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Brunswick GA – Columbia SC Sesquicentennial State Park Day 44-45 We were very sad to leave Brunswick GA, as once again we had to say good bye to Mark & Karen. Who knew that at our first stop on the Great Loop when, Karen asked us to join them and a bunch of other loopers for lunch, we would become such great friends. Over 2000 miles, a month of travel, countless laughs and smiles it is time to part ways, it is not goodbye, but till we meet again. As Mark and Karen head south we are making our way north. Sesquicentennial State Park is in Columbia SC. This is one of two stops on our way to Raleigh NC to spend a weekend with Zach & Rebecca. It is another beautiful state park, with large ... read more

Stone Mountain GA – Jeffersonville GA Jail Creek Winery Day 39 From Stone Mountain we are making our way to Savannah GA, which is only a five or six hour drive and we could easily do it in one day, but why rush? We started out this trip planning on driving no more than five hours a day. We have not only kept our drive times under that most of the time it has been under three hours. The drive from Stone Mountain to Savannah would take about five hours so we decided to take two days to get there and stop at a Harvest Host for one night. It also gave us time to stop at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. This was our first visit to a Presidential Library and we found ... read more

Chattanooga TN – Stone Mountain GA Stone Mountain Park Campground Days 37 - 38 After another short drive and mostly easy drive we arrived in Stone Mountain GA. I say mostly easy because it has been some time since we have had to deal with city traffic. Stone Mountain is only 16 miles from Atlanta GA, and all of its wonderful traffic. The campground has 325 campsites and several rental trailers and yurts available for rent. Our sites definitely have the best view we have had in a campground yet. Once the motorhome was setup, I worked on getting the TV setup outside before the Eagles –San Francisco playoff game started. It was a great afternoon watching the game, grilling wings and overlooking the lake. At 5:30 we heading over to the base of the mountain, ... read more

Memphis TN – Nashville TN Nashville RV Resort and Cabins Days 31 - 33 Nashville is another stop on our RV tour that we visited on our Great Loop trip. This time we stayed about 20 minutes from Downtown Nashville, and only came into town once. The drive to Nashville was almost uneventful, until a truck pulling a horse trailer, cut in front of us kicking up a lot of stones. As soon as I felt the first stone I hit the brakes as hard as I dared. Unfortunately for our windshield I did not react quickly enough, we ended up with a dime size chip in the windshield. Both Angel and I were a little upset, but very hopeful that the chip could be repaired. Windshields for RV’s are very expensive. Once we got to ... read more

Dutton AL – Red Bay, AL Red Bay Acres Days 25 - 27 Leaving Dutton was bitter sweet, we had a great time with Nick & Ginger and Tom & Celeste but it was time to move on. One way I can tell it is time to move is when I can find my way around without the GPS. During our many excursions we scouted out a better route out of Dutton. Our RV GPS app does not account for steep hills. The GPS had us going down a 13% grade hill. Mark & Karen had come up that hill, and the best speed they could get was 20MPH. We were both concerned about going down it. Our new route was a little longer but much less steep. We also got treated to a herd of ... read more