It's Apple Season

 October 30, 2021

Camp Chicken Pot Pie, Blairsville, GA

Woohoo!!  The weatherman has promised a high of 53 degrees today!!  Yep, it is still cloudy with a drizzle but that didn't stop anyone from venturing out.  

The first adventure took place at the Union County Farmer's Market

where Momma found some treasures she couldn't pass up....some edible (fresh corn, butternut squash) and some non edible (craft items).  

I'll bet Dad and Tim could make these.....

The next stop was Tractor Supply.  Momma thought Dad had packed for me and Dad thought I had taken care of my own packing.  Ooops!  I guess I'm just so used to being taken care of that I didn't bother to check and make sure I had plenty of dog treats and food.  There is no way my stock would see me thru until we return home so Momma made Dad pull into the parking lot for a restocking stop.  Now I'm good to go for an extended stay, just in case we don't get home on our expected return date.

The day continued with a stop at Mercier's Orchard.  

It's apple season at Mercier's with fresh pressed apple cider, apple butter and of course a variety of apples.

Did you check out that warm jacket Dad is sporting?

So many varieties to choose from.  Luckily they had a system set up allowing for info on each variety as well as safe tasting.  Momma said it really assisted in making a choices among the many varieties.

Seeing as everyone failed to capture any pictures yesterday at Jim's Smokin' Que, it was the perfect excuse to enjoy more of that mouth watering, excellent BBQ.

Dad's eyes popped wide open when they delivered his bulging pulled pork sandwich.  Needless to say, they brought home more leftovers. 

Can you put in a good word for me and lay a guilt trip on Momma and Dad so they will share with me?  After all, I do an excellent job guarding the rig while they trapes all over.  I think that is worthy of a tasty reward!!

Another visitor arrived at the camp this afternoon....well, I guess you could really call her family as she is T & J's daughter.  She has volunteered to hook up her truck to the 'work trailer' and haul it back to Florida.  We'll have a small caravan heading south on Tuesday:  Us,  T & J towing their camper and their daughter towing the work trailer.

I have to admit, the highlight of the day for me was GAME TIME.  There were 5 people sitting around the table full of dominoes in our rig,  but the side game of toy toss was the best game of the evening.  I'm sure glad our friends LOVE me!!  Tim thought winning the last round made him the top winner of the night.  I didn't bother to correct him because it was obvious to everyone else that I was the winner of the best game ever.....toy toss!!  What a way to end the day.  

 

Life is good....

I'm Chloe

Best Campsite in Blairsville, Georgia

 October 29, 2021

Camp Chicken Pot Pie, Blairsville, Ga

We headed further north today with hopes of some gorgeous views as we traveled to the higher elevations of Georgia.  The views weren't a 10 today as it was misting off and on and there was loads of cloud cover, but it was still impressive.

Our destination today:  Camp Chicken Pot Pie.  We are visiting our neighbors from Florida at their Georgia Camp.

Not only are the views outstanding, but the hospitality is over the top.  Check out the step our site comes with.

I didn't mind leaping to the first rig step, but Momma is spoiled. No high kicking stretches to gain access to the first step for her. 

With all the wood available, Tim has put his creativity to work enhancing the camp with everything from harvest wood pumpkins to bubbling water running over precious stones.

Julie has added to the color that mother nature has provided this fall

with strategic planting of flowers.

Now just check out the color Mother Nature is offering up this fall.

But all these wonderous views and leaf peeping adventures come with a price.  You have to be willing to put up with the below 50 degree temperatures.  It was 48 when we arrived and it is STILL 48 degrees.  Last night Dad had the AC chugging along to keep him comfortable but this area calls for cranking up the furnace and fireplace.

Dad said all that great BBQ from Jim's Smokin' Que was another special treat. Can you believe this is the only pic Momma captured? 

Where's the shot of the ribs?  Dad reported that as soon as the waitress set that red basket lined with red and white checked paper loaded with mouth watering, smoky smelling, dry rub flavored, meaty ribs, all anyone could think of was diving in and savoring that delicious BBQ taste.....even before adding a blanket of that delicious homemade BBQ sauce.  Then one bite led to another and no one gave the camera a thought. Especially seeing as everyone had sticky fingers.  YUMMY!!

And would you believe they brought home a nice styrofoam container loaded with leftovers?  I'm sure hoping it becomes a doggie bag. 

I'm Chloe

Georgia Bound

 October 28,2021

Twin Oaks Resort, Elko, Ga

The wheels are rolling once again.  Tonight we are doing a layover in Elko, Georgia at Twin Oaks.  Wait one minute!  Didn't we just get back home from a week in Georgia at Creekfire Resort just outside of Savannah?  Yep, it was the SE Rally for our Open Range friends and a few SOB (some other brands).  32 rigs total for a week full of activities, food and good times.

Amazingly, we FINALLY received a high rise toilet bowl that was in one piece.  Sharon's brother in law had hoped to have the new toilet in use on September 27th, but that didn't happen as the projected delivery dates weren't met.  The tank arrived on the 28th.  The seat arrived on the 29th.  And the bowl was MIA (missing in action--stalled out in Davenport)  On October 3rd, we FINALLY got to talk to a human who actually knew something about the situation.  It seems the bowl broke during shipment but no one let us know or even bothered to start the process to ship another bowl.  Bowl #2 and followed by bowl #3 both were delivered in pieces.  Now tell me, why wouldn't you label the box fragile?   After finding it impossible to receive a bowl delivered at the house that was still in one piece, it was decided to try to have a bowl shipped right to the store.  Less transfers/fewer trucks and maybe a better chance of no damage.  The delivery date was pushed out twice....do you think the extended delivery date was due to more broken bowls?  We do!!  But alas, sweet success finally occurred.

So the first project for Dad upon returning home from the Georgia gathering was a toilet installation for brother in law Carlos.

The throne is finally ready for action!!

Yesterday, Dad reported to the out patient eye surgical facility for cataract surgery on his right eye.  I helped him sleep off the mild anesthetic as we both reclined in the living room recliner for the rest of the day. This morning, Momma drove him back for his follow up check up where he received his good report.  As soon as they got home, we got the tires rolling with Momma behind the steering wheel.  Doc used some powerful dilation that still hadn't worn off from the day before so things were a tad fuzzy for Dad.  It was a nice cloudy day which really worked in Dad's favor....no bright sunlight!!  And seeing as we have traveled our route in the past, Dad had no major navigation duties while sitting in the co-pilot seat.

When we zipped (okay, so we were really crawling at 37 mph) past the Gainesville exits on I-75, it looked like we were traveling in the middle of the night even though it was late morning.  The clouds were unloading water buckets of sheeting rain and blocking any light so it was as dark as a gloomy Halloween night.  The traffic was kicking up the road water and adding to the poor visibility. YUCK!!  Thank goodness we were able to find better conditions north of Gainesville so Momma could quit white knuckling the steering wheel. 

No rain in sight during our set up so it was a smooth landing.

Catch you tomorrow when we get to the higher elevations of Georgia and the colorful leaves.

I'm Chloe