Ideal Living - Winter 2010

Route #5—Aiken, SC through Augusta and on to Greensboro, GA
Aiken

Aiken, SC is filled with beautiful parkways and shaded streets, wide double avenues and historic mansions. The city is a horse-oriented town centering on the wild yet sophisticated sport of steeplechasing. The Aiken horse show is also a venerable Southern tradition, along with the Aiken Trials, which provides young horses and jockeys an opportunity to earn their way to glory. The Aiken Bluegrass Festival is a local sellout, but unfortunately you have to schedule your arrival for the one day a year in the fall that it occurs.

Out of Aiken SC, drive down Highway 1( 78) through suburban countryside, across the state border at the Savannah River, and into Augusta, GA.

Augusta

As Georgia’s second-oldest and second-largest city, Au-
gusta is full of history, atmosphere, Southern charm, and
enough activities to engage everyone’s interest. Wander to
your heart’s content along tree-lined streets, where you will
find majestic antebellum mansions and dozens of shops and
restaurants. Visit the 1886 Cotton Exchange. Stroll along the
banks of the Savannah River where, at the very popular Riv-
erwalk, there are many special events, boat races, and water
sports. Rent a canoe to paddle down the river or on the ad-
jacent Augusta Canal. Augusta is the site of the Masters Golf
Tournament, one of the premium golf events in the world
that puts the finest professional golfers through grueling
days of competition for the coveted green Masters jacket.

Greensboro

In Greensboro, GA enjoy a round of golf on one of the area’s world-renowned courses or take a leisurely stroll around downtown. Nearby Lake Oconee is an oasis of relaxation and recreation, and has some of the state’s best fishing, swimming, boating, camping, picnicking, water-skiing, and golfing. Reynolds Plantation is a golf and lake community with more than 80 miles of shoreline property on Lake Oconee. The community features a massive 117 holes of golf from some the world’s best designers and is home to the Ritz Carlton Lodge on Lake Oconee.

As you end one of these five road trips of a few days, a week or more, you will arrive back home full of adventures barely dreamed of when you departed, plus a pocket full of memories of life on the road. |