TOUR AMERIA 2023 – CAMP DAVID RV PARK, COLUMBUS, GA

August 17, 2023

One RV Park Closer to Home – Camp David RV Campground

It was time to move again. Our objective this time was two fold: avoid traveling through Atlanta; and, be off the road by 3 pm.

Thankfully, we achieved both objectives but not without some minor drama.

After a whole lot of research and deliberation we settled on the following route: Route 75 South, to Route 53 West, to Route 27 South, to Route 185 and our next RV park. This route would take us west of Atlanta.

What I discovered was that Route 27 was the primary north/south route on the east coast long before all the other interstates were built. It runs from Miami, Florida to Fort Wayne, Indiana. It is almost all 4 lanes and the road overall is in great condition – at least this stretch of it. There are several good size towns you need to work your way through but none of them proved to be a problem. I won’t hesitate to come this way again.

As for the drama? Within 30 minutes of getting on Route 75 we were in stopped traffic. It took us 45 minutes to go 3 miles to our exit. I was oh so glad to get off.

But there is more. I was trying to get around a truck with an oversized load and had almost made it when our mirrors decided to get acquainted. My right, his left. Thankfully, the mirror didn’t shatter nor did the arm holding the mirror break. However, we had to find some place to get off the road inorder to properly fix the wobbly mirror. All in all, it cost us about 30 minutes in time but we were oh so thankful that nothing broke. All that was needed was an adjustment of the mirror and locking it back in place.

So did we make it by 3 pm? Yup, we achieved that goal as well. Just.

We’re at Camp David RV Park in Columbus, GA. It’s a great campground/park but hardly a resort. It’s easy to get to, any updated GPS will take you to the front gate. The roads are gravel, really large gravel, easy to navigate, and well taken care of. Our site is the same gravel, nice and long, reasonably level – I don’t believe there any more dead level sites in any park anywhere – and the utilities are right off the wet bay.

What we didn’t count on was the heat. We are in a heat dome and the temperature is in the mid 90’s and the low 100’s. Thankfully, Elvira is well insulated and the two AC’s are able to keep us nice and cool inside. But I sure can’t wait to get out of here next Wednesday.

Well, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. We have a couple of attractions we want to see and we’ll probably do that in the next couple of days. Thankfully, both are museums so we’ll be inside for the most part.

It’s hard to believe but in something like 12 days we’ll be home again. Yes, I’m looking forward to being home, but at the same time I’m also beginning to plan our next trip out. The itch to travel is still strong and I don’t think it will ever go away.

Thanks again for spending some time with us.  It’s always great to be able to share our story with family and friends. Comments? Feel free to share them with me. And always remember, cherish every moment of every day that God gives you and live those moments to the fullest.