Mountains 2012 days 16, 17 18....the push home.

We broke camp from Vogel and got on the road before the heat stated building.   We are headed to hard labor Creek SP, near Covington, Georgia .   My wife's sister, brother in law and our niece live there and we promised  we would stop by for a visit.   We arrived there at about 2 pm to a temperature of 109°F.   Needless to say, we got hooked up to power as fast as we could to start the AC cooling.   Soon we had our camper at a wonderful 72°F...Ahhhhhh.

We headed off to do the relative thing and had a great dinner at the Covington Diner.   Great food, huge quantities with a Greek influence.   A sister location was featured on Diners, drive ins and dives.   Good food, good company, great day....in spite of the heat.   We were located in a remote corner of the campground and no other campers were around us.  As we were driving back to the campsite, it was still about 90° and would you believe people were sitting out side.....around a CAMPFIRE LOL.

Monday was our niece Caitlin's  14th birthday (Happy BD LRG)  We met up with everyone and headed to a shopping district in Atlanta called Old Five Points.   Cool little shops and quirky people, just what I like.   After that we treated our niece (and everyone) to a sushi buffet.   OMG, it was the best tasting sushi I have ever had with lots of variety and flavors.   The birthday lunch was culminated     with a tempura ice cream dessert for the birthday girl,  brought out by a score of Japanese waiters.   It was yummy.

We said our goodbyes and headed back to camp.   It was a bit cooler (95°)  that afternoon and we seriously tried to sit outside and read but soon the heat became too much and we hunkered down in the AC.   Since this would be our last night out, dinner was a mish mash of leftovers from the fridge.   All good and reminding us of all the great meals we had along the trip.  We took down most of camp for our early departure the next morning, showered and hit the sack.

We slept in a little the next morning but still managed to be hooked up and out the gate by 6:50 am.    We hit the road and pressed for home.

Of course the final leg of our journey had to start with a Waffle House breakfast.   Our usual is a Ham and cheese omelet with hash browns, scattered ,smothered and covered.  (If you don't know what that is, visit your local Waffle House to find the goodness within.

A couple of gas stops and a lunch stop near Gainsville (Homemade chicken salad sandwiches) and by 5pm we pulled into our driveway.

In 18 days we drove more than 2200 miles.   Our first major trip with the Aliner was an unqualified success.   I think it would be very hard for us to go camping in a tent again.   The Aliner is the perfect RV for us right now and we can't wait for new adventures.    Pleas check back soon as another small adventure is on tap, very soon.