We woke up to silence, there was no furnace running. The outside air was 47°F and indoors was a toasty 67°F. Yesterday we decided that, regardless of the weather we were going to get out today. The clear blue skies and warmer temperatures made this a pleasure. By mid-afternoon we were up to 61°F.
We decided to head north to the town of Waycross, about 50 miles from here. The reason for doing so was that it was the only major town in the local area that we hadn’t been to. We headed out on a 4 lane divided highway, which is pretty much the norm around here, it doesn’t seem to matter that only about 10 vehicles were seen in the first 45 minutes, a 4 lane road was required! For the most part the trip was pretty boring, towns were few and far between and the whole area was flat and given over to forestry.
Closer to Waycroft the land was flat and low-lying and the river has burst it’s banks causing quite deep flooding for a couple of miles either side of the banks.
Once we arrived in Waycross we parked the car and went walking in search of lunch. I suspect the town got its name as it is at the crossroads of a number of State highways and a couple of railway lines. In fact it is home to a very large computerised rail switching yard, but unfortunately we couldn’t get close enough to see it in action.
We found a nice little cafe on the main street of the old town where we had an excellent lunch. We then wandered around the old town in an effort to rid some of the recently acquired calories. Believe it or not, the old town reminded of some of the towns we visited in New Zealand. Below are some of the buildings.
Waycross Bank
City Hall Waycross
Ceramic Mural
Ceramic Mural Close-Up
Building Mural
After wandering around the old town, we went off to see if we could see the rail yards in action, but there was no way we could get near to them.
Rather than retrace our route back, we headed further to the east before turning south, this took us out of the forestry area and through the start of some farmland. Again on the way back there were signs of flooding from last week’s rains. If ever the ice caps ever decide to melt, I am sure that large hunks of Georgia will quickly disappear under water.