Mistletoe State Park, Appling, Georgia
At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his forces said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do. Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or my descendants. ~ Genesis 21:22-23a Ouch! Abimelech may have forgiven Abraham for the Sarah incident, but he certainly hasn’t forgotten Abraham’s propensity for lying. It’s a lesson to us to be very careful about the type of reputation we’re building.
It was supposed to be an easy 3 hour, 139 mile drive today. Unfortunately, it didn’t turn out quite like we’d anticipated.
Especially their “Sushi Wednesday”s
where you can get a package of fresh-made sushi for half price! Yum!
Blaine always maps out our route before we go. He checks and double checks and writes it down on a notebook he places beside my seat so I can help navigate. And of course, he programs the gps.
Sometimes the gps changes its mind (must be a woman 😊). We had that a few times today, but we stuck to the route Blaine had written down and it was fine.
Until it wasn’t.
And then it was.
We were headed down the road and the gps once again decided we should make a right-hand turn. At the same time, I noticed a street sign that said “Truck Route”. Blaine had to make a quick decision and came to the conclusion that two out of three wins. So we turned.
And almost immediately, the gps changed its mind and wanted us to turn around! Not happening. After all, it’s not like we can just pull up in a driveway. I’ve got our Georgia map out trying to figure out where we can go, because with this bus and toad, we can’t fit just anywhere – especially if there’s a low bridge!
Eventually, and not too scarily, we got back on track and amazingly with no time lost. Whew! And a very scenic drive to enhance our day! 😊
Narrow road, but not much traffic, thank goodness!
With lots of blooming azaleas and white dogwoods!
I just liked it because the name reminds me of my first favorite teacher,
Mrs. Hartwell – 3rd grade. : )
One more time, we ended up where we shouldn’t be and got back on track. Such a stressful time for Blaine!
But it wasn’t over yet.
Tallulah Gorge State Park, Tallulah Falls, Georgia
Once we entered into the State Park, the fun really began!
While I checked us in, Blaine unhooked the Jeep so I could follow him in. The road through the campground is VERY narrow,
and included a hairpin turn to navigate, in which Blaine had to stop and back up and go forward again. And then, as if that wasn’t enough, the same turn had him on the side of a hill, leaning to the right. (Stand up! Sit Down! Fight! Fight! Fight! Sorry. Old high school football chant that just popped out . . .)
He’s already backed up and is starting forward again.
For a fleeting moment, I was afraid he was going to tip. But we made it to our site and he backed in like the pro he is.
And all the while, all the other campers gawked and pointed.
Later, when we went for a walk around the campground, we discovered why. The place is packed, and there are 50 campsites, and we are the only one that has a motor, and even the trailers are only about 10-15’ long.
I guess it’s okay that we put on a spectacular show for them?
In the evening, we took a walk to check out the Gorge. Lots of hills and steps, but we’re in better shape than we expected. 😊
Not such a good view here
We’ll do better on Monday when we take on a much greater hiking challenge.