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We left Rutledge lake Wednesday morning April 22 and arrived at our new campground late that afternoon. Once we were snuggled in our spot we propped our feet up and relaxed.<\/p>\n

John had been working really hard everyday at Rutledge and just wanted to do nothing for a while.<\/p>\n

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We had a couple of days to kill before Andy and Candy arrived so we spent time in the park relaxing and taking little walks around our new backyard.<\/p>\n

Behind the tent area we discovered a fairly big pond. It is loaded with fish and turtles, and in the summer we are betting mosquitos and other bity-bugs.<\/p>\n

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Afternoons and evenings we spent swimming in the indoor pool and relaxing in the indoor hot tub. Rough life I know, but this is \u201cvacation time\u201d not work time.<\/p>\n

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By Sunday April 26th Andy and Candy arrived and we were ready to start sight-seeing.<\/p>\n

Look! I can see them out of our living room window!!<\/p>\n

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