Blogs from Georgia, United States, North America - page 101

After heroic efforts by both Nana and Abby to help us get ready for our trip, we arrived at Hartsfield at 2:45 p.m. on April 29, 2006. We had enough luggage to convince people that we were MOVING to Peru rather than visiting - and several people commented on it. Shuffling 3 suitcases, a duffle, a pack n play, 2 carry-ons, a diaper bag, a backpack and a baby backpack carrier along with two kids is no easy feat - let me tell you! Luckily only one of our bags was overweight so we redistributed a bit and all was well. (I'd like to see someone pack a full size suitcase full of something other than feathers and have it weigh under the 50 lb limit!) Was a little perterbed that the guard made me remove ... read more

Deltona-Atlanta 10 hrs. Leaving home was emotionally difficult. My soulmate, Jimmie, and I said a tearful goodbye. I wish he could go with me. From Deltona I took by-ways, not highways. SR 326 is a beautiful drive across Florida. The road went through the Goethe National Forest and a lot of horse land. SR 326 ended at SR 19 which I took all the way to Atlanta. I went through Americus (remember, the Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd movie?). I hit Atlanta at the best possible time (sarcasm), rush hour. The traffic is fast, furious, close and crazy…that is when you are not completely stopped. Then 75/85 is a parking lot. My friend Susan (couch #1) greeted me with shrimp scampi and a bottle of tequila, which we managed to drink half of before the night was ... read more

April 5, 6 &7 - Hilton Head, South Carolina --- The RV parks we choose keep getting better - the Hilton Head RV Resort in South Carolina is phenomenal. The azaleas are in bloom and our site has a hedge of them. Great pool, hot tub, etc. Beautiful landscaping. Snack bar until early afternoon. The only thing that might be missing is the nice Tikki Bar and pub food we enjoyed at the RV Park we stayed at in Sarasota. April 7 to Savannah from Hilton Head via water taxi. Signed up for a historic tour via trolley. Good narrators - riders can hop on, hop off at some 15 stops. Nice way to get a quick (90 min.) orientation. Lunch at the Pirates’ House southern style buffet for him; shrimp and oysters for me, a ... read more

Howdy ya'll. It has been a little while since our last entry; so let me give you a quick recap. In the last week we've traveled through San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Oklahoma City, Hot Springs Arkansas (never heard of it? neither had we), Little Rock, Memphis, Nashville and we are now in Atlanta (some of you might know it as Hotlanta or the A.T.L.) The trek through the mid-south (turns out there is such a thing as the mid-south) has been an interesting adventure. Being ocean lovers, it is hard for us to imagine anything else but living near a huge mass of water. However, the land locked states of Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Tennessee have more than made up with its lack of waves with its hospitality, history and BBQ. Mmmmmm.....meat. We began this episode by ... read more