On The Road Again - The Fryer's 2011 USA Tour: UNADILLA, GEORGIA

2011 USA TOUR SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTS

2011 USA TOUR SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTS

· August 15, 2010 to November 22, 2011

· 15 months, 450 days/nights of camping

· 22 states visited + 7 states twice = 29 states

· 7,493 miles travelled + approximately 2,500 miles in the car sightseeing = about 10,000 miles

· About 1428 gallons of fuel used – about $5569

· No breakdowns, no flat tires, no accidents, no near misses – (knock on wood!)

HIGHLIGHTS

· Seeing National Monuments and Sites – Mt. Rushmore, Black Hills, Bad Lands, etc.

· Viewing unbelievable scenery in all the states visited

· 3-day authentic wild west covered wagon train trail ride – no roads, just plains

· 3-day riding horses out in the North Dakota plains

· Fishing with a National Champion Tournament Fisherman on the Missouri River

· Seeing my grandfather’s land in ND (homesteaded 100 yrs ago)

· Staying on a Sioux Indian Reservation right along the river

· Camping at Buffalo Chip in the middle of The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally – Sturgis, SD

· Visiting our Bus Chassis & Interior Builder’s factories

· Meeting new RV camping friends – plans to meet them again

· Most of all – meeting a wonderful, wonderful couple in Mandan, ND

· Absolute Most of all – being together to see and do all this

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

UNADILLA, GEORGIA - SOUTHERN PINES RV PARK

Arrived November 7, 2011 and staying till November 22nd. Then on to Orlando. ROD Park right off I-75 about half way between Atlanta and the Florida/Georgia State Line. First day just got set up after driving from Kentucky. Second day did some fix-up around the bus and then took a tour of the area. Went out to nearby cotton fields and watched the workers harvest the cotton crop. Actually picked a few cotton blooms to see what they were like and now Joan is a "Cotton Pickin Expert"! Very interesting as entire fields were harvested by 3 men in big, big machines. What happened to the laborers who hand-picked the cotton and put it in bags over their shoulder? This is now all automated. Had BBQ at a local shop and wasn't impressed. This is supposed to be BBQ Land! Ours is better. Future sightseeing includes Jimmy Carter's Presidential Museum in Plains, GA and visiting a peanut farm. Also, eating Georgia Pecan Pie and Georgia Peaches (maybe out of a can since they are out of season?). Have to do that when the time is right.