Today actually worked out much better than I expected. We began the day with an early start to be able to make our 9:00 am appointment at RV Outlet near Myrtle Beach for some warranty repairs. I had heard/read many RV repair horror stories over the last few years, so I guess that I had some low expectations and was prepared to battle it out to get a few repairs done while we waited. Continue reading “Travel Day to Asheboro, NC and RV Repairs”
Walks on the Beach & Huntington Beach State Park
We are nearing the end of our stay in Myrtle Beach and will be heading back inland tomorrow morning. It’s time for a different geographic phase of our travels. We have been walking along the beach every morning and enjoying the beautiful views. While we are not real beach people, but we do love to walk along the cool surf waters and look for shells or sea life. Continue reading “Walks on the Beach & Huntington Beach State Park”
Travel to Myrtle Beach & a Micro Brewery
On Tuesday, May 30th was our travel day to Myrtle Beach SC. It was about a 3 hour drive on google maps, but with traffic turned into a 4 hour task. The drive went fine but with a few tense moments as we navigated the MB city streets packed with cars. Our MPG was 10.6 while towing. It was good to arrive at our destination for the next 6 days. Continue reading “Travel to Myrtle Beach & a Micro Brewery”
Memorial Day 2017
We recently toured through the Medal of Honor Museum in Charleston’s Patriot Point. Reading through the countless stories of those who earned the Medal reminds us of the sacrifice made by all those who have served to protect our freedom.
Thank you to all veterans.
Charleston SC part 2 and Travel Planning
Our 13 days stay in Charleston, SC is now coming to an end. This is the longest stay in any one spot that we have enjoyed so far. While there are many things to see and do in Charleston, we also had some down days at the RV park including almost 3 whole days of monsoon like rains. Charleston had flood and tornado watches in effect. We kept watching as the RV park lake began creeping up toward our RV. Luckily, the rains subsided just in time, but being mobile, I could have just unplugged, hitched up, and sailed on out. Continue reading “Charleston SC part 2 and Travel Planning”
Fort Sumter, SC & Camp Life
Another Tourist Day
On Friday, May 19th, we booked the ferry boat transport to take the tour of Fort Sumter, the place where the Civil War was started. We booked the tour tickets on line for the 10:30 am departing time. Continue reading “Fort Sumter, SC & Camp Life”
Travel Day to Charleston, SC
Now this travel day was about perfect. We fueled the truck up the night before and worked on laundry and some other tasks to be able to leave by about 9:00 am. Because a moving day is almost like going to work! We had a whole 2-hour drive ahead of us! After a slow start to the day and visiting with neighbors, we left about 11:30 am. Continue reading “Travel Day to Charleston, SC”
Reflections on Being Retired One Week and the Budget
Where did the first week go? I had heard that time seemed to go by even faster after you retired from the workplace. Our first destination of Savannah was really more of a vacation with tons of sightseeing and other activities. There will be many other weeks of mostly downtime with some hikes and mountain bike rides. Our budget allows for some admissions to museums and other attractions, but not at a “vacation-type” pace. Continue reading “Reflections on Being Retired One Week and the Budget”
Sunday Church Service, Museum, & Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room
Sunday Service at the large Independent Presbyterian of Savannah
We were very lucky to attend the Sunday when the church was having its annual “Kirkin’ O’ the Tartan.” This is an ancient Scottish ceremony whereby the clans annually rededicated their families to God. The service began with bagpipes being played on the lawn and then a processional into the church just before the service began. Amazing grace was one of the songs played. Outstanding. Continue reading “Sunday Church Service, Museum, & Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room”
a Day at Camp, Kroger, and Fishing
We mostly stayed at the campground yesterday trying to plan (plot) our travels and camp reservations. This may become more of a challenge than I thought. Either the campground is booked up or else the rates are sky high. We need to do more investigating on this item. There were also almost constant showers than thunderstorms that ended up cooling things off.
We did make a run into Kroger to replenish supplies and pick up some sealant to anchor in a slide seal that had come loose. No leaks, but I did not like the looks of it.
Our plans are now to check out of Red Gate in Savannah on the 17th and move up the coast to Charleston, SC for a 10 day stay. Then we head north again to Myrtle Beach for 6 days. After that we need to fill in a couple of days before returning to Virginia for a week or two. Then we move north again. Still working on the exact route.
We did walk to the back of the campground to a huge mansion, the site for events such as the wedding in progress during our walk. We met a couple of retired folks in a brand new Newmar motorhome who moved in next door. We both toured each others campers and visited for some time. The Newmar diesel pushers are very nice, high end units. We took the trolley tour with the couple on our other side and they left this morning at 4:00am to go back to work in Destin, FL. These poor people who have jobs! 🙂
And finally, we finished the day at the fishing pier catching a nice large mouth bass on the first cast with an ultra-light fishing pole and spinner bait.
