2nd trip - 4th stop - Lexington, SC with FH RV Club

The ten of us (Ellen & Jim, Debbie & Bernie, Roberta & Bill, Karen & Art and us) said good-bye to Stephanie & Chris Davies after we all packed up and left the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry, GA.  Stephanie and Chris were starting out for a cross-country trip.  The rest of us were heading to Lexington, SC to the Barnyard RV Park.

We ended up heading back to Lizard Thicket for dinner with the Pettigrews, Palmeris and Pethybridges.  The next night we went to a Mexican restaurant with Pettigrews and Pethybridges and Ellen ordered a frozen Margarita which she insisted I share with her (she got a brain freeze and it was a BIG drink).

Ed wanted to do a tour of a gourmet popcorn factory in Columbia and Cromer's (p-nuts AND popcorn) had a minimum requirement of ten people for a tour.  Ed was able to talk everyone in to going and for the tour price we got free cotton candy and a bag of popcorn.  The popcorn was pretty good and everyone ended up buying something afterwards.

After that everyone went in separate directions and we went to the River Banks Zoo and Botanical Gardens with Karen & Art.  It was cold but it was really nice.   

The distance between the zoo and the gardens ended up being quite a hike and 3/4 of it was UP hill.  Ed was smart and he opted to move the car from the zoo parking lot to the gardens and he said that was quite a distance also.  However, the gardens were beautiful and well worth the strenuous and exhausting walk.

Everyone departed Lexington, SC on Tuesday, 3/26 to head back home to Fairfield Harbour.

2nd trip - 3rd Stop - Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry, GA - FH RV Club

Everyone packed up the next morning and the five rigs formed a "convoy" to head up the street to the Georgia National Fairgrounds for early arrival to the Georgia Good Sam Club Samboree. 



FH RV Club minus Bernie



The Fairgrounds provided us with full hook-up and we were able to park in a horseshoe formation and save a spot  (thanks to Skip, one of the GA volunteer parkers) for Bill & Roberta Flynn who arrived a day later.

In addition to the RV Club's cook-out and happy hours, the Samboree provided plenty to do with a few vendors to shop at, new RVs to look at, bingo, donuts in the morning, free ice cream one day, and a catered dinner.  The entertainment was great:  Friday night was a 50's Big Band (that was the theme) which got Bill and Roberta up to dance.  Saturday it was Crystal Gage who was not only a great singer but also a hoot and loved bald heads (Jim Pettigrew got his head rubbed).  Crystal's boyfriend also was part of the show and he was not only a singer but played a mean violin. 

Saturday night another thunder/lightning/rainstorm blew through so it was quite messy packing up Sunday morning.

2nd trip - 2nd stop - Perry, Georgia with Fairfield Harbour RV Club

We arrived in Perry, Georgia and checked into the Fair Harbor RV Resort meeting up with other RV Club members.  After everyone (Davies, Palmeri, Pettigrew, Pethybridge) was set up, we went out to dinner to the Menonite restaurant...LampPost Restaurant...table for ten. 

That night we had a lots of rain with horrendous thunder and lightning and the storm knocked the power out. 

2nd trip - 1st stop - Lexington, SC

We're back at the Barnyard RV Park in Lexington, SC and Karen and Art Pethybridge pulled in not long after we did.  After we got set up, we all went to the Vegetable Medley for dinner.

Sunday we got up and walked to the flea market in front of the campground and then did some driving around with Karen and Art and had dinner at Lizard Thicket that evening.