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Saturday, 4 October 2014

US Diaries: Georgia

This wasn't our first time in Georgia. Right at the beginning of the year, we drove through Georgia from Florida on our way to Wisconsin. There was a big storm ahead so we were told to pull over in Macon and sleep in a Motel for the night. Georgia is truly a stunning state.

So after Sandwich, we arrived in Calhoun, Georgia, about two o’clock Tuesday morning (September 9th). Some bunkhouses weren’t on location yet because they left round about the same time that we did, but some jumps have complications like flat tires or breakdowns, and so the bunkhouses get there late. This is one of the cons of the carnival – something I guess they can work on. 

Anyway…some of us were lucky to be able to get to bed about an hour or two after we arrived. There was no electricity yet and it was ridiculously humid that night. So it was a struggle to sleep. Next morning we were able to get electricity and sleep the whole day in a nice cool air con.

 View from the bunk

The two weeks in Calhoun was interesting because it’s the first time we played the spot, so we didn’t know what to expect. Also it was the first spot in about two months that we didn’t have early calls…we only started work (during the week) at five o’clock the afternoons. That was really a plus for this spot. We were able to sleep late, go have China Buffet (which was really good) and I went to Waffle House for the first time. I liked this spot.

Old School Police Car

Homemade Ice Cream Stand

Waffle House Breakfast (yum!)

After teardown the second Saturday, we immediately jumped to the next spot which is Cullman, Alabama. The drive was about three hours, which isn’t too bad, and the bunks left earlier that day, so they were on location when we arrived.

It was good not to work such long hours or too hard for a change. For now.

More about Cullman, Alabama, soon!

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