"I'm not going to eat dinner, anywhere where we get gas." -Mae

Lessons Learned on the Road

Having campground reservations pre-booked has been very helpful. It took many, many ,many more hours each day, than we thought it would, to reach our destinations   Without a campsite waiting for us, we would have been sleeping in Wal-marts all week, and it would have taken us 12 days to reach Florida, instead of 6.  I can remember when making the New England to Florida trip in 3 nights and 4 days seemed like a leisurely pace!

Our first night at a campground- a locked back gate (which the GPS directed us to) and a 19 point turn (conducted in the pitch black) later- we were all going to sleep at 12:12pm!  Note to self:  pack a flashlight (where you can find it), and make sure you see a sign for the park off the highway!

So far, traveling in the Spring, we have found that we have the state parks mostly to ourselves. It has been wonderful!  After a full day of rest in Georgia, the last 10 hour leg of the trip only felt like 5 hours!  We will definitely be changing our plans to 4-5 hours of planned drive time. Having a 2 night minimum stay in each park will give us enough time to enjoy the journey.

A moonlit climb in Georgia