Time for an Army Corps of Engineer Park!

When we left Laura S. Walker State Park we didn't drive far. Our next stop was Petersburg Corps of Engineer Campground on the Georgia side of Strom Thurmond Lake. As we traveled, we made a few stops. The first was at Harmon Park in Swainsboro, Georgia. It was off our route, but thanks to Google Maps we found it and had a good time playing. Yes, those are bumps in the slide.

Syd says it was her favorite slide of the trip, so far.

Harmon Park also had a bouncy ride and swings.

From Swainsboro, we continued our leisurely drive through Georgia and found a Dairy Queen near an Ingles grocery store. The grocery store provided parking for Sol while we enjoyed a cone! Syd ate the famous swirl first.

Next stop, Petersburg Campground. We had a site on the water. Unfortunately, there was no playground in our loop and we had to drive two loops away to get to a playground.

 Then we decided to explore the day use area a little farther down the highway. We found several playgrounds and an observation tower. The playgrounds were similar, but Syd enjoyed each of them.

The observation tower, however, was her favorite---she does like to climb.

She made it to the top and we all enjoyed the view.

We stayed on the tower long enough to see the beginning of a beautiful sunset, but we had to quickly make our way back to the car as thunderstorms reared their ugly heads at the same time!

The next morning, Syd and I walked down to the beach to check out the water, throw rocks, and look for shells.

 We had one more night on the road before we reached our destination--Lake Powhatan Recreation Area, NC. After playing on the beach, we said goodbye to this waterfront site and made our way to another Army Corps of Engineer Campground.