TTN Carolina Landing

We packed up things last night and even had the Vue hooked up in preparation for an 8 am departure this morning. We hit the road right on time and headed up I-95 to the Flying J at Brunswick, GA. We headed inland on US 25 to Hwy 1N and then onto the Thompson Highway (Hwy 17). We stopped at a Walmart in Swainsboro and had lunch in the parking lot. We continued north along Hwys 17 and 77 until we reached I-85 where we turned east into South Carolina. Carolina Landing is located only about 4 miles into South Carolina on the shores of Hartwell Lake.(The yellow 5 on the map. We left from number 3.) It rained on and off for the first half of the drive. The drive was fabulous. Quiet roads doing 55-60 mph, averaging just over 8 mpg. We saw alot of Georgia countryside. This is definitely a beautiful state. Lots of forests along the way today but not the big trees we see up north. One thing we couldn't help noticing was the amount of closed, as in "no longer in operation", gasoline stations. There must have been at least 10 closed down stations on our route which was a little over 300 miles. A sign of the times perhaps.


We pulled into Carolina Landing at 3:30 pm and were quickly checked in and shown to our site, A-7. It is in the 50 amp section, so that cost us an extra $2.00 per night for our stay. We weren't sure how hot it has been or will be while we are here. Having the 50 amp will let us run both a/c units if needed though. Our site is on a fairly steep hill but we managed to level ourselves without any problem. Sites are small but nicely kept.

We took Buddy for a stroll around the campground before supper. We found a petting zoo on the grounds. Buddy got along very well with this goat and rooster. Not sure he knew what they were but it was fun watching them interact.

The shot above is of the outdoor basketball court which also doubles as a pickleball court. Apparently it is used by some campers. The court has 6" inch high grass growing up through cracks in the cement. The net is actually a badminton net mounted on two poles that are not even cemented into the ground. Meanwhile, across from the main entrance sits an abandoned double tennis court just like the one in Orlando, except this one has no nets. We don't think pickleball, or tennis either for that matter, are big hits here but we shall see tomorrow.

There is a nice quiet country road outside the main entrance that leads into an affluent residential neighbourhood on the edge of Lake Hartwell. We are hoping to do a walk/run to the lake and back in the morning. It is quite hilly, so should be lots of fun.

Looking forward to 2 nights here and then on to Forest Lake, NC.