June started much the same as May – move to another site but still at same campground in Dillard. As mentioned previously, although we had the option to remain in the same campsite, we elected to move each month to get a different perspective plus get a different view in a different area. Thus, we moved into our most shady sites of all on the 1st.
Although a nice cool site, it also stayed damp and, thanks to the trees, lots of bird poo. We’ve discovered that all sites have both plusses and negatives.
Soon after our June move, we traveled over to NC to visit a couple of very popular waterfalls. First up was Bridal Veil Falls which is literally next to the road.
Just down the road we came to Dry Falls. This waterfall has a good volume of water so you may wonder why it is “Dry”. As you will see from the pics, the name refers to the ability to walk behind the falls and stay dry. This is a great, paved trail that works down to and then behind the falls give you a unique perspective of what a waterfall looks like from behind.
Dry falls – see the people behind the falls? 
View from behind the falls 
Made it thru the falls and still dry!
A few days later, we took advantage of another pretty day to drive over to Lake Rabun and hike a trail to Minnehaha Falls. A somewhat wet and muddy trail soon led us to a nice stair-step falls.
Heading towards Father’s Day weekend, we loaded up Lola and temporarily departed Dillard for a campsite along Lake Oconee. This was so that we could meet up with our son and daughter-in-law (Chris & Sarah) along with our grand daughters (Skylar & Savannah) who would be staying along with the in-laws at a home on the river. We had a super, wonderful time on the lake, playing games, playing with the girls, a morning on the lake, and just enjoying each other’s company.
Family month continued when Dan’s mom, Jean, came up to Dillard to visit for several days. We rented a very nice one bedroom cabin in the same campground so we could spend time visiting and catching up. We showed her several of our favorite places (Mud Creek, Bridal Veil, and Dry Falls, Bull Sluice, Highlands) and even had a lunch out one day (outside, plenty of social distancing). It was her first venture out from her place since COVID had started (other than short shopping trips). She had a great time and we were all excited to have a good visit.
Jean at Bridal Veil Falls 
Jean’s home away from home – Cardinal Cabin
Overall, June was a very fun-filled month with more time with people than we probably have had since early March!
As we head into July, we’ll move one more time (still in Dillard), enjoy July 4th celebrations and start to look forward to a move north into the mountains of North Carolina. (where we’ll stay until middle of September).
We hope everyone remains safe and healthy. We leave you with a great view of our campground from Sky Valley, Georgia.
