After the FMCA Rally, we decided to follow our friends Jen & Deas of The Nealy’s on Wheels and Betsy & Nancy of RV-AGoGo over to F. D. Roosevelt State Park in Pine Mountain, Georgia.
Just under a two hour drive away, it seemed like a perfect next destination for us. Particularly since we had no other plans.
Originally, we had all just paid for 2-nights for the weekend – but yet come Wednesday morning, we’re all still here. It’s been absolute bliss. Nice big private campsites, hiking trails, great 4G signal and close by friends.
We’ve been enjoying lots of time to ourselves, and time in the evenings hanging out and getting to know one another better.
While we thought we were in need of some isolation to re-charge, this has actually been perfect.
Great neighbors who also appreciate their alone time, and together time. The shared meals & happy hours have been amazing, especially since Nancy is a culinary master (traveling with a trained chef? Yeah, it doesn’t suck.)
With RVillage now launched – which turns 2 weeks old today.. and already has nearly 3500 members!! – we’ve been putting focus to other projects that have been sitting on the back burner.
An overdue update to our app State Lines (which tracks 50 state laws that affect us travelers – from alcohol purchasing laws to overnighting at rest areas), our regular update to our app Coverage? (which overlays the major cellular carrier’s coverage maps – which we personally use in our routing to find spots with decent connectivity) and finishing up our next app that we started before this RVillage opportunity came along (to be released soon!).
Oh, and there’s that tax thing too.
But mostly, we’ve just been tired.
Very tired.
The past few months of launching RVillage have been intense with very long work hours while trying to balance other life stuff.
We’ve been catching up on sleep, time with each other, taking advantage of the hiking trails right out our door step and worshipping Kiki.
What’s Next? The temperatures here are supposed to dip below freezing tonight, reminding us that moving much more north isn’t a good idea for now. We’ve extended our stay here for another couple days, and will assess our plans then. We’re eyeing a couple more Georgia State Parks to hit next week and we’re generally heading northward with a stop in Chattanooga for general bus maintenance at Choo Choo Express Garage, and then onward to St. Louis as spring emerges. And there will probably be a stop in Memphis on the way to rendezvous with our friends Kristin & Jason of Boondock Marketing.
Oh yeah…good company, good food, good hiking, and a peaceful location — it doesn’t get much better! Sounds like a perfect place to recharge. I work on the road, too, with deadlines to meet, so I understand. 🙂
It is awesome when the right balance aligns 🙂
Hi – I’ve been following you guys for awhile now and so I feel like I know you even though I really don’t … but anyway, – Cherie – I felt like I just had to tell you that you look awesome with the shorter bob!! Not sure how long ago you got your hair cut … but I just noticed it in a picture of you on another blog and felt compelled to let you know! (don’t all girls like to know when they are rockin’ a new do!)
Thanks for your blog!
Happy Travels!!
Gayle
Occasional traveler in a 13 ft scamp
Awww… thank you! I chopped it off back in February, and have been enjoying the change. Appreciate you noticing.
Chattanooga is one of our favorite cities. There is so much to do there. Here’s a brief list:
Rock City
Ruby Falls
The incline train to lookout mountain
The Tennessee Aquarium
The Chattanooga Choo Choo trail station
The Hunter Museum of American Art
Just to name a few…
We love Chattanooga too, and have enjoyed doing a little bit on each pass thru!
We are also in Ga. at St. Marys , just barely over the state line above Jacksonville. Chilly here this morning too. Will be going to Savannah area in a week and then from there will probably start heading to the bus rally at Palmetto Cove and then on to Choo Choo to see if i can get some work done on the bus.
Cool.. haven’t decided yet when we’ll hit Choo Choo, maybe we’ll see ya there!