Dont forget the southern geocachers favorite food:
BBQ!
Johnny Harris on Vicotry. Mmmm...Good! And many of you from last Novemeber know what Im talking about.

Hannah and I ate at Williams when we were down for last year's meeting and we thought it was outstanding. It is a little bit out of town but we thought it was well worth the drive.
Owl

Tool Team was thinking about doing the camping trip if there are enough GGA going. It would actually be about the same distance from our house as the campground but would enjoy the company and trading stories for the weekend.

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Tool Team was thinking about doing the camping trip if there are enough GGA going. It would actually be about the same distance from our house as the campground but would enjoy the company and trading stories for the weekend.

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I will be camping at Skidaway State Park

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Tool Team was thinking about doing the camping trip if there are enough GGA going.

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I will be camping at Skidaway State Park

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Er, yeah, if you (Trez) can call that beast of yours** a "tent"!


** - and I'm *NOT* talking about Peaches either!!

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I have a reservation at Skidaway starting Friday and ending Sunday also. Me and Sig. Other in Froggy-the-Jeep pulling the Geopop-em-up. C'mon and join in!

Hmmm ... This sounds inviting. Still have my new pup tent I didn't use at the Lacy Event in it's package. Long drive, but this sounds like fun. Canoe trip sounds like a blast, too. Hopefully ... too soon to commit.

I've seen a few posts and note logs for the Nov. GGA meeting that they won't be able to make the 4 hour one way trip and 4 hour trip back since they can't stay overnight.

An alternative if you still need a geocaching meeting fix is the SCGA Nov. Meeting just over the Georgia line in Anderson SC. From Atlanta metro, it is about 1 hour 45 mins one way (if you obey speed limits, and less if you bend the limits )

The main topic is the utility GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife).
The event page says the meeting will be from 1pm till 5pm, but it is doubtful it will run a full 4 hours.

Kenneth

If anyone has time and is around tybee island. I highly recommed the North Beach grill which has the BEST crab cakes ive ever had. The crab shack also has excellent food and a great atmosphere. Any chance of getting a menu for the shellhouse? As long as they have crab legs Im fine LOL.

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Any chance of getting a menu for the shellhouse? As long as they have crab legs Im fine LOL.

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Your wish is my command.

We have decided to leave the camper at home. That way we won't go over our credit card limit buying gas. We'll find a flop house on I95 near the center of activity. We will bring an extra canoe too.

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Here's a site I've been looking at wishfully thinking. Cheep discounts if ya can get 'em.
Looks like it will be too costly for me to attend (2 nites restaurant/2 nites motel/round trip gas), but maybe you can find a reasonable price here.

Lodging Specials

edited to fix url

I went through Priceline.com and got a room for 50 bucks a night at the Courtyard by Marriot Midtown. Not too shabby at all.

I may have room in the car for a passenger or two. Am leaving Friday around noon and returning Sunday AM. If interested, drop me a note.

More FYI on Savannah activities...

John Jakes has a new novel, "Savannah ~or~ A Gift for Mr. Lincoln".
Jakes will be at the Books-a-Million on Abercorn St. in Savannah on Monday, November 15 at 6pm for a book signing.

For those of you speed demons, be careful when driving down 16. You will either plenty of cops staked out along the road or see absolutely none at all. While they have many of hiding places, the GSP and local cops like to park on the little connecting roads that exist when the interstate is spilt and the median is a forest, be careful there.
Just figured Id pass along the info.

Thanks, AR! With that tidbit of info, what's the MAX speed I can set the old cruise control and not risk a citation? Are you speaking from experience? Been stopped lately? In a 65 zone I usually cruise at around 72. In a 70 zone; 77. I've been on Interstates where the Smokies won't even put down their donut unless you're 10 MPH over.

We won't look at you in a 70 mph zone until you are running in the mid 80's. YMMV

That works for me, Ertman110. Thanks! On a side note, I'm thinking of picking up US441 in Athens and taking that down to pick up I16 outside of Dublin to avoid the whole I85, I285, I75 route through Atlanta and Athens. From Gwinnett County it just seems counter-productive to go southwest for an hour before I can go east. Can anyone comment on my route?

I meant to say I wanted to avoid Atlanta and MACON, not Athens.

That's not bad. I understand wanting to avoid the congested areas.

MS Streets and Trips suggested this. I just punched in a preference for backroads. Main point is for you get to Augusta and then to Savannah.

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That works for me, Ertman110. Thanks! On a side note, I'm thinking of picking up US441 in Athens and taking that down to pick up I16 outside of Dublin to avoid the whole I85, I285, I75 route through Atlanta and Athens. From Gwinnett County it just seems counter-productive to go southwest for an hour before I can go east. Can anyone comment on my route?

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Probably the best route to get here, $$1 is in good shape and will allow you the best speeds. Once you get to Dublin it is smooth sailing

Thanks. Then that's my plan. Not being in any particular hurry, I'm more interested in seeing a part of the state I've never driven through before than staring at the back end of an 18-wheeler for 200 miles of Interstate. We were planning on taking most of the day Thursday to get to Savannah anyway. The only thing waiting for us there is dinner at The Lady And Sons.

Speed limit is all 70 all the way down 16 to around Chatam county were it turns to 65, so your ok.
Also be warned we have red light cameras, but the on-road message boards sometimes tell you where they are (defeats the purpose I think) and such an intersection is easily recognizable thanks to the giant grey pole and box in the median.
Ertman, not sure if your a cop but I dont mean any offense, but watch out for cops too, not for your speeding, but for their speeding and bad driving.

Leaving in around an hour (10:00 AM Thursday), so see y'all Friday night at The Shell house or maybe sooner. We will be out caching on Friday and before the GGA meeting Saturday. Will be monitoring FRS Channel 2. Happy Veteran's Day to you Vets out there!