Saturday, May 2 - Rain, rain, rain....
Sunday, May 3 - Another great worship time, then lunch at Daniel's in Hiawassee. Wonderful!!! More rain in the afternoon and evening. Our summer neighbors, Chris and Sara, that we met last year showed up this evening and Tim brought their trailer up to their site, two up from us, and got it set up. Their two cats were very glad to be out of the car and able to explore around.
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Monday, May 4 - It rained most of the day, so we read, watched tv, and tied flies. Nice and cozy in the 5th wheel.
Tuesday, May 5 - Finally, we got a break in the weather, so we headed over to Vogel State Park to do some fishing. There were still threatening clouds around, so we stayed close to the truck. We started by fishing on the main road side of the lake, but nothing. We drove over to the main parking lot and fished the creek (Wolf) that flows into the lake. John had a trout hit his fly, but didn't get hooked. We then walked over to the lake and Joan caught a few bluegill and had a couple of trout on, but they got off. John finally got in the action and caught a couple of trout. We ended up with two trout and three bluegill, which added to the crappie we had in the freezer, made a meal. John cooked them in two small cast iron skillets on the electric smoker/grill and Joan fixed potatoes and cabbage. Dinner was delicious.
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Wednesday, May 6 - Rain, rain, rain...We read, tied flys, watched tv, and in between took walks. We are under a tornado watch, so we are keeping an ear to the tv, computer, and cell phone for warnings. We will head for the washrooms if necessary. (Update) We got a temporary break in the weather, so we went down to the lake here to fish for awhile. Joan quickly caught an 11 inch largemouth bass on a beaded pheasant-tail nymph fly. John caught some small bluegill on the same pattern. More rain this evening. Yippee!!!
Thursday, May 7 - Thankfully, the sun shined most of the day, so we could dry out our storage area that sprung a leak. It was not from the rain, but a connector on the hot water heater bypass valve that had a small crack in it. We were able to get a part for a temporary fix from the local RV parts supplier to hold it until we get a new valve from Heartland. Meanwhile, we will have to heat water on the stove or microwave for dishes. We also had a leak under the kitchen sink that was due to a loose sink trap gasket. John tightened it and several other loose connections there and in the basement area adjacent to the storage. The factory could do a better job in this area. We are going out for pizza with neighbors (John & Jan and Chris & Sara) this evening in Blairsville.
Friday, May 8 - We were experiencing another break in the weather after morning storms, so we drove over to Lake Winfield Scott for a little fishing. We hoped we could launch the kayaks, but the weather looked too unpredictable, so we settled for fishing the banks. John started things out by catching a small perch, then Joan topped that with a nice trout, which we released. Later, John caught a nice bass next to shore with a small topwater fly, followed by several bream in various spots. In between, we had lunch on a bench by the shore. This is a beautiful lake in the Chattahoochee National Forest, and is only about 15 miles from our campsite.
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