So we left R. Shaefer Heard Campground and made our way to Big Hart Corps of Engineer Campground near Thomson, Georgia. For those of you following us on a map, yes, we headed east instead of west!
Our camp site was listed at a 40 foot pull-through, but the corners were a little tight so we used it as drive-in camp site.
That left us a lot of room on the patio/lake side of the site.
Our first night at the campground, there was a fantastic sunset. It was the best we had seen in a long time.
Our first day of business at Big Hart was to drive into Thomson to find a laundromat. After only 10 days on the road in hot and humid weather we found that we were going through our clothes quicker than we would in cooler weather. After completing our laundry we found a couple of geocaches on our way back to the campground.
The next day we visited Mistletoe State Park. They had a great hiking trail with geocaches along the way. We got an early start to beat the heat, but it was still miserably hot by the time we finished our 4+ mile hike.
Another day we drove to Washington, Georgia, to visit Callaway Plantation. We found out that the Callaways of Hills and Dales and Callaway Gardens were eighth generations of the original Callaway family!
This is the first cabin the Callaways lived in when they arrived in the area.
Later, this federal style home was built for the owners of Callaway Plantation.
The final home was built of brick and was impressive. Our tour guide who was also the director told us a lot of interesting information about the family and how they lived. One thing we never thought about was how the house smelled. It was an eye opener!
Our guide recommended a restaurant in Washington which we visited after our tour. Southern Scratch was an interesting place with home cooked meals and baked goods.
We enjoyed our time at Big Hart and the surrounding area. After five days it was time to move about 35 miles to Hawe Creek Corps of Engineer Campground near McCormick, South Carolina.
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