Blogs from South Carolina, United States, North America

Well, tomorrow we start our Petty Vacation 2023. We'll be going from Greenville South Carolina to Valencia, then along the eastern and southern coast of Spain to Gibraltar. We catch flight tomorrow morning (at 6am!) to Detroit, where we have an 11 hour layover. Yes, 11 hours! Next, we leave from Detroit for Paris France, with another layover, this time only 7 hours... only! Finally, at about 2pm Tuesday, we take our final flight to Valencia Spain. We'll spend a few days in Valencia, then travel to Alicante, where a couple from my Camino Frances 2017 live. Next we go to Murcia for a couple days, then Cartagena for a couple more days. Then we'll be staying in Malaga for 6 days. In Malaga we'll be meeting my niece Salome, to spend some time with her. ... read more

We stayed 2 nights at Sesquicentennial State Park in Columbia, SC. One of the days we went into town and walked in the downtown district, strolled around part of University of South Carolina, walked along the Columbia Canal and Riverfront Park, walked through downtown Finlay Park, and had a delicious lunch at Devine Cinnamon Roll Deli.... read more

Brunswick GA – Columbia SC Sesquicentennial State Park Day 44-45 We were very sad to leave Brunswick GA, as once again we had to say good bye to Mark & Karen. Who knew that at our first stop on the Great Loop when, Karen asked us to join them and a bunch of other loopers for lunch, we would become such great friends. Over 2000 miles, a month of travel, countless laughs and smiles it is time to part ways, it is not goodbye, but till we meet again. As Mark and Karen head south we are making our way north. Sesquicentennial State Park is in Columbia SC. This is one of two stops on our way to Raleigh NC to spend a weekend with Zach & Rebecca. It is another beautiful state park, with large ... read more

Our bags are packed and ready to go on our "bucket list" trip to South Africa. I have always wanted to travel to Africa to photograph the abundant wildlife that are only available to us via zoos. The opportunity arose to take a safari in South Africa and see the animals in the wild. So today we load the bags in the car and head to Charlotte International Airport to start what is essentially a 24 hour trip to Johannesburg. Checking our bags and getting to our gate was fast and easy and soon we were on our first leg to Atlanta, Georgia where we will board our 15 hour flight to Johannesburg. Both flights left close to on time so all is starting out well.... read more

Myrtle Beach is the hub on the Grand Strand, a 60 mile string of beaches along the SC coast. Along with the great beaches, there are spectacular golf courses, making this a great vacation destination. There are boardwalks and all kinds of entertainment; arcades, amusement rides, and the scariest bungy jump chair I have ever seen. It's a fun family place to be. I spent a relaxing day on the beach. It was an awesome day; the weather, the ocean, the atmosphere, and the people were all perfect. Any of you that know me and follow me on Facebook, know I am up in the morning and on the river in Sebastian taking sunrise picture. I was up late but got the sunrise sky here from my 12th floor unit. A short while later I turned ... read more