1320 November 18, 2025 Indian Springs

39 degrees but sunny and a nice morning for a walk at George Smith State Park. It was so silent and still.

Last night we realized that we were 1 hour and 20 minutes away from Savannah.  It has taken us three weeks to get here.  We have certainly taken a circuitous route, one that allowed us the opportunity to see lots of new places!

As we left this campground, we once again elected to take the back roads.

We made a quick stop at Simply Southern.  Tim ran inside to give our card to Selena and John. 

Tim was craving another cup of coffee.  We knew that we were approaching the town of Kite and we were hoping to find a coffee shop.  We passed the Dollar General and then there was one requisite gas station.  I went in to get coffee…no coffee today!  The town of Kite was slightly derelict.  There were lots of ramshackle and abandoned buildings that were being claimed by vines and other vegetation. 

This building was labeled as the Kite Visitor Center…someone has a sense of humor!

This was the second gas station…the third looked even worse for wear.

We made our own coffee and then we were done with Kite.

The next small town was Wrightsville; “The friendliest town in Georgia.”  There was a really cute little coffee shop right there on Main Street.

We passed more towns and farms and fields and forests and it became very hilly.

We were on the highway for a short time.

We drove through Milledgeville, the home of Georgia College.  We stopped at Central City Park to have lunch and for a rest/stretch break.  We sat on this bench in the brilliant and warm sunshine.

We arrived at Indian Springs State Park in mid-afternoon.

We took dinner and found a beautiful spot on the porch of the Conference Center.

We took a walk along the lakeside as the sun went down.