Jon's Journeys

Day 81, Wednesday, January 8, 2025, Skidway Island State Park, Savannah, GA - 156.6 Miles, 3,153.3 Miles for the Trip

The polar vortex continues. 28°F this morning at Little Ocmulgee State Park. I actually had to scrape ice off the shaded side of the windshield even though I waited until 11:00 to leave. It did warm up on the drive to Skidway Island State Park to a high for the day of 56°F. Most of the drive was on I 16.

The park is near full. I'm is site 54 for the next 5 days, then I'll move to site 18. Site 54 is a water & electric site with a picnic table, fire ring & tent pad. The site is a pull through on gravel. $39.38 per night with a senior & vet discount and taxes. Most of the sites are pull through, some with sewers. The heated bathrooms are a medium walk away. During a walk around the campground I found an Escape 19, the first Escape since leaving Hungry Mother in October.

Site 54

The Escape 19

A Cabin

They have yurts, and cabins as well as the campsites, but no hotel or restaurant. Lots of warnings to leave a faucet (there are two at each site) dripping - predicted low for tonight is 28°F. I hooked up water long enough to do some dishes, then disconnected it. I don't think freezing would break my hose since it appears to be some kind of PEX, but I didn't want to take the chance and if it froze I would need to use the on board tank anyway.

I checked both Verizon & AT&T for data speeds. AT&T showed 20.27Mbps down & .4Mbps up (although the photos for today's page loaded fast enough). Verizon was faster at 36.96Mbps down & 1.89Mbps up. Since AT&T was on the last day of the cycle (at 67GB used), and there is lots of tree cover, I didn't bother checking the Starlink Mini, but went with AT&T.

Dinner was a bowl of my homemade turkey chili from the freezer and some Blue Bell strawberry ice cream for dessert. I know the folks from Texas swear by Blue Bell ice cream, but Tillamook from Oregon is by far smoother & creamier. 

Until Tomorrow -