howdy howdy

We are in Elberton, Georgia for a bank job… well a bank remodel. The job actually started 2 weeks ago by another superintendent who was filling in until Buddy could get here. The campground owner helped us get backed into the site, apologized for the wet ground, said it had rained 11" in the last 2 weeks. Buddy apologized right back, stating that he was the reason for the rain, sticking out his hand, "Howdy, they call me Muddy Buddy."

Elberton is the granite capitol of the world, we passed by many granite plants, giant hunks of granite, tombstone manufacturers, we hope to get to the granite museum in town soon, and of course out to see the Georgia Guidestones, aka 'America's Stonehenge.'

The campground owner is John and his son Barry runs the place. Barry was very nice and helpful, made sure we had everything we needed, made sure we had his cell phone programed into our phones, just call anytime. He used to work for DirecTV and has all campsites wired for DTV, just an extra $10 a month and he will install a receiver. Pretty neat, one less thing to drag out and set up, the satellite dish. But there is no DVR, so we are watching TV old-school, whatever happens to be on, if we want to watch something in particular we have to be on the couch at that time, no recording for later. I like it, keeping it simple. But Buddy is itching to get out the satellite, he does love his toys. 

Lots of very tall pine trees here, hence the name Pine-Der-Rosa Campground. 

Actually this is the second time Buddy has camped here, he was here 9 years ago working on the same bank, stayed in this campground in his dad's old Holiday Rambler. When time to leave, John talked him into selling his camper so it could stay there and be rented out for fishermen coming to the nearby Lake. So after we got all settled in, we walked over to see the old camper, it is still there!