Unadilla, GA

I'm back in Georgia.

I needed some down time to work on taxes and get some deeper cleaning done and see what can be done with my back and these allergies, so I'm spending 10 days at Southern Trails RV Resort.  A resort it is not, but at $12/night for full hook-up including 50 amp and cable, it is a good place to park.  It was 80 degrees yesterday, and sunny, so the weather is good.  The unfortunate fact is that I am about 1,000-1,500 feet from the I-75, so the traffic noise is pretty loud.

Unadilla is an interesting town.  I was told yesterday that there isn't a "red light" in the entire county.  They have two places to eat .... a 50's style diner (not retro - the original with the counter and red booths!) named the 57 diner.  I ate there yesterday.  There is no menu - you can have hot dogs or hamburgers with or without chili and slaw.  They also serve a daily special, which is whatever the "dad" feels like making that day.  They post it on a sign by the street and people drive by or call to see what the special is.  The "mom" and daughter serve the food and run the cash register.  Yesterday's special was fried chicken, cabbage, corn, taters and gravy and cake.  The cake was "honey cake" and it was sweet enough to make your teeth ache.  ha.  I ordered a slaw dog, but the daughter brought me the cake to try.  Of course, sweet tea is ever present.

The other restaurant is at the gas station.  I'm not sure I'll venture there.

The nearest Walmart (isn't there always a Walmart?) is 17 miles away in Perry; the nearest Publix grocery store is 26 miles.  So I drove to "town" to refill my prescriptions and get some groceries.  I had to hit the grocery store because everything in my refrigerator was past it's prime date and had to be tossed.  I waste more food!  Eggs, milk ... it all went.


Since my next stop is Montgomery and there will be tons of sightseeing to do, I thought this was a good down time.  If I need a day trip while I'm here, I can drive up to Macon or west to Columbus, but it might feel good just to stay put for the week.

Macon celebrates the blooming of some 300,000 Yoshino cherry trees in mid-March.  They have the Macon International Cherry Blossom Festival - this year it is on the 18th. 

What I find interesting is that between where I am and Macon is Fort Valley, the peach capital of the world.  A new peach variety was introduced here in 1875, the Elberta; it became the peach-growing center of the state.  The two towns are 27 miles apart.

The peach trees bloom the first of April.  Between the two trees, do my allergies have a chance??