Walk A' Bout Campground, Woodbine GA

Finally, we've settled into Woodbine, Georgia. Not too far from the Florida line, we're staying in a really nice family-friendly campground for the time being. I have no idea how long we'll be staying here, but at least it got us further south. Because the camper has so many issues, it tends to overheat really bad after going to many miles, and plus dad is worried about it breaking down (again) we tried our best not to over-work the camper.

playground & basketball court,
right across from our camper!

I'm not sure if I like it here in Georgia or not... it's definitely different... but maybe it's a good kind of different. The people here are pretty awesome! The owners of the campground are actually from Australia! :)

Also, I'm pretty excited because we are RIGHT next to the crooked river (that is actually ocean fed water!) the campground has access right to the river, with a board walk and everything. Pretty cool, right?









I'll post more about the campground later, I'm off to explore the area!
Happy Travels to my fellow camping friends.

Almost to our Destination

Whoop, whoop! We have almost, finally, made it to our more permanent destination of Woodbine, Georgia!

And here is a picture of me trying to maintain my sanity whilst driving for so many hours. I also discovered I can do this with a pen. 

Camping in SC

Yes, another day of traveling, but luckily the hours were short and we didn't have long to go. We ended up in Yemasesse, South Carolina.

I have to say, out of all the campgrounds I've stayed in, I love this one! All of the campers and campsites are hidden within a fast forest of trees. It was too cold to go swimming in the pool, but it was still decently warm outside.


























For dinner we ordered Pizza from the KOA's pizzaria, and afterwards we all went for a walk around the lake that is here in the campground. It's off wayyy far in the woods, but the hike was very nice and I really enjoy all of the walking trails :) It's nice to get active after sitting for so long.

KOA Campground

You have no idea how glad I was to finally make it to the campground in SC, I was so tired!! But that didn't stop Joshua & I from running around outside, I love exploring new places and it was great to get out and ride my bike around.

This campground even had a game room - sweet! The boy and I played a few rounds of air hockey before we headed over to the playground, where they had some sort of bouncy thing... I don't even know what you'd call it, but it was pretty awesome!

the open road is my home

It was time - we finally began traveling once more, and this time, it was in the camper. I was both anxious and excited...

Our first destination was a KOA right near Fort Mill, South Carolina.

my lunch... i love these things

We spent several hours trying to make it through North Carolina... we stopped on occasion, such as to eat lunch, but then we fired up the engine and kept heading on down the road.

I was excited to enter South Carolina, especially because I haven't been here before, I didn't quite know what to expect! But to be honest, it wasn't all that much different from NC :)

So that concludes our first day of driving - not anything to exciting, as it was, mostly just trying to get to our destination.

Sign Language Class

We are part of a homeschool group here in Virginia, and one of the moms is actually studying to become a sign language interpreter, and she has offered her skills and knowledge to us homeschool kids. Once a week all of us meet up for our class, currently there have only been two classes (this coming week being the third)

I have to say, I've never been to a class this fun in my life! Our teachers name is Tina, and her teaching style is just brilliant. We all sit in a circle on the floor, each kid/teen having their own note book with the days lesson plan. Honestly though, it's not what you would call 'text book learning' because we all learn how we want to. My philosophy is that kids learn the best when the subject is introduced to them in a 'fun' way. Smiling, laughing, and enjoying themselves while learning will allow the person to look back on this experience and think fondly of it, and especially since they had fun- it's more easier to remember what you've learned. For example, Joshua and I were working on some math problems, instead of doing the boring math pages that you often dread, I'd say things like "There are 58 people, but 17 of those people were bitten in a Zombie Apocalypse, how many are still human?" Joshua likes zombies and he thought the question was funny, so he was more willing to learn and figure the problem out. In the future when doing other math problems, he can relate it to a fun experience he had and now enjoys doing math.

The class is fun and creative, it feels as if you are willing to learn and it's fun to find out more. We've also played games and have done other activities in the class which is also rather enjoyable too. Joshua didn't even want to attend the Sign Language Class at first, but after watching us all laughing, he wanted to join in. Only nine kids attended the first class, but then the following week it was at least thirteen to fourteen children and teenagers.

I have learned so much already, we've even started having conversations (with our hands!) it's a fun concept.

Libraries and Parks

I love books, so it's only natural for me to love the library! Our family makes a stop to the library at least twice a week, and currently since it is summer the library has their Summer Reading Program! I love going and doing crafts, so far I've made Dream Catchers, Dream Journals and Dream Paintings (the theme this year is 'night') They also have many other events, such as their animal programs- this month we've learned about Owls and Bats!
 

After stopping at the library, we enjoy checking out several of the local parks, one of which is actually on the river! I love going and finding clam shells, toads, snails, and even fish (if you can spot them!) There is also many trails you can go and walk, Joshua and I enjoy riding our bikes and making new discoveries by the water.