We drove our coach 187 miles, about three hours of driving, from Rutledge, Georgia to Columbia, South Carolina. The first of a series of new states for us.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading east:

An interactive map:

I was a bit concerned about leaving our site, as it was kinda steep:

But we managed without too much difficulty:

We left the park via Knox Chapel Road, to avoid a bad railroad crossing in downtown Rutledge:

We still had to go over an unlevel railroad crossing, but this was the best of the three options:

Nice new road surface:

Joining I-20 East, with an Eisenhower Interstate System sign:

Roadworks:

Fun with zoom:

A Southern swooper; we’ve noticed that Southern drivers tend to swoop in front of us, way too close for safety. Give some space before moving over, people!

We parked at a Love’s truck stop and went to the adjacent Waffle House for lunch:

Paladin waiting on the dash for us to return:

Entering South Carolina:

Paladin asleep:

Fun with zoom:

Exit to route 1:

Sesquicentennial State Park:

Entrance station:

Splash pad:

Campground entrance:

Our site:

Paladin on the dash while getting leveled in the site:

We drove our coach 332 miles, about six hours of driving, from Red Bay, Alabama to Rutledge, Georgia.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading east:

An interactive map:

Water streaming off our slide topper as we brought in the slide, from recent rain:

Toading up:

We left Red Bay via downtown:

SR-19:

On to I-22 East:

A bathroom break at a truck stop:

Our coach in travel mode:

Paladin in his nest on the stacked dining chairs:

Fun with zoom:

I-65 South:

Birmingham:

I-20 East:

Fun with zoom:

I-20 East:

A large load:

Fuel and lunch stop:

91.717 gallons:

Heading to the parking area, with Paladin on the passenger chair:

Parked:

We had Popeyes for lunch:

A branch on the roof; we found it on the truck when we arrived:

Talladega Superspeedway; apparently there was a NASCAR race on:

Eisenhower Interstate System sign:

Fun with zoom:

Welcome to Georgia:

Entering Eastern Time Zone, where we’ll be until July:

Another bathroom break at the Georgia Welcome Center truck parking:

Atlanta:

SR-11:

I chose this route to go over this railroad crossing, as the one in downtown Rutledge has a very high crown:

Horse properties:

Hard Labor Creek State Park:

RV check-in area:

Trading Post:

The camp host happened to be in the trading post when we checked in, so she offered to guide us to our site; that’s the driveway on the right:

Paladin surveying our steep driveway:

Yeah, doesn’t look very level:

We drove our coach 279 miles, about five hours of driving, from Pine Mountain, Georgia to Red Bay, Alabama.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading northwest:

An interactive map:

Leaving the campground:

A very narrow road in the campground:

Roadworks:

Historic LaGrange:

LaGrange park:

LaGrange College:

We drove over an object on the road (couldn’t avoid it), and saw in the rear-view camera that it was dragging from the rear of the coach:

So we stopped at the next opportunity, and I went out to investigate; it turned out to be a bag like for a folding chair, hooked on to the rock guard; I quickly removed it:

I-20 West:

Fuel stop:

Then we parked for lunch:

Popeyes for lunch:

I-22 West:

Fun with zoom:

Bathroom break (in our coach, of course) at a truck stop:

Paladin mid-yawn:

Welcome to Mississippi:

MS-76:

Highway:

Welcome to Sweet Home Alabama:

Arriving at Red Bay Acres:

Our site: