I was watching Mike Rowe's Dirty Jobs TV show tonight and he was in Gray, Ga. cleaning the equipment of Old Clinton BBQ Restaurant. Old Clinton was named Best BBQ in Georgia.
Gray is located between Milledgeville and Macon. It would make a nice Saturday or Sunday cruise. Maybe down Hwy 11 from Bethlehem, or maybe Lawrenceville or Loganville.
From Bethlehem, or Lawrenceville, it's about a 2 hour drive. Bethlehem is just 1 highway all the way, but from Lawrenceville, there are at least 4.
Maybe do it the third weekend of August?