RV Adventures – Hiawassee Georgia
Posted on Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
I am pleased to introduce our friends Anne-Marie and Al who have been traveling the USA via RV. These free-birds are willing to share the adventure here with us at Remarkable Wrinklies. So, why here? Because anyone who is willing to retire to an RV with their spouse and two cats… well those are some dang Remarkable Wrinklies! Please take some time to enjoy their story.
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Hiawassee, GA is over the mountain…up, down, around…many times. It is quite beautiful here! Bald Mtn. RV Resort sits in a valley surrounded by the mountains. The town borders fairly large Chatuge Lake.
Tulip update: Marginally better travel this time. She actually slept the last 50 miles or so. Hallelujah!
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in hiking the Appalachian Trail–Springer Mtn. GA to Mt. Katahdin, ME. Al decided to hike the first few days with her. I delivered them to the base of Springer which required much over the mountain, twisting, curvy driving. The last 6+ miles was up (and then of course down) a steep, gravel, one-lane, hairpin turn road. I can drive that dually anywhere now!
Three days later when I got to the appointed pick-up location, Adrienne was already there looking perky and rested having socialized with many others whom had congregated there. Al came along shortly after…looking not quite as perky, but upright and smiling. Adrienne went smiling up the trail…and we returned to the RV.
We had a bit of a water leak…the RV basement flooded. Al located the offending cracked water connection and replaced it. Thank goodness for plastic tubs! Minimal damage but annoying.
Again, being further north than Pine Mtn., it is spring here. This must be the dogwood capital as they are everywhere. Rhododendrons are huge and plentiful and getting ready to bloom. On a hike last week, we also saw lots of what I believe are Lady Slippers almost ready to bloom. I had a bit of a snake encounter on that particular trail. Not sure I’ll return to see the blooming flower.
We saw Adrienne on her first re-ration stop and she is doing quite well. She stayed overnight with us, and she is back on the trail.
We are here in Hiawassee for a month. Our plan is to continue on north around 16 May. To where, I don’t know. We’ll figure it out soon.
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