Cool Breeze Campground - Galax, Virginia (June 2019)

It was easy to see that Cool Breeze Campground was friendly to Airstream trailers. There was a WBCCI (Wally Byam Caravan Club International, the Airstream owners association) sticker on the office door. Also, the Virginia WBCCI Unit was having its rally in the campground while we were camping there. Add the 21Airstream trailers on the Taste of the Blue Ridge Caravan and it is easy to see that Rosie wasn’t lonely there! (Rosie is our 25 foot Airstream trailer.)

Rosie in the Cool Breeze Campground

Airstream trailers in the Cool Breeze Campground

Our site backed up to a golf course. That was nostalgic because my family lived during my teenage years with a golf course in our backyard. Our family dog at that time loved running on the fairway and and snatching golf balls to add to her collection. 

I wanted to walk on the greens behind Rosie. Only the rain kept me from doing that. 

Rain? There was a weather station in the campground connected to the Weather Underground. I was able to find it using my iPhone. More than 4.5 inches fell during our two day stay. 

The backside of the campground was bordered by a cattle ranch. We enjoyed watching the cows graze during our walks between the rain storms. 

Galax is known for its bluegrass musical festivals. The rain didn’t stop the music makers or the crowd from enjoying the event.

The Blue Ridge Music Center on the Parkway

A little afternoon blue grass music

Mount Airy, North Carolina was close to Galax and an interesting side trip. That was the home of actor Andy Griffith and Mayberry was modeled after Mount Airy.

Going for a ride and a guided tour in Mayberry's squad car

Suzy serving as Mayberry's Justice of the Peace

The whole gang captured and in Mayberry's jail

Goober says "Hey"

It looks like the Darlins are in town

Time for a hair cut at Floyd's Barbershop

Here are some specifics about this campground:

• Our site was gravel and level 
• Our site had 20, 30 and 50 amp electrical service 
• Our site had a water connection 
• Our site had a sewer connection 
• We were unable to pick up any TV stations using Rosie’s antenna 
• The campground provided a connection for cable TV. We were told it didn’t work
• AT&T did not place a usable signal over our site
• The park's WiFi service was very slow and frustrating 

The campground didn’t have many trees and it is probably very hot during the summer. 

Our departure from Cool Breeze was delayed because of fog. We hoped it would burn off before we had to leave. It didn’t and that made our journey to the next campground very difficult.

The fog as we prepared to leave Cool Breeze Campground

Sign at overlook on the way to Galax about Tom Dula, better known as Tom Dooley