...it's good to be back home again

Somehow those words from the John Denver song seemed to fit this post. We had left the Creek on Friday for some R and R. Retired people need R & R too! We visited some friends in the Greenville area. We ate at some new restaurants and I got the sights fixed on the cowboy gun.

Our real goal was the campground at Table Rock State Park in Pickens county. The temperature was in the 80's when we checked in on Sunday afternoon. There weren't many campers and we discovered that we had forgotten the tent. We rigged the dining fly for shelter. We got camp set up and I cooked some brats for supper. My camping partner is a fishing fanatic so we went fishing. But we caught only bug bites. The best thing about fishing was the great panoramic view of Table Rock reflected in the lake.We kicked back by the campsite to catch up on some reading. I was reading Ken Follett's Pillars of the Earth and Claudette was reading the latest Jason Bourne novel.

The next morning it was bacon and eggs for breakfast, a menu that would be repeated. We fished some more and it rained in the afternoon and there was a thunderstorm that night. It was real relaxing as we read , played Scrabble and gin rummy. Of course there was a campfire for roasting marshmallows. One day we went out for lunch to Aunt Sue's on Highway 11. Near the restaurant is Victoria Valley Winery. We did the wine tasting thing and bought a couple of bottles.

We met a friend in Greenwood for lunch and then on to Mom's in Bradley before going on the Athens to visit Claudette's daughter. We visited Dahlonega, the gold capital of Georgia. It's a real tourist's trap but was fun and we enjoyed some home grown music while there. That night In Athens' Forty Watt Club we saw Better Than Ezra perform. It was a great show. Sunday after lunch we came home and it looked good!