The heat wave has hit!!!!!
We traveled the short distance from Hayesville to Vogel State Park in the Georgia mountains. even at an elevation of about 2500 ft, the temperature at mid day was 100°F. Thank GOD that GA state parks have electrical hookups and we were able to run the AC. Vogel is a beautiful park with hiking and a great swimming lake. We were lucky enough to find a pull through site and setup was a breeze. Plugged in, AC on and all was well with the world.
I never stop thinking about improving our camping experience. Our propane stove uses the small 1# cylinders that cost $2.50-3.00 each. When camping we go through one tank in about every two days. By this point we had already gone through 8 cylinders of gas. It turns out that our propane powered refrigerator uses way less propane than I ever thought. We ran the refrigerator for 10 days on a half tank of gas ant there is till some in it. I decided to buy an adapter to allow us to use the big 20# tanks on the propane stove. Result, cost of propane $0.89 versus the $2.50-$3.00. Now of course I buy the wrong fittings the first time into town which results in anothere 32 mile round trip to the local Wal-Mart in Blairsville. Second trip was successful and the stove is working splendidly on the large tanks.
I think I already mentioned that My cousins Greg and Jan, have a home in Blairsville. I also have other cousins who live outside of Suches Ga, Stan and Pat. We invited them all over to our campsite for a cookout. We were delighted to find out that Greg's brother Doug was flying in to help with a construction project. We ended up having a mini cousin's reunion in the mountains of Georgia. Luckily by late afternoon, the heat abated and we were able to enjoy a beautifu evening at the campsite. Brats, sauerkraut, potato salad and of course BEER. A good time was had by all. I confess, I never even thought of taking any pictures. Sorry!!!
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