Arrived in Jackson, GA

By the time we got everything settled at Camping World in Chattanooga, TN, and got on the road, it was just after 1:30 PM. We paid our bill and Joel (Service Manager) had some printouts of information for places for us to possibly stay near the Camping World facility in Kissemmee, FL, for the final work on our jacks. He also sent on all the paperwork to that facility so they should be able to pick up the ball and run with it next week. We have a scheduled appointment there for Thursday, January 6th. That puts us very close to Orlando where my interview is scheduled for Tuesday the 4th.

The temporary fix we had on the jacks worked once again during our drive to this location - a total of 159 miles. The only delays we had were just after leaving the Atlanta area where there appeared to be a mass exodus for the holiday weekend. It took us about 45 minutes to go 5 miles before the traffic opened up again.

We left the truck hitched up to the rig all night so that we wouldn't have to use the front jacks and also, to give us a head start today. The State Park where are staying is very nice - it's the High Falls State Park - and below is a shot of our great location:

It's the kind of place we could spend more than 1 night if we had the time to spare. The spaces are huge and private and there is lots to see and do in this area.

Our destination for today is another State Park in Adel, GA, which gets us close to the Florida border. Already the weather is better. It is 46 outside as I write this at 9 AM this morning. We see that even the desirable west coast areas - Phoenix and the Southern California area - are receiving cold and nasty weather. Snow in Phoenix (?). Maybe we are better off where we are, at least for now. No area has been spared so far this winter. We are looking forward to sitting out in the warm sun and enjoying some warm weather in Florida.

We will be leaving here at around 11 AM and expect to arrive at our destination by mid afternoon. Until tomorrow ----

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!