Today's drive took us through South Carolina and into Georgia. In mid-afternoon we reached our destination for the day: A Big Wheel RV Park in St. Marys, Georgia, on the GA/FL line. We had stayed at this campground once before, the first year we had the RV, and since then we had stayed a few times at the state park across the road, Crooked River State Park. Unfortunately, the woman who took the reservation missed my request for a pull-through and she assigned us a back-in site, so we had to unhook the car for the night. It is, however, a very nice site: concrete pad, lots of vegetation, and plenty of space.
Temperatures this afternoon got into the mid-80's, so it was a good time to switch from jeans and long-sleeved t-shirt into more appropriate clothes for the warm south. Ranger enjoyed some playtime at their fenced dog play yard and is spending the evening outside in the cooling air.
This RV park seems to be full of snowbirds who spend the entire winter here. There are lots of dogs to entertain Ranger.
Tomorrow is a relatively long day of travel, ending up along the Florida Panhandle between Panama City and Pensacola.
The RV sat in the driveway all winter, and here it is, Feb. 27, and we are heading south. It was a short first-day on the road, with us stopping in Dillon, South Carolina for the night. We are at Bass Lake Campground, just off I-95, a small privately-owned campground that we stopped at about five years ago. Ranger was happy with our decision to stop early, as it allowed plenty of time for a long walk around the grounds and the lake.
We must be in the South: the lake had this warning:
After starting the day at 32 degrees, it was nice to take off the jacket and enjoy the weather here: partly cloudy and upper 60's. We were having an early spring at home, with daffodils and forsythia blooming already, and here too there are signs of spring.
While Ranger and I are relaxing, Dan is trying to fix the broken latch on one of the outside storage bins. He's ordered new parts, but is trying to get a temporary fix that will get us through the next three weeks. Always something.......
Tomorrow will be another short (300 mile) day, heading to southern Georgia.
