Blogs from Georgia, United States, North America

On all of the previous trips, I recall leaving early in the morning and arriving in Bangkok late at night, maybe around 11:15 local time at luggage carousel 13? This time, the trip begins in the evening, departing in the evening. And now just getting an update that it’s a bit later than planned at 8:30. Luckily it’s a short flight to ATL, the next flight doesn’t leave until 11:45. I could have taken an earlier flight, but it’s already 34+ hours of travel. Who needs more time in the airport. With the late evening departure, I’m hoping it will be easier to sleep and transition to Bangkok time. Arrival is 1:15 Tuesday afternoon. Still a long time to travel. Seems there was some lady trying to board the flight who didn’t have any carry on ... read more

We enjoyed 3 days in historic Savannah. Located along the Savannah River it is the largest port in Georgia. This charming southern city offers art, architecture, delicious cuisine, trendy boutiques, haunted stories, and lush greenspaces all under a veil of Spanish moss. We parked the Jeep and walked all over the city, strolling through many of the neighborhood squares. We jumped back in Mazie and headed to Bonaventure Cemetery. This is a rural cemetery on a bluff of the Wilmington River, east of Savannah. It is the largest of the city's municipal cemeteries, containing nearly 160 acres. Last we headed to Wormsloe Historic Site. The oak avenue of the property is lined with over 400 live oaks and is often photographed and included in motion pictures. We enjoyed the history museum in the visitor center and ... read more

Jeffersonville GA – Savannah GA Savannah Oaks RV Resort Day 40 - 41 After a short run we arrived at Savannah Oaks RV Resort. It a very nice campground but it is very far from what I would call a resort. To quote Forrest Gump, “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get.” Campgrounds are the same way. When we book sites, we tell them we are traveling with Mark & Karen and would like to be next to each other. This time we were only two sites apart, but they had open sites right next to each other, sometimes you just can’t figure people out. The other interesting thing with this campground, is they do not have fire rings. You have to rent them. I have never seen ... 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

We drove this morning from the Charlotte area across the northwest corner of South Carolina to Hartwell, Georgia.. Watsadler Campground is operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers on Hartwell Lake. This is a man-made lake bordering Georgia & South Carolina on the Savannah, Tugaloo, & Seneca Rivers. Our campsite was nestled in a pine forest on the lake. We strolled through downtown Hartwell; lots of gift shops, furniture stores, and restaurants. One shop had a custom made kitchen island on rollers we really liked. It was fun window shopping!... read more