Oct 17 to 19/2015 Weather is sunny low 70's, nights low 45. Really nice.
Driving thru Atlanta was ok, then we hit a 1 hour delay for 9 miles. Construction brings I75 to its knees. And we thought we were so smart taking the bypass thinking it was a breeze!
Once we got moving again we decided that stopping around Perry Georgia would be a good enough day. This time we called ahead to Twin Oaks RV Park to reserve a site. The fellow said he had a site since the National Fair was ending soon..... Oh oh what fair? Well it runs for 11 days and there will be about 500,000 visitors, 1800 rabbits, 75 lamas, and every year since 1999 Alabama plays to a sold out crowd!!! They even had a Scarecrow competition.
Couple miles away from our exit at Perry the traffic came to a grinding jam again today. About 45 minutes later we pulled into the park.
The Fair sounded interesting, so maybe we should stay a couple of days and check it out. The owner was so great when he was telling us about things to do around here; and he gave me his last day pass to get in free! Also nearby is Andersonville National Historic Site & Civil War Cemetary and in Plains is Jimmy Carter National Historic Site.
The Perry Fairgrounds are huge and the facilities for livestock and exhibitions was very impressive. Much like our Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. Only much warmer climate!!
They had rides and fair food (more BBQ pork than we've ever seen on a grill) and big name entertainment and livestock and arts and crafts and flower competitions.
It kept us walking around all day, till our feet said to go home. Such a great surprise to us. Now we know all about The Georgia National Fair!
Driving thru Atlanta was ok, then we hit a 1 hour delay for 9 miles. Construction brings I75 to its knees. And we thought we were so smart taking the bypass thinking it was a breeze!
Once we got moving again we decided that stopping around Perry Georgia would be a good enough day. This time we called ahead to Twin Oaks RV Park to reserve a site. The fellow said he had a site since the National Fair was ending soon..... Oh oh what fair? Well it runs for 11 days and there will be about 500,000 visitors, 1800 rabbits, 75 lamas, and every year since 1999 Alabama plays to a sold out crowd!!! They even had a Scarecrow competition.
The Perry Fairgrounds are huge and the facilities for livestock and exhibitions was very impressive. Much like our Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. Only much warmer climate!!
Love this quilt that won the people's choice award. The quilter has a great sense of humour. She called it ...............hahahaha. "Actually yes I think they do make your butt look big"
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