On Christmas day we had lunch with 24 other campers at the campground's annual Christmas luncheon. Food included a spiral cut ham and a good variety of sides and desserts including Georgia pecan pie. We had a good time and met some of the other campers here.

Grandpa Grilling Burgers
(Daytime highs have been in the 70s which is above normal.)

What highway are we on and which way do we go?

Sunset at the campground

Our Christmas Tree

Happy Holidays Flag

(Thanks Devon, Alexis, Danny and Jordan)

Pics from Morning Walk in Campground

We're getting settled here in Perry, GA. Perry and the surrounding area is a lot less congested than the McAllen-Mission Texas area was. We've located laundromats, grocery stores, wal-marts, camping world, Honda and Itasca dealers, golf courses, hospitals and restaurants. Lots of Baptist churches down here. Temps have been running above normal this week. Highs have been in the 70s. Next week is supposed to be cooler with highs only in the 50s and 60s.

Tall Pine Tree

Tent Camping Hookups(electric and water)

Tent Camping Area

View from walking trail back to Campground

Walking trail in woods

Walking Trail

Campground Lake

Bench with wooden wheels

Beginning of walking trail into wooded area

3 Gourd Birdhouses hanging from Birdhouse on Pole

Campground Lake

Camping Area

Camping Area

Camping Area

Road in Campground

Mr and Mrs Snowman behind Trailer

Campground Office

Trip to Perry, GA

Friday we drove down to Perry, GA(Our Winter Home). We took some pictures along the way.

This is what things looked like when we left Nashville. We just can't get away from the snow.

We had about 2 inches of snow Thursday evening.

Is that a mountain off in the distance?

Tennessee Mountains

Truck Ramp if you loose your brakes

Atlanta Traffic

More Atlanta Traffic

Atlanta's skies were full of planes

Early Christmas then Good-Bye to Iowa

On Sunday we had Christmas with Mom, Bothers and Sister. Santa showed up and was a hit with the kids. We had a good time and enjoyed catching up on things with family we don't see that often. Then Sunday evening we had Christmas with Tony and Kathy and Jeff and Micky and Grandkids.

Santa, Mom, Brothers, Sister and Spouses

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The Cousins

Nancy with "Bear"

"Bear" was made from a German Mohair fur coat that Nancy's mom wore during the 1950s.

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Spent Monday Night in Harrah's Casino Parking Lot in St Louis

On Tuesday we drove down to Nashville, TN. The trip from St Louis to Nashville was NOT fun. We drove in rain for over 300 miles and at times the winds were very gusty and the rain very heavy. Traffic in Nashville was at a crawl due to the heavy rain and traffic accidents. The last few miles seemed to take forever. The good news though was no snow and temps in the 50s.

Will spend a few days here then go on down to Georgia for the Winter.

Winter Camping in Iowa

No Golfing Today

Believe it or not we're not alone here in the campground. There are another 2 or 3 sites occupied. Everyday we check the propane level and pray for sunshine and warmer temps. Tonight's low is forecast to be around 10 degrees. On Monday I took the motorhome up to Forest City to have some service work done. Nancy stayed with Tony and Kathy. I stayed in the motorhome Monday night. The overnight low up there in the North country was 9 degrees. On Tuesday morning one of the leveling jacks was frozen to the ground. It took a crowbar and a couple blocks of wood to pry it loose. Did some shopping on Tuesday while the motorhome was being serviced. Drove back to the campground Tuesday night because snow and high winds were forecast for Wednesday. Got back to the campground around 8pm. The temp was still in the 30s and it actually felt warm. Nancy and Kathy went shopping on Tuesday.

Maybe we should think about going South soon.

Thanksgiving

Have been busy since we got here. Last Sunday we went to Des Moines to do some shopping and then to Zoe's basketball in Ankeny. This week we found the Fareway store and laundromat in Nevada. Had supper Monday night at the Country House restaurant which is next to the campground. The food was very good. Had supper with Tony and Kathy Tuesday night. Then played Chinese checkers and don't break the ice with Eli and Allie. After that we watched the final episode of dancing with the stars. On Wednesday and Friday went golfing at the Twin Anchors golf course next to the campground.

Zoe working with Sweats

Zoe on the Court. She is left of center in the picture.

On Thursday we stopped at the Cedars in Madrid in the morning to spend some time with my mom before we went down to Jeff and Micky's for Thanksgiving dinner and to celebrate Zach's(13) and Zoe's(9) birthdays. We had a great lunch. Then looked at their new travel trailer. Has two big slide outs and is very roomy. They have a Wii so before the day was over they had the Grandparents bowling, golfing, playing tennis and running the cows. It was alot of fun and I'm sure very entertaining to the younger ones there. We also watched the movie Wall-e. In addition to all that Zach and Zoe opened their birthday presents which they seemed to enjoy and then we had cake, pie and ice cream.

Birthday Cake

Zoe Opening Presents

Zach Opening Presents(In background Micky's Mom, Her Brother and Micky)

This weekend we have a get together with Nancy's brothers and sisters in Boone.

We're Back in Iowa

Drove from Mahomet, IL to Colo, IA today and set up at the Twin Anchors campground. Looking forward to the next couple of weeks but it will be busy. Christmas shopping, Thanksgiving, ball games, time with family/friends and a trip to Forest City to have some service work done on the motorhome.

In PA our campground was next to US Hwy 30 and we could see and hear the traffic go by and here we are again at a camground in Iowa next to US Hwy 30 and we see and hear the traffic go by. But the highway does not seem to be quite as busy here as it was in PA.

After being in PA we almost forgot that roads like this existed.

Frost on the Front Windshield This Morning. Temp was 18 degrees.

Iowa Bound

We're headed back to Iowa for Thanksgiving and an early Christmas. We're sad to be leaving PA but looking forward to seeing family and friends back in Iowa. As of tonight we are near Mahomet, IL. Last night we spent at a Wal-Mart near Columbus, OH.


We had planned to head back on Sunday but with 50mph wind gusts forecast in the PA mountains we decided to wait until Monday. Monday started out nice and sunny with calm winds but by the time we got to the mountains it was windy and snowing. Visibility was down to maybe 200 yards at times but the snow was not sticking to the roads. What follows are some pictures we took on Monday.

PA Country Side

Why go over the mountain when you can go through it.



Inside the mountain.

Where did this come from?

Our front yard view on Monday night.

On Tuesday we traveled to Mahomet, IL. The main event of the day was near Indianapolis on I-70 when traffic came to a complete stop due to a truck accident. It took 50 minutes to go 3 miles.

Early PA Christmas

On Saturday we had an early Christmas with Travis and Lynn at their home in Christiana. We had lunch, played rummy and then exchanged Christmas gifts. Lynn, Travis and the grandkids all pitched in and put together a great Christmas lunch and afternoon. We had a wonderful time.

Our Christmas Hosts

(Lynn, Jordan, Devon, Alexis, Travis and Danny)

The Christmas Tree
(The grandkids made the Christmas Tree. There was Christmas music playing and the table was set with Christmas dishes.)

Williams Run - The Road to the Christmas Party
(Note - No Shoulders and No Ditches. This is typical of the roads in this area.)
(We had rain instead of snow and it was 70 degrees.)

Wet Maple Leaves Stick to the Motorhome