We left northwest Georgia for Florida on March 11. We had planned to leave in February, but the cold, miserable, rainy, seemingly endless winter had also made Florida too cold for camping. The freezing nights at home also meant we couldn’t dewinterize our water system. So we waited…. and waited…. and waited.
Finally we got a couple of nights above freezing, and the weather forecast didn’t look too bad, so we headed south.
Almost there — and the bad weather followed us.
We planned to stay overnight at Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park near Cordele, GA. It’s our usual stopover point when we go to Florida. I had hoped the weather would clear up, but we got a drenching rainstorm instead. When it finally eased up, this was the view a few miles before our destination.
Incredibly, though, the clouds started to lighten up as soon as we entered the park, and shortly after we set up the trailer the sun broke through and blue skies appeared.
It seemed like God was smiling on our escape from winter, and I felt almost giddy at the thought of all the warm, sunny Florida days ahead!
Notice how quickly the clouds lighten in the following photos.
Entering Georgia Veterans Memorial Park
The scenery as you enter the park is gorgeous — if you like the look of southern swamps. I do! The park is on Lake Blackshear.
There are also vintage aircraft and military equipment displays, a Boy Scout memorial, and a huge golf course and resort. But we were primarily interested in an overnight rest stop this trip, so headed straight for the campground.
Our favorite site at this park
This is our favorite overnight site here. The pad and entire picnic table area are gravel. That means no matter how wet and muddy the campground is, we don’t have to walk in it or track it in the trailer. Good thing, too, as there were puddles everywhere!
I popped up the trailer and arranged the interior, then went for a walk and took a few more pictures while Ron finished connecting the water and electric.
Another view of our site
View from fishing pier
Campground view from fishing dock
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