RV travels with Rich and Judy: Three Rivers State Park, Sneads, FL, Heard Campground, West Point Lake, GA, Stephen Foster, Lake City and Gainesville, FL ; July 28-September 4, 2013

Camp at West Point Lake, GA

Lizzie & Charley, UG-Coca Cola Science Museum

Lizzie landing Space Shuttle

Charley taking his turn at the Space Shuttle

Beth and Kevin (and of course Pete) dropped Charley and Lizzie at our campsite and we got a chance to spend some time with all of them before Beth, Kevin, and Pete left to return home. We didn’t do much sightseeing while we were there – there wasn’t much nearby to see – but Rich and the kids fished several times during our week there and the kids went with me to the laundromat and grocery store. Charley had a project for school to complete and he also had to finish a community project, which he did well on. Rich boiled some green peanuts and the kids were enjoying their first taste of boiled peanuts – I think they would have had them every day.

Lizzie and Grandpa forecasting weather

Lizzie and Grandpa

For the second week, we moved to the R. Shaefer Heard Campground on West Point Lake, GA (another Corps park) and did more fishing (no luck, though) and the kids played in the hose to counteract the high temperatures. We took one day to go the University of Georgia-Coca Cola Science and Space Museum in Columbus and that was a hit.

Grandpa and Lizzie - emergency pod

Our time with the kids ended all too soon and we drove down to Stephen Foster State Park in White Springs, FL to meet up with Beth, Kevin, and Pete so Beth could get them ready to start school. We spent several more days there did some walking around the park early in the morning. One morning we found a small timber rattler – first one I’ve ever seen and I’d just as soon it was the last one as well! We’ll definitely stop again once it’s cooler and spend time going through the museum and the craft cottages. From there, we went back to Gainesville for a couple of weeks, and then headed out again – this time ending up in Arkansas.