MACON RED NECKS AND MANSIONS

We left Montgomery filled with awe for all that had been accomplished for Civil Rights and a sense of what was still left to do.  We headed toward Macon for a day or two.   We stayed at a beautiful wooded lake that is a Georgia State Park.  I must admit that Georgia and Tennessee have incredible state parks !!

We pulled in and set up camp rather late so the next morning was our first look around.  As we were having out morning coffee the RV next to us opens up and a woman puts a fence around their coach.  Out come 7 dogs.... really 7 dogs in an RV!   Then the husband comes over for a "chat" and I can now claim to have had coffee with a FULL ON REDNECK.    First, he had a belt buckle declaring him a redneck.  Second,, he only had an issue with the KKK because they didn't like those "jew fellas".  Third, he KNOWS that Obama is a Muslim and is trying to get our country converted so "us women folk" better wachout because all our rits (rights) are going to be takin way.   He went on about how to keep them from putting more mosques in "merca" (America) by just putting dead pigs wherever they want to build.   By now Aleana has moved closer to the door ... I have fully engaged with him on religious freedom.   I love to meet people so different from myself and see what makes them tick.  In this case it was more like a bomb ticking though..... 

Luckily, as you can see from this picture, our campsite was beautiful.  In the morning the mist came up on the lake.  After day one we took our morning coffee on the "not redneck" side of the camp.

HAY HOUSE - 18,000 sq feet of southern beauty.  Beautifully restored with so much history. Worth the time if you get to Macon, GA

COOL DINER in Macon too - our server was Treykanya... he was the nicest guy and did indeed confirm that this diner has the best WIENER DOGS in the south...  we call them Hot Dogs.

THE PIG AND FISH bar on the lake.....

The Canon House in Macon... another great house to tour if you have the time...
interesting info on the war, the southern women who have maintained it and the daughters of the confederacy.

OFF TO SAVANNAH FROM HERE....................