We are here at Sugar Lake Campground in Travelers Rest SC. It was pretty full when we arrived so we ended up in their overflow lot. We have water and 50 amp service but no sewer. Oh well, no big deal!
Nice and private though. No neighbors, and surrounded by trees on three sides. The best part is hanging with Laura’s Nana and Papa for two weeks.
After 17 days at Walkabout Campground, we drove about 3.5 hours to Ridge Road campground. This was the first campground that we used that didn’t have a pull through site, so I had to back in for the first time. It actually went pretty well and in just 2 shots I was straight into the site!
The campsite is in Appling Georgia and we are right on Lake Strom Thurmand. The site was quite large with 50 amp service and water, but no sewer. Given that we only stayed a week, we waited and used the dump station on the way out when we left.
Laura was happy to have the lake so she could use her paddle board. Once again, Gwennie went with her a lot.
Our next stop was Walkabout Campground. We stayed for two weeks and it was excellent. It’s a campground with an Australian feel. Nice pool, laundry facility, bar on weekends, sand volleyball court and more. One night they had live music at the pool as well as a food truck and cornhole.
I also discovered that our fridge wasn’t running while we were traveling. Apparently, the inverter has to be ON in order for it to work! Who knew?!! LOL
Our first stop was Brush Creek Campground where we spent our first 30 days. Quite the adjustment for sure. This campground was built by the Army Corp of Engineers. We had a great view of a tributary of the Chattahoochee River from our campground. Water and 50 amp power, but no sewer but we can always rely on our portable waste tank that we call poop buddy!
Very peaceful as most campers were empty during the week but it got a bit busy on the weekends. We liked it a lot and I would give it an 8 out of 10
We spent a lot time and effort fixing up some of the minor things and we found out about a great mobile tech called Amor. She resealed the roof, replaced all the slide seals as well as fixing some other things. Great tech!
First, the introductions. We are Bill and Laura. We lived in a 3800 square foot kid friendly house in Fayetteville GA with a pool, skateboard half pipe, trampoline, theater room and more.
After our kids turned into adults and moved out, we talked a lot about what we would do when we retired.
Given that we had this huge house, we initially talked about having his and her tiny houses joined by an indoor/outdoor kitchen. Laura and I liked to kid that she was born 50 years too late and I was born 50 years too early so having our own “spots” would seem ideal.
Then, one day out of the blue, Laura said “I want to live in a fifth wheel and travel”. After I got over the initial shock we decided to pursue that.
Downsizing was a huge chore, but boy did we downsize!
I mean we REALLY downsized! We bought a nicely used Heartland Bighorn fifth wheel and a 2024 Silverado LT 1 ton dually truck and our trek started!
Our plan is to make our way north to Michigan from Florida where we purchased our fifth wheel, keeping the driving time under 4 hours, which means stopping for at least a week at various campgrounds. We will spend about 2 weeks in South Carolina where Laura’s family lives and then end up in Michigan where my family lives. After spending about a month in Michigan, we will meander back south, stay in Fayetteville for a couple of weeks then end up in Florida for the winter. We’ll be staying there for at least 6 months and then do it all over again!
My daughter, on top of the world!
