On our way to Panama City

We left Boss's RV park around 9 a.m. and headed towards Macon, Georgia. Michele spotted a landmark, The Earth Lodge at Ocmulgee National Park. We decided to check it out. Here are some photos.  The entrance canal to the interior had a height of four and a half feet. Click photos to enlarge.

 

The journey through Panama City and as entering Panama City Beach was jaw dropping. This area was hit by Hurricane Michael on October 10, 2018 and the trail of destruction was everywhere. Driving down highway, most of the trees were tilted in the same direction or snapped. Most of the buildings had some form of damage and if not all the business signs were blown out or gone. I noticed some of the roofs were either newly built or most had tarps covering them. There were a couple malls that were completely closed due to a portion of the structure had been leveled. I will add some photos to this post soon to show examples. 

We arrived to our campsite tired and little anxious. The heat and humidity added to the anxiousness as we set up camp. The air conditioner is working now, what a relief.  After setting up, we headed out to visit the Marconi's (Felicia, Thomas, and John Paul) for dinner. The Marconi's live here and were friends back in Baltimore. Thomas and Kellen were classmates in grade school at St. Michael's and we became friends with Felicia over the years. The boys haven't seen each other since eighth grade and now seeing how each have grown at the end of there senior year.

We really enjoyed spending the evening catching up; having dinner and playing games. The ladies did their nails as the boys played games. We retreated back to the RV for a well deserved rest. Willow is spent, not used to her being so mellow.