Day 6 - Lake Toxaway

We departed Helen at 9:15 am. All started well at 7:30 am when we moved the coach out of the site at Creekwood and took it 4 miles down the road to a level parking area when we could put the bike on the lift and hook up the car. Not really feasible at Creekwood!

Came back for the bike, but the key fob battery was dead and the security system wouldn't let me start the bike. Having forget the security code (and how to use it) we went back to the coach for the backup fob, then back to the bike - started this time. Now it's 8:30 am. Got the bike on the lift, and hooked up the car and hit the road - now its 9:15 - how time flies when you're having fun!

Headed back to Buford to get the wiper arm installed. Got there about 11:30 and put the coach in the lot. I unhooked the car and headed to Publix for some needed supplies while Suz looked after Dixie. Wiper arm installed and groceries put away, we left RV World of Georgia around 12:30 pm, heading up I-85. Took exit 1 in South Carolina and headed up SC 11, Entered North Carolina on a very twisty NC 281 toward Lake Toxaway. The speed with the coach was 35 to 45 - period! A good motorcycle road, not so good in a coach. Can't imagine how those with 45 foot tag axle coaches manage!

Arrived at Lake Toxaway around 2:00 and were amazed at the how nice the Outdoor Resorts facility is. Very impressive. We got set up in our "developer lot" - not much landscaping, and took the tour of the facility. Of course, they want to sell us a lot - ASKING prices range from $124,000 (a lot like ours) to $180,000. (The real price for our lot would likely be $79,000). The higher priced lots are resales with extensive landscaping additions. Think we will rent for awhile!

Tomorrow i will ride a bit, then Suz and I will do some touring (by car). Dave Von Holle and Dale Anderson have places not too far away. Maybe we will hook up.

Until tomorrow.

Cheers

John, Suz and Dixie the Wonderdog