US Diaries: Georgia Part 2

Back in Georgia! This time we were in Brunswick for a short five-day fair. It was over before we could even take it all in; that's the thing about short spots, they go really fast.

The jump from Greenville to Brunswick was a bit brutal. We tore down in Greenville, slept a few hours, got up at seven Monday morning, drove about six hours and immediately started set-up. The reason: we opened on Tuesday afternoon at five. So we only had a day of set-up basically. We set-up from about two in the afternoon until about ten that night and then the next morning we had to be out at ten again until about three to be ready and open by five. I think all in all it went pretty smooth even though it sucked not to have any time off.

This fair was pretty busy as well. The Tuesday and Wednesday wasn't too busy, but from Thursday onward there were crowds. It was nice to be busy especially after Greenville!

There was a Waffle House nearby that we checked out twice during the five days. It's always nice to have an awesome breakfast!

This time i took a few photos of the fair, but by this time it all probably looks the same...i guess it is the same.

Tear-down was Saturday night. We only closed at midnight at this spot so we got done with tear-down around five in the morning. Slept until eleven and then we were up again to drive to our current spot Viera, Florida. Also our last spot for the year!!

It's crazy how time flew by these past two to three months.

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!