Perry, Georgia

We enjoyed Perry. It lies in the heart of Georgia ; known to many as the 'Crossroads of Georgia' because of its location at the intersection of Highways US 341, US 41, GA 127 and I-75. It is this location which has encouraged tourism making it the area's number one industry.
Incorporated in 1824, Perry took its name from Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry for his triumph at Lake Erie in the War of 1812.



Perry is also the home of the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter  a state owned, multi purpose 1100 acre rental complex which hosts over 900,000 visitors a year. It is specially designed for conferences, livestock and horse shows, concerts, rodeos, RV rallies and trade shows.










We took the bikes off and settled in. We arranged for Ron to send our mail out to us. We did  all sorts of housekeeping things which we had been promising to do; we biked around town each day; we rode into the Fairgrounds and Agricentre one afternoon which is a very comprehensive affair. We found one coffee place!

The days were lovely and sunny; quite warm too.  The nights were cold at first. Then as the day time temperature fell a bit the nights seemed to warm up?? We weren't able to get a rental car for the weekend - they were all taken. It didn't really matter as we were mobile with the bikes.















Monday 12 November was Veterans Day. In the US, Veterans Day is usually observed on the 11th of November. If it falls on a Saturday or Sunday then the following Friday or Monday respectively is designated for holiday leave.  Veterans Day coincides with other countries marking Armistice Day or Remembrance Day which commemorates the armistice between the allied nations and Germany, effectively ending World War 1.
Trevor read that the marking of Veterans Day was to take place in Perry at 11am. at The Perry Art Centre.

So we biked into town and joined several hundred people for the Veterans Day Program. It was a moving ceremony.The Star Spangled Banner was sung along with other patriot songs. The guest speaker was a presbyterian minister who had spent  2 years in Penrith, NSW as a missionary. Trevor got talking to the guy next to him who then introduced us to the minister. We felt very welcomed!

While in Perry we found  DQ icecream! DQ is a fast food chain which sells the most amazing icecreams! No they are not a classic or speciality  icecream. They are just enormous! We each had one in a chocolate coated waffle cup, full of icecream, topped with cream then sauce and topping. My topping was maple and pecan syrup and pecan nuts. It was called a 'turtle'! I pedalled very hard on the way back!

We left Perry on Wednesday - yesterday. Our mail arrived on Tuesday. I received a replacement Visa card. We were good to go!

We had a short driving day - decided to make the drive to Savannah in 2 hops. Trevor is getting a cold; he says he has a tickly throat and has started to cough!!

We stayed last night at the Beaver Run RV Park at Metter.  The weather had become quite cold, not getting above the mid 50's all day. Last night it rained.

Today has been cold again. Trevor's cold is worse.  We have bought capsules and throat lozenges. He slept a lot this afternoon. We have arrived in Savannah and plan to stay for the weekend. Depending on how Trevor is feeling tomorrow, we will rent a car for 2 or 3 days.

Here are a couple of photos Trevor took yesterday of a cotton field and some of the cotton he 'pinched' off a cotton bush. It is beautifully soft and very white.

A bale of cotton.

So now I am up to date!!!! It is Thursday 15 November about 10pm. Trevor has gone to bed with the hottie and a heat pack; he has had a honey and lemon drink. Fingers crossed!
Today we bought a small crockpot and had a lovely meal tonight - slow braised beef and vegies - real comfort food.
We spoke to Kim and Finlay yesterday. Fin has been accepted into the Higher Performance Learning stream for her first year at Shenton College next year. We are very proud of her and feel a long way from home at the moment.