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February 2024: A President’s Day Weekend Getaway

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Huntington Beach State Park, SC; February 16-19, 2024 Site #127 Our camping itch was strong to get out by the time this trip came around.  It’s been since New Year’s since we camped and even longer for Rachel, so we *really* needed this trip.   Got the hammocks set up in a grove around the campfire again - best practice if you can do it! This is my happy place! Huntington Beach never disappoints and I would have to say that this is probably my favorite site to date.  While there are others we *could* (and will) do again, this was my favorite.   The girls had an early release day and we took advantage of leaving as soon as they got off the bus.  It’s only an hour and a half to HBSP, so we got there with lots of time to get set up, hit the gift shop, and brave making smash burgers merely sites down from where a raccoon stole our entire dinner pre-cooking when last we were here!  (We were successful this time, but those raccoons were on the Blackstone EVERY night after we went to bed!) We
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Christmas Break 2023/New Year’s 2024

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General Coffee State Park, GA; December 28, 2023 - January 2, 2024 Site #38 Other potential sites:  6 & 8* What a quiet and peaceful campground with awesome hiking trails and a fun “farm” depicting pre-Civil War relics and stories.  We LOVED this adventure! Our trip down to General Coffee was a bit longer than the 4.5 hours we planned due to the volume of holiday traffic and I-95 being…well, I-95.  That said, we made the most of it.  The girls both did a lot of drawing and coloring with new sketch books and coloring books and markers Grammy gave them for Christmas that had been Grandma Rose’s, which was REALLY cool.  We also had a great stop at the GA welcome center and stretched our legs while taking in a little history about Georgia…and seeing the sites in the center! Geraldine en route! Busy making art Stretching her drawing skills! Help!  (At the GA visitor center!) When we did get to the campground, our site was easy to find and get into, since it was a pull-through.  The girl
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