Thursday June 7, 2012

The weather has been perfect. Gets in the 50's at night and upper 70's daytime. What rain we have had is mostly at night.

This is a beautiful part of Georgia with rolling hills, big trees and lots of water for recreation. We are located on the Oconee Lake here at North Shores Resort. Below is a little about the lake.

Lake Oconee is a reservoir in central Georgia on the Oconee River near Greensboro and Eatonton. It was created in 1979 when Georgia Power completed the construction of the Wallace Dam on the Oconee River. Lake Oconee is the second largest lake in the state of Georgia. Lake Oconee runs through Georgia's Morgan, Greene, and Putnam counties and is separated from its sister lake, Sinclair, by Wallace Dam.

Numerous upscale housing developments and resorts communities have been built on the banks of the lake since 1979, including Harbor Club, Reynolds Plantation, and Cuscowilla. Lake Oconee is also well-known for its golf courses, including Harbor Club which was awarded by Golfweek "top 10 places to play in Georgia" in 2009 and the Golf Club at Cuscowilla, ranked in the top 3 "Best Residential Courses" by Golfweek magazine since 2002.

Oconee is a Creek word meaning "great waters." Oconee is also known to mean "people of the skunk." The word is made by combining two Creek words 'O' meaning "people of" or "nation of" and 'Conee' meaning the "skunk."

I installed and programmed my new tire monitor. After driving with a tire monitor you don't want to be without it. Just makes you feel safer.

Linda and I played the miniature golf course here yesterday and it is a very challenging course. It could stand a little repair on the side rails but that only makes it more interesting. The golf course is based on the train theme as is the whole resort. We continue to enjoy our stay here and will be leaving next Wednesday to travel to another Resort of Distinction park, On the way, we will stop in Augusta, Ga. to see some friends that moved there from Melbourne a few years ago. Visiting friends is one of the benefits of being a full timer. You have plenty of time to visit friends and to make new ones.

Today was wash day for Linda and I spent my time polishing  the coach and cleaning the windshield.

water fill for train

a tough ho;e

notice the RR crossing sign

our traveling mascot