Camper at Night 2

Camper at Night 2

Friday, April 3, 2015

Georgia Veterans and Seminole State Parks

After a couple of weeks of spring weather, we decided that we wanted to get some camping in and take advantage of all those beautiful warmer days.  Even though it was spring break for a lot of schools, we figured that campgrounds situated on lakes would not be that popular right now.  Well, we were half right and half wrong. 

We wanted to go back to the Georgia Veterans State Park in Cordele, GA, because the first time we visited there the dogwood were in full bloom and we had never seen such a beautiful sight.  When we went there with Joe and Judy at the end of April, the dogwood had already bloomed out.  According to our calculations, the last week in March should be perfect for dogwood.  Well, we did see some beautiful dogwood, but mostly not in the park.  I think we were about a week too soon this time.  Also, we were hopeful that we would get a place on the lake but we were not counting on it.  That is a good thing; there was nothing left on the lake.  They have another area that is more wooded for camping that we stayed in.  It makes up for not being on the lake with really big sites and a lot more privacy.  We did have a good site there and we were happy; however, it was so cold that we were limited in being able to enjoy the outdoors from our recliners.  We did take several long walks which we enjoyed.



We found a little restaurant at the entrance to the park which we had overlooked on past trips probably because it is built onto the end of a gas station and didn’t look like much.  When we got to the park and got set up on Friday, we were starving and decided we would try out this little restaurant.  They had stopped serving lunch and were in the process of shutting down until suppertime, but they offered to fix us a hamburger.  It was really good and we vowed to return the next night for their catfish special.  It just goes that you can’t always judge by the outside appearance of places.  This place was so clean and the people there so friendly that I’m looking forward to eating there again.



Other than the dogwood, we wanted to go back to Cordele for the sausage we have found there.  We went back to Stripling’s and bought enough sausage to last us for a while.  I’m thinking that we need to go back there in August.  That is when we got the green peanuts and boiled them at the camp site last year.

After spending three nights there, we went down to Seminole State Park near Bainbridge, GA.  This is one of our favorites.  We were not looking forward to running into a spring break crowd again because we really like to be on the water there.  The days were starting to warm up and it was feeling like spring again.  Imagine our surprise when we had the pick of the sites on the water!  I guess this part of Georgia had their spring break at a different time.

We went into Bainbridge for a few groceries and ate lunch at restaurant, Ricky’s, which we had eaten at before.  They have a very good buffet and we enjoyed a delicious meal again.  Making the day even better was the Belk’s store that was located next door.  I was able to find a bargain (Tervis tumblers) that we had been wanting for the camper.  So that was just a little perk as there is nothing like a bargain to make the day better.


Our last day at Seminole is perfect.  (I’m sitting outside writing this now.)  The sun is shining.  I’m wearing my short pants and short sleeves.  Bubba has been out on his kayak and now he is sitting beside me reading.  Since I’m finishing up my blog, I’m going to get back to my book.  For some reason I had “Swiss Family Robinson” on my Kindle and I started reading it.  I don’t think I’ve ever read it before although I saw the Disney movie several times.  It’s pretty good although I usually prefer a mystery, usually one where the woman sleuth solves the crime.

We go home in the morning where plenty of things need our attention.  Easter Sunday awaits us and for the first time in several years we will be at home.  I don’t prefer it; that’s just the way it is sometimes.  Our neighbor, Mr. Patterson, has been ill for the past few weeks and had been in a rehab facility for the past two.  We think he will be home this weekend and we’re looking forward to having him back where he belongs.

We’ll be at home for a while now.  In addition to some projects in the yard and around the house, I’m hoping I have an opportunity to see some of my friends from work.  They are really the only thing I miss about working.  I also have some doctor appointments I need to make.  That’s hard to do when you feel good.

As much as we enjoy our camping trips, we always remark when we return, "There's no place like home.!"


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