We arrived back home at about 10:30 this morning. We left Charleston yesterday at about 10 and came home via route 81. Traffic was not too bad but the trucks jammed all the rest areas and when it started to snow we spent a few hours sleeping at the Wal Mart supercenter in Martinsburg, WV. We
Trip Log
April 4, 2007
Today we toured the Charleston Tea Plantation on Wadmalaw island. This is the only tea grower in North America and they showed us how to grow and process tea. It was a very interesting and informative tour. The grounds were very nice. We are back at the campground eating a late lunch. I wil
April 3, 2007
Today we went to Patriots Point just across the river and toured the Yorktown (aircraft carrier), the Laffey (destroyer), the Ingham (CG cutter), the Clamagore (submarine) and a mock up of a Navy Vietnam base camp. The visit to the Laffey was especially poignant to me because my Uncle Eddie Bau
April 3, 2007
Today we toured downtown Charleston. It is a very beautiful city with tons of things to do. The neighborhoods are pretty with many shops, a riverwalk park and even an outdoor market. Alesa found a "Lowcountry" cooking class to attend that afternoon and had a great time while I continued to ro
April 3, 2007
We arrived at Oak Plantation on Sunday afternoon and got settled. We don't have a sewer connection so we are showering in the bathhouses. It will be a good test of how long we can go before having to dump the holding tanks. Today we were part of the great snow bird migration. I-95 through Geo
April 1, 2007
Yesterday be biked Hanna park and walked the beach with Jeff & Sharon Pruner. Today we are packing up and leaving Pecan Park. We should arrive at Oak Plantation RV Park in Charleston, SC by 4 this afternoon.
March 30, 2007
Last night we had dinner with Mary (Sis) Hartwell at her home just south of Jacksonville. Jimmy is out of town on business until Sunday night so we will not get to see him on this trip. We had a great visit with Sis last night and caught up on the families as well as friends from both Erie &am
March 29, 2007
Today we had a very enjoyable day visiting with Jeff & Sharon Pruner. They stopped over to tour the trailer and RV park and then we went to their new home in southeast Jacksonville. After lunch we went to the beach for a long walk and a few drinks. We then went back to enjoy the pools and
March 27, 2007
Yesterday was a very relaxing day as we stayed home here at Pecan Park. We walked, biked, did laundry, shopped and barbecued steaks & salmon for dinner. Today we drove to St.
March 26, 2007
We are now settled at the Pecan Park RV park on 95 just north of town, by the airport. We have signed up for Wi-Fi for the week so we are now reconnected to the world. It has 183 sites, all concrete pad pull-throughs, so set up was easy. It is at the end of their season so it is not very crowd