Our plan of park hopping two weeks at a stay was interrupted when we were unable to secure a reservation back at any of the Lake Allatoona Corps of Engineers parks over the weekend, so we had to fill in three days at Holiday Harbor Marina Campground ($47 per night). The direct route would have been too much traffic so I opted for something a bit longer, 63.6 miles (95,361.1 total) that stayed on more major highways.
We were warned by our daughter (and reviews) not to expect much at this campground. They were right - the place was pretty run down (nasty bathrooms and muddy sloping sites) but sometimes you find yourself in a bind. I suppose the campsite shouldn't really mean that much when we were planning on spending as much of our days as possible with the kids. It did, however, hurt my sensibilities that this park was 3 times the rate we were paying at COE campgrounds - hopefully, we will never have to return to this campground.
Being new to grand-parenting, we were both soaking up as much "tummy time" as we could. At this point, there were a lot of unfinished projects we had volunteered to tackle but there was lots of time before we planned to hit the road (at least that's what we kept telling ourselves). I think Sam was remembering when he was the center of attention if I was reading that look on his face correctly.
12 days old already. Sleep is still her activity of choice (during the daylight hours).
Our friends Bill and Darlene spent their summer exploring the northern states and the northeast. On their way back to Florida for the fall/winter, they stopped in Atlanta and we were able to meet for lunch. It was great to see them and hear about their travels. We last saw them in April in Mesa, AZ and they had been to so many places since then.
OK, the park might be a dump but sunsets on the lake were still nice!
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