4 September 2020

Mount Yonah Winery

Neither Sharmila nor I can claim to be big fans of Georgia wine. So, our expectations were fairly low. We got a glass of red wine each from either end – the most full bodied one and the lightest one. Surprisingly, we enjoyed it. Staring at the impressive Mount Yonah might have something to do with it!

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1 September 2020

Promised Siva Iyer something

Siva wrote to me that after reading a prior blog post about me completing 100K in July (after a long time), he took upon himself the challenge to walk/trek 100M (miles) in August. Which he did! And wrote me last night to let me know that.

Well, one good deed deserves another. Now, I am inspired to get better. So, my counter promise to Siva is that I will increase 10% on my previous July distance.

September goal is 110K = 69M.

5K (3M)down this morning!

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30 August 2020

Jasper, Georgia

John and I had lunch in Jasper, GA on our way back from Carters Lake. Old Mulehouse was a fascinating choice for lunch. Great food and a lot of outside sitting. In fact, you will sit right at the intersection of Main St and Church St (the two main roads in Jasper). We saw a lot of interesting traffic from dilapidated trucks to vintage cars – and of course a lot of motorbikes.

The city bills itself as the “First Mountain City” (that is what it said on the main water tank – see the picture). Very cute town.

If you go thru Jasper, GA in future, do not forget to swing by Old Mulehouse for a meal or cocktail and enjoy watching the traffic go by…

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30 August 2020

Carters Lake

Tucked away in the Blue Ridge mountains (Chatsworth, GA), it is a very quiet and serene lake. I believe there are no private residences on this lake. Fed by the Coosawattee river, this is a man-made lake.

There was virtually no traffic in the lake…

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