Lexington, NC
Today, thankfully, we finished the last leg of this 1100 mile trip from Livingston, TX to Lexington, NC. It was only 150 miles. Mitch took the first leg of about 60 miles and stopped at the last gas station on the SC side of the border. We didn't need much gas, but he wanted to have completely full tanks because gas in NC is at least 20 cents/gallon more expensive. I drove the next 60 miles to a rest area and then Mitch took over the last 30 miles. We packed, hitched and hit the road at 9:15 am and arrived at 12:30 pm.It was all fairly flat driving until we had to turn onto the road leading to the campground. It was only about 1.5 miles but it felt like 50 because it was a very narrow, extremely winding mountainous (steep hills) road.
This campground is really beautiful in a very rustic way. It is set on a lake, in the mountains. The roads around the campground are very narrow and winding and it's a little hard to maneuver around. Also, being on a mountain, none of the sites are level. We did the best we could, but we'll need to get more wood to put under the jacks as we're still not completely level.
This place has a marina, with a number of boat ramps and fishing docks (even 2 fish cleaning stations!). There's a pool and snack bar, but they don't open until mid-April. They also rent a variety of boats.
There is the slight possibility that we may not stay here more than 2 weeks, however. At the time of booking, it was the only place that had any sites at all, but they didn't have anything monthly, so we're paying the weekly rate, which is about triple. No other place in the area, even up to 30 miles away had anything else either, but we're on the waiting list at quite a few, so if something monthly opens up elsewhere, we may need to take it. We shall see. Can't complain about the site they gave us, though, as it's a double, pull through, so we have 2 picnic benches and 2 fire pits.
After we set up house, we took a walk around (I will surely get good exercise on all these hills!), took a few photos and even had such a serene, romantic moment on the pier! It is so very peaceful here. With the exception of an occasional far away motor, the only sounds you really hear are birds singing (or ducks quacking) and the rippling of the water on the shores of the lake. I've already seen a few different kinds of birds and water fowl - so excited to see wildlife again!
Anyway, here are photos. Before I share the campground, some things we saw on our travels:
The Atlanta, GA skyline and Atlanta traffic:
A beautiful bridge somewhere in GA and the river it crossed:
A giant peach:
And now, photos of the campground, starting with the view out of our front door and bedroom window:
Our campsite and some visitors:
More lake photos. Note the nice private homes surrounding it as well:
(that last one is where we shared a sweet kiss)
A bird feeder in the tree, a greenhouse, and a wood carved sculpture:
A nice swing (we did sit there for a bit), and a beautiful tree in our "yard"
Looks like a lovely place to be!
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