03-09 Florence Marina State Park, Georgia

We started our move north on Friday March 6th heading to Florence Marina State Park in southwest Georgia. It is on the Georgia/Alabama border about 40 miles east of Plains, Georgia the home of former President Jimmy Carter. We selected this campground after searching for a well rated campground within 100 miles or so of Perry, Georgia. (We use rvparkreviews to do our campground research). We were headed to Perry to attend a large FMCA (Family Motor Coach Association) Rally from 3/14-3/20.

This turned out to be another very nice campground. It is in a quiet very rural area. The main attraction for the campground is the marina and easy access to the Walter F George Reservoir and the Chattahoochee River. At least half the campers were there to go fishing.

The campsites were large. We ended up with an asphalt paved site long enough for two motor homes with their tow cars. We had full hooks but only 30amp electric service, but this worked out ok.

What else made the visit pleasant were the campground hosts. Both couples were very nice. One couple, Richard and Becky Day, both retired from BellSouth. I think they have pretty much been full time volunteers in the Georgia Parks since retirement. We met several other couples who stay for the winter. I believe this is the only Geogia State Park with monthly rates. We went to lunch with some of these folks at a great family buffet style restaurant just across the river from Eufaula, Alabama which is 22 miles away and the closest town with a WalMart, large grocery store, etc. We were also invited to Richard and Becky's for homemade ice cream on top of chocolate brownies - a real treat!

Richard and Becky both make various craft items. My favorite were World War I style bi-plane models made out of aluminum cans. It takes Richard about 8 hours and 18 cans to make one plane. He only charges $20 if he delivers one in person or $30 if he must ship it. He will make one out of any style can if you supply the cans. He once made two out of commemorative Dale Earnhart, Jr coke cans. He said one is hanging in the museum at the Talladega race track. I bought two that I hang on my rear view mirrors when we are parked at a campsite. They are quite a conversation piece and are a substitute for the wind chimes I used to have at our home in SC. I do not have any of those now since other campers might not like the noise.

From 03-09 Coke Airplane models

From 03-09 Coke Airplane models

(If anyone would like to order an airplane, Richard's email address is rday01@bellsouth.net)

This campground may become a regular stop off spot for us whenever we head to and from Florida.