My Cheatin' Heart

Almost forgot to post this...while back in Montgomery, AL we went to the Hank Williams Museum. No photography allowed in the museum, so here are the tickets. It is well done. As often seen in artists with enormous talent, Hank led a troubled life. The museum does a good job of relating this along with celebrating his life as well. A couple of his guitars were there. I would have loved to play one of them.

Americus, Georgia

Thanksgiving in Americus. The day started with a soft, pretty sky. Our campground held a pot luck dinner for residents for Thanksgiving dinner. It was a regional experience. First time I have ever had roast turkey with gravy with diced hard boiled eggs. It was, well, different. I brought green beans with toasted slivered almonds. It was the only vegetable there that did not come out of a can or a freezer. But, the company was good and the meal filling. Americus was founded in 1832 by General John Americus Smith. There is not much to be found out about this John Smith other than he started the town to help support his sizable cotton plantation.  Americus is home to the headquarters of Habitat for Humanity and the National POW Museum at nearby Andersonville. Andersonville was the site of the most infamous of Confederate prisoner camps where thousands of Union soldiers lost their lives in the most dreadful of living conditions. Forced to live under open skies and sleep on the ground, conditions at this camp became so deplorable that men were forced to dig their own wells to find palatable water.  I am thankful this Thanksgiving for our RV with running water, electricity and a bed.

Too Funny GPS

Here we are in Georgia and set our truck GPS for our next stop, leaving Atlanta for Americus, GA.

At one point, our lady voice says to turn right onto "guh" 26. Guh 26? what the heck is that? Then we realize, it is Georgia state road 26.  GA 26.

Clitter, Clatter

Clitter, Clatter does it matter when acorns fall by the score?

Pitter patter hear them scatter off the tin roof General Store.

Fire And Smoke

We thought when we left California we would be leaving the land of drought, fires and smoke. Not the case. Here in Atlanta people are wearing gas masks. As of this morning there are 51 forest fires burning in northern Georgia and western parts of Tennessee and North and South Carolina. Atlanta TV news has shown interviews with elderly lifetime Atlanta residents all saying the same thing. They have never seen this in all their time living here. There are not enough firefighters to handle it so it will take rain and plenty of it and there is none in the forecast. It has been seriously dry here. Records being broken. The one bright side is that very little property damage has occurred as the burns are in remote areas. That's good.

Bridge

I have never successfully played this card game. Tried once or twice but it just never fit my sensibilities as a choice of time to spend in gaming. My Mom was a fanatic, earned her Bridge Masters points later in life and played competitively into her 90’s. She’d have a group of regulars over our house often as I was growing up. I remember one no trump as a bid. Didn't work this hand. We have a Trump. I would not care to spend a minute in the company of the man but I admire what he has accomplished in being an outsider who cracked Washington.  A shake up and change of way of getting things done could prove to be what has been needed. Or it could be back to the game, just different players. Glad it is not my deal.

Our Treat For Enduring The Presidential Race

It's over!!! Now on to important things. Months ago, looking at our travel schedule, it dawned on us we were going to be in Crimson Tide country during season. We are not fans but have admired what these Bama teams of college football players have achieved over the years, Bear Bryant and all of old.
So, those months ago, we bought tickets to a home game. We are going to see Alabama at home this Saturday. Just for the experience. Home team crowd energy from what, it turns out, is our current #1 rated college football team in America.

This is our display at our campsite...(just kidding, but obviously a camper who likes the team...

Ah...but here are our tickets:

A complete report will be forthcoming of this experience.