’s

Since it’s our last night here, we’re getting Miss Lueffie road ready so we can leave bright and early tomorrow morning! Our tailgate grill is attached, everything is put away and all we have to do in the morning is unhook the electric and water, remove our cover from the windshield, put the harness on fat cat, visit the dump station and then rock and roll!

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