Sunday February 12th 2017

Today started with thick heavy fog. The visibility in the campground was so bad I couldn’t see the office four rows of campers away from my site. It cleared off by midday and warmed up to the high 70s.

I didn’t have any real plans for the day, but still managed to get a number of things accomplished. Chief among those items was getting my computer printer working again. I don’t know exactly how I accomplished it. I took the black ink cartridge out, tapped it on the table and put it back in. That alone didn’t fix it, but after I cleaned the print heads again it worked. The good news is I don’t have to buy a new printer.

Torpedo at the Georgia Welcome Center

This afternoon I went shopping and touring. One of the places I stopped was at the Georgia Welcome Center on the highway. I’ve stopped at this rest area a number of times over the years. The thing that stands out is the exhibit of a torpedo. There is nothing that tells you why it’s on display. The first time I saw it was long before Google and Internet searches. It was a number of years before I learned it was because of the nearby Kings Bay Submarine base in St. Mary’s GA. Today I found a poster inside that told about the nearby submarine base, but the torpedo still stands alone.

Lunch today was an empty the freezer meal. A couple of weeks ago (maybe more) I froze a couple of bratwurst. In an attempt to use what I froze for a change, I thawed and cooked them for dinner. I used the grill for the bratwurst and served them along with spaghetti dressed with some marinara from a jar. It wasn’t bad.

One of the less successful tasks of the day was finding a place in the St. Augustine area for a few days stay this week. One place had no vacancies until Thursday, another place had a premium site available for Tuesday night and a different one for Wednesday night. The next place I checked didn’t even answer the phone. I’ve booked another night here and will continue to try and locate a site in the morning.