We arrived in Georgia late last week after 10 days moving and settling the kids in Arlington. They are is a wonderful location and doing great. Our work was done and we headed 10 hours down I95 to the island.
Our friend, Mary Helen, is running for Superior Court Judge and we are excited to be here for the final push. Unlike Maine, judges are elected. It is a nonpartisan contest, but it is a full fledged election campaign none the less. We have spent the last 5 days stuffing envelopes, attending campaign meetings, distributing stickers and signs and handouts across 5 counties; Glynn, Camden, Jeff Davis, Appling and Wayne.
Today I drove through Glynn County into Wayne County and posted road signs in Jesup and Odum. It's rural, farm country and forestry country. Stands of Lob Lolly and Long Leaf Pine. Fields of cotton and feed grain. The back roads are in good shape; no frost heaves. Half are dirt and it is dry. Lots of churches. Some beautiful antebellum homes, flat and fertile. And then there are the areas of trailers and shacks. A lot like Maine, but I didn't see one snowmobile and no ice fishing shacks.
We signed back up at the health club and Connie has been going to the yoga classes she loves. On my birthday my buddy, David, took me fishing out in the marsh. 12 foot McKee, like a Boston Whaler, with a 70 hp Merc on the back. He knows the creeks, the twists and turns, where the channels are and we flew through the marsh at full throttle. What a blast. And we found the fish, caught our limits of Reds and Trout, all 15 inches plus. Fish fry tonight!
I have found some consulting work with a local environmental firm. Interesting and exciting. Time to put some "juice in the jugg".
All for now...
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