2024-25 Trip to the Southeast, Day 156

Day 156, Monday, March 24, 2025, Moccasin Creek State Park, Lake Burton, GA - 86.5 Miles, 4,361.1 Miles for the Trip

A warm night with a low of 55°F. Light rain started around 2:00AM and continued off & on until 9:00AM (stopping just in time for my morning walk). Since I didn't have a long drive, I hung around the park until 11:00. When I hit the dump station it was empty, and a "across the way" neighbor in an Airstream from New Jersey pulled into the dump station as I left. Perfect timing!

A mix of roads - My Garmin is back to crashing if I ask it to show me alternate routes so I just took the one it suggested. US441 & I 85, then a bunch of state & county roads. The last 20 miles with lots of twists & turns. I arrived around 1:00 and checked in. 

I'm in site 47, a pull through with enough of a side to side slope to need 2" of lift on the Anderson levelers. Water & electric on fine gravel with a picnic table, fire ring & wooden hanging thing. The site is about as far as you can get from the nearest bathroom and still be in the park. I'm here for 6 nights - with a 20% senior discount and daily park pass, $35.39 per night. 

Site 47

After lunch I sat outside and read for a bit. Cooler here with a 3:30 high of 62°F, but the sun is out so it feels warmer. 

Dinner was a turkey sandwich & chips.

Until Next Time -

2024-25 Trip to the Southeast, Day 155

Day 155, Sunday, March 23, 2025, Fort Yargo State Park, Winder, GA, Day 7 - 0 Miles, 4,274.6 Miles for the Trip

44°F at 8:00 this morning. Lots of folks packed up and left, although quite a few arrived throughout the day. The high was 77°F at 4:00.

Around 11:00 I headed to Tractor Supply for propane. I always feel a bit guilty getting my 1 gallon tank filled - just as much work as filling a 5 gallon tank, but buying less propane. In any case I now have a filled tank for my stove & grill. 

Back at the trailer I spent most of the day sitting outside reading. I have a new neighbor with a homebuilt trailer:

Home Built Trailer

That was about it for the day other than my usual afternoon phone calls. The Guido's are calling off the trip to Scamp at Backus, MN. A friend that lives in Massachusetts that will be attending the Spring Fling Rally in New Hampshire has done quite a bit of fiberglass work, has the stuff to fix the trailer, and is a lot closer. They also discovered that it is really too late to make reservations for two adjoining sites, plus more than one of the ones we looked at want at least 2 day stays. So, we will head to MA after the Rally. 

Dinner was a Saffron Road Chicken Tikka Masala bowl.

Until Next Time -

2024-25 Trip to the Southeast, Day 154

Day 154, Saturday, March 22, 2025, Fort Yargo State Park, Winder, GA, Day 6 - 0 Miles, 4,274.6 Miles for the Trip

A little warmer at 43°F this morning. Lots of folks must have moved in yesterday. During my morning walk the entire section (Campground #1) was full. I didn't see them arrive since I'm only 2 sites away from the end of a one way loop and the two sites after me already had RVs. 

There were a few leaving, including what may be a new record for time at the dump station. There is only one, and around 10:00 I took a bag of garbage to the dumpsters which are next to the dump station. There was a 5th wheel starting to dump. I walked back around the entire loop, stopping at the bathroom, then back to the trailer. A little later I discovered that I forgot the beans for my chili. Since I'm not from Texas, beans belongs in chili, so I headed to Publix 5 miles away around 10:45. The 5th wheel was still at the dump station. Shopped, bought my can of beans & a Boston Market Chicken Pot Pie, did a long time driving back to the campground with a number of multiple waits to get through lights & turns. As I drove by, the 5th wheel was still at the dump station. At least an hour, probably more.

I finished J. A. Jance's Remains of Innocence last night and started Greg Bear's Foundation & Chaos. It eventually got warm enough to sit outside. Around 2:00 I started my white chili on the outdoor 2 burner stove. Made with white kidney beans, turkey, and chicken bone broth along with the usual onions, peppers & seasoning. There was a little wind, but not too much; I was able to run the stove at a low setting. After an hour the setting got even lower - my 5 pound propane tank ran out. I moved indoors to the trailer stove to finish off the chili.

Since there was little chance of wind blowing out the flame under the chili, I headed for a shower. 2 stalls, one larger with a fold down table. The small one is small. No bench, 1 hook, and a small drying area. I used the larger one. One hook & a small bench in the drying room, no hooks or shelves in the shower. A adjustable temperature high pressure, low volume shower head. There is a moldy shower curtain and crud in the corners of the shower. The drying area is worse - the drain is clogged with crud and a cigarette butt on the floor. Definitely, the dirtiest shower I've seen on the trip. To the good, plenty of hot water and a warm bathroom. Still, the best I can give it is a D. 

After the shower, more sitting outside reading. It hit 73°F around 4:00.

The chili came off the stove at 4:00. Not bad if I say so my self. I have 3 servings left and I'm not sure I can fit them in the freezer. If not, at least one will end up in the fridge for future meals.

So, an early dinner of white chili.

Until Next Time -

2024-25 Trip to the Southeast, Day 153

Day 153, Friday, March 21, 2025, Fort Yargo State Park, Winder, GA, Day 5 - 0 Miles, 4,274.6 Miles for the Trip

Back to cool nights - it was 36°F this morning. I wore my knit hat & gloves for my morning walk. While there were folks out, some cooking breakfast on grills, none were in shorts! My next door neighbor who was car camping left this morning. During my walk I found my other next door neighbor (the one that was using his Class A as a toad) parked on a site on the lake. Maybe his trips in the RV were to scout for a site he'd fit in. While the lakeside sites are well filled, the rest of the park is fairly empty - lots of available sites. I did see a few reserved signs put up by the campground host this morning, in fact I have new neighbors on both sides of me, one in a class C and the other in a class B & tents for the kids. There are still many empty sites.

After breakfast I sat in the trailer reading. Current book is J. A. Jance's Remains of Innocence. I am listening to The Hangman by Louise Penny. I finished it and started listening to Exposure by Ramona Emerson.

It was still only 46°F at lunch time so I'm still in the trailer reading. 

Around 1:30 I headed to Walgreens. The back ordered meds came in so I was able to pick up everything in one stop. After that I headed ti the Winder Ingles. A huge store with just about everything I was looking for except Thomas Corn Toasties. 

Back at the trailer it was warm enough to site outside as long as you were in the sun. 62°F at 6:00. 

Dinner was a grilled turkey burger, and the rest of the Bush beans.

Until Next Time -

2024-25 Trip to the Southeast, Day 152

Day 152, Thursday, March 20, 2025, Fort Yargo State Park, Winder, GA, Day 4 - 0 Miles, 4,274.6 Miles for the Trip

A warm night, only dropping to 54°F by morning, but it never got much warmer. 

Sure glad I checked my prescriptions. I received the usual text, email, and phone call that my prescriptions were ready. None of them said where, but since I ordered them on the webpage for Winder, and set my pharmacy for the Winder Walgreens, I figured that that is where they were going to end up. 

Nope - they are ready for pick up in Milton, FL. The only reason I caught the mistake is because I got a notice that one of the prescriptions was a last fill & to contact the Milton FL Walgreens to have them contact my doctor to get new scripts. 

I called the Winder Walgreens, talked to the pharmacy department & they said it happens more often than they would like, particularly for those that travel & switch between different Walgreen locations and use the on line ordering system. A bunch of key clicks on her end and they will be ready in Winder this afternoon. 

Around 11:00 I received a message that one of my medications was out of stock and 2 were too early to fill (one of which is also listed as ready for pick up)? I think I'll wait until tomorrow to see if the out of stock medicine arrives.

Two of my neighbors moved out this morning, including the Class A that was being used as a toad. I watched the other one pull in last night & it made me appreciate traveling solo. The woman danced, waved, and shouted as her other half backed the trailer into the site. I could not figure out what she was doing, (and apparently neither could the driver) since it didn't seem to help backing - he got out of the truck every couple of feet to check. Three kids and a big dog in a single axle trailer a little bigger than my 21. 

A cool day with the noon temperature at 55°F. The predicted overnight temperature is 34°F. Not a lot of folks sitting outside since along with temperatures in the mid 50's, there is a strong breeze. By dinner time it was down to 50°F.

Dinner was a Scott & Jon's Shrimp Alfredo Bowl.

Until Next Time -