Leaving Carrollton

I have gotten hopelessly behind in keeping up the blog. The two months here have flown past and tomorrow we hope to hit the road north. We were supposed to leave yesterday(Saturday), but I woke up around 4:00 Friday morning with an intense pain in my right kidney area. My first kidney stone! So after spending the morning at a quick care clinic and the emergency room at the hospital I am drinking lots of water and have a supply of pain meds. Everything seems to be progressing OK we are planning to leave tomorrow.

We have enjoyed our time here once again, visiting some new stores, working on projects with Mom and volunteering at the soup kitchen at least two days a week. A sprained ankle a couple of weeks ago has kept me off the trails here at the park since then and I miss the walks. We were able to celebrate Mom's birthday with her.

Rebecca and her family stopped in for a couple of days to visit while on their vacation and we enjoyed some time with them. One day with them we visited a historical gold mine near here at Villa Rica. The museum there also had artifacts from the Villa Rica Electric Light and Power Company which also was a Coca Cola bottling company.

The old Coke bottling equipment on display.

Some of the old mining equipment.

They had a chance to pan for gold. We had a cold spell while they were here, so coats were necessary.

An old grist mill on the property.

Rebecca in the remains of an old house there.

Liam exploring a tunnel.

Another shot of the remains of the property owners house.