Our first camping trip of 2022 went off w/o a hitch. Dames Ferry is a small SP in Juliette, Ga, just a few miles N. of Macon, Ga (SE of Atlanta) & operated by the much larger nearby High Falls SP.
Left on Sunday morning & checked in just before noon. First time driving I75 almost the whole way. Not an issue except for construction the last few miles before our exit. The CG actually called to check us in when we were enroute.
We had the 'premium' site this time (#28) & was well worth it. It's located on the tip of the peninsular beyond a cove & very private.
The only downfall was traffic from the busy road running near. But, even that was something you could tune out & it slowed dramatically at night. It was quite windy Sunday & Monday but not too chilly. Tuesday was darn near perfect.
As is our custom, we take Nelly for a walk around the CG & noticed several very cute little campers, some vintage.
Turns out they are part of a group called Sisters on the Fly. Consists of women who solo travel & have gatherings throughout the US, usually around festivals in various states. This group was in town for a nearby Cherry Festival the prior weekend & most had already left on Sunday morning.
On Monday we drove over to High Falls but didn't get to drive thru the CG sites because there was a gate & we didn't have the code. We drove over to Indian Springs & noted a few sites that would be worthy if we ever visited that park.
Juliette is where the movie Fried Green Tomatoes was filmed (1991 / starring Kathy Bates & Jessica Tandy). They had built the Whistle Stop Cafe for the movie & left it standing after filming was complete. They have since built several old style buildings creating a little tourist street that houses shops carrying antiques & movie trivia. We had lunch there on Monday & of course had to have fried green tomatoes as an appetizer. Greg got a burger & I got a salad with fried chicken (could only finish 1/2). Everything was very good. The train even went by & 'whistled" when we were waiting to be seated.
On Tuesday, took a longer walk w/o Nelly & just hung around the camper reading, watching boaters & casting a few lines. The local ducks (Moochy & Scrounger) would squalk (isn't that what ducks do?) as they came up to the campsite, come out of the water & walk right up to you wanting a handout. Nelly wasn't having any of that, she would run them off each time so they mainly visited other campers on the cove.
Overall, it was a very relaxing trip to 'get our feet wet' & kickstart the 2022 camping season.
Various CG pics:
Obligatory Nelly pics:
1 comment:
What a beautiful sunset! I'm glad that Nelly got to have some excitement. Those people in that kayak!!!! The bow was clear out of the water! hahahaha Another funny thing....when you said the CG called to check on you, my immediate thought was 'Why did the Coast Guard call to check on them?" Oh boy! You've got a friend with a sharp mind this morning! Great post, Deb! Hi to Greg!
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