Country Oaks RV Park - Kingland, Ga (Oct 26 - 29)

Monday, October 26 - We got out of bed at 7AM and were on the road by 9:30. We stopped for gas once and again at Cracker Barrel for lunch. When we were about 30 miles from our final destination the left tire blew on the camper. This is the second tire to blow. The first was when the tire had less than 20 miles on it back in January. Thankfully, we were on a stretch of highway that was under construction and had cones set up on our right. John was able to cut in between the cones and had a nice big, flat area well away from traffic to change the tire. This time we had a floor jack and tire wrenches in the trailer storage area and were able to change the tire in about 20 minutes. We called Lonnie at Country Oaks and got a recommendation on where to take the camper to get new tires. He went to school with "Mike" who owns Kingsbay Tires. We took the camper there and got both tires replaced in less than an hour. We finally arrived at the campground about 5:30 after driving 267 miles, and got set up. They were having a pot luck for Halloween at the clubhouse and we were invited to partake. It was very good and we enjoyed talking with Lonnie and Steph, the campground owners, and her parents.

Tuesday, October 27 - Today we drove over to Ft. Clinch State Park in Florida where we will be camping in February. While we were there, we visited our friends, Jean and Gary, who are hosts there. They showed us around the park and we went into Fernandina Beach and had lunch at a nice restaurant that overlooked the beach. After we left them, we went to an area where we could fish from the rocks. The only fish we landed was a lizzard fish that Joan caught.

Wednesday, October 28 - We drove over to Crooked River State Park and checked out both the campground and the boat launch. There were some nice sites, but we didn't care for the area around the boat launch. It looked like there had been a recent oil spill, and not at all pretty. We then drove into St. Marys and checked out the Cumberland Island National Seashore Information Center and got information. Next, we stopped at a kayak outfitter and talked to Julie, the owner about opportunities in the area. We ended our outing with lunch at a restaurant that overlooked St. Marys River. When we got back to the campground, we fished in the local pond. Joan caught two very nice bream, but John lost everything he hooked. We are getting ready to leave in the morning for Rodman Dam campground.