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Lake Time & Birthday Celebrations: Hester’s Bottoms June 2025

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 Hester’s Bottoms, Mt. Carmel, SC, Site #6 June 21-29, 2025 We decided to spend Steve and my birthdays camping at a lake this year, and decided we really wanted to go back to Hester’s Bottoms on Clark’s Hill Lake. It’s been 4 years since we first camped here, but we knew we would be on the lake and would get good time together, so we set off to Mt. Carmel, SC amidst record heat in SC for June.  Every day was over 95, with heat indexes well into the 100’s - it was HOT.  We were very glad we were able to cool off in the lake! The night before we headed out, Steve surprised me with a dinner out and a show - a John Denver tribute band!  We had seen them before in Seattle, years ago.  But they were sooooo good and it was so much fun.  Auntie took the girls and we all had fun nights!   The next morning, we headed out to Hester’s Bottoms! Hester’s did not disappoint.  The first night, we celebrated my birthday with some fun puzzles and signs as presents ...
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Hey Hey Hey! Jellystone Park Daddy Joe’s - Tabor City, NC - Memorial Day 2025

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 Jellystone Park, Daddy Joe’s - Kaety’s 15th Birthday Trip! May 23 - 26 2025 We drove up to Tabor City, about 2.5 hours from our house, just north of Myrtle Beach and across the state line.  We have been to Jellystone Golden Valley, but not this Jellystone.  The staff were really nice upon checking in, and we were able to rent a golf cart to get around - we definitely didn’t need it as much as we needed it at the other Jellystone!   We made our reservations a little late, and ended up in the middle of basically RV row central.  It was fine, just not what we are used to and a little too over-people-y for us.  Across from us, two families were camping together and they had 5 kids between them, 8 dogs, and at least 6 adults - it was definitely a bit much. We were grateful we were able to leave the pups at home with Kelly J because it would have been even more boisterous, since those were YAPPY dogs and not very well behaved! Unlike Golden Valley, this Jellysto...
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Hiking, Biking, and Driving Practice: Spring Break 2025 - Fort Yargo State Park, GA - April 2025

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 Fort Yargo State Park, GA, Site #31 April 12-20, 2025 Fort Yargo is a park we haven’t been to before and it is known for its biking and hiking paths, which did NOT disappoint. We brought our new electric bikes, which honestly was awesome because they definitely helped us get around, as the park is big. Auntie stayed home because she had just gotten back from Europe, so we’ll have to go back here sometime with her because it was a lot of fun! Steve’s bike with Kaety was WONDERFUL, as she was able to go bike riding with us every day.  She absolutely loved it and even made a song that was “Wake up, eat breakfast, brush teeth and off to bikes!” :) Kaety and Daddy on their bike Grace heading out to bike - I think she did over 30 miles a day! The trip did start out a little unnerving as we, yet again, could not get the bunkhouse slide out.  We pushed it out and sent out another Facebook plea for a mobile RV mechanic.  We found Elite RV services right there in Winder, GA a...
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