November 6, 2010 - Saturday

     Today we needed supplies so we went on the search for Wal-Mart.  Sam had looked one up and had put the directions into his phone GPS.  I don't know what it is about Georgia but the roads don't make sense to me and apparently not to GPS or Mapquest either.  Anyway we followed the GPS and ended up out of town and were told to turn on a "local road - no name" which was a gravel drive to nowhere.  Sam ended up calling Wal-Mart and got good directions.  We picked up lots of supplies - broom, dustpan, water, boxes - just to name a few.  We then headed back to the RV to put everything away.
     We had planned on going to Helen to eat a late lunch at Hofer's - Sam wanted Schnitzel.  We had made arrangements to skype for Victoria and Dave's birthday party.  We decided to leave the RV about 2:00pm.  That was a mistake - Helen was packed - it took us more than 1/2 hour just to get to the restaurant once we got to Helen!

Part of downtown Helen, GA

     One cool thing was they have horse drawn carriages on the weekend!  We saw one that looked like a white wire pumpkin and had seats going around the edges for probably 10 people.
     The food at Hofer's was good, I had a butcher's platter with a smoked pork chop and 2 different kinds of wieners.  One tasted just like a regular hot dog.  I really liked the red cabbage - hot but a little sweet.  I wasn't crazy about the regular sauerkraut with rye seeds.  Sam liked the schnitzel and I agreed, with the one bite I got, it was yummy!
     We were worried because of the time so we didn't buy any deli or bakery "stuff" because we didn't want to be late to the birthday party!
     Skyping is one of those thing that's amazing because you can do it and view people in real time but also a little creepy for the exact same reason!  The picture has to focus on one thing so when there is a lot of movement or a lot of people - like at a birthday party - there is lots of freezing and restarting, freezing and restarting - you get the idea.  But with the choice of not "being there" at all it's a good thing.
     After the party we just relaxed, I did some beading and we watched TV and movies until it was time for bed.