Blogs from South Carolina, United States, North America - page 7

And we are off again. Make sure you are buckled up. Before we left Fort Chiswell Campground, Lulu had to have a photo op. She spied a herd of cows behind where we were parked. I thought I had heard mooing. Lulu ran over (best she could - no legs) to pet them....and scared them away! She jumped up on the post (best she could - no legs) and posed for her picture. She was happy. As we returned to the RV, I noticed the black cows now were replaced by white sheep. Like a magic show. No more pictures....the scenery might change again. We left the park at 9:30 AM. It was cool, overcast but NO rain. Whew. Oh...hey, I forgot a photo in yesterday’s blog so you will get to see it now. Lucky, ... read more

Growing up in Charleston, a coastal city with large areas that are at or below sea level in elevation, one learns to respect hurricanes. We moved here in 1952, moved away for two years 1954-6, then back here permanently. So we missed Hazel. But we were here for Gracie. At that time we were living in the apartment building on Dunneman Avenue on the Citadel campus. Only the practice football field lay between us and the railroad tracks. At night we heard the poor lion in the small Hampton Park zoo with his coughing roar. Transistor radios were relative rarities, and computers for the home were not yet invented. So what guidance we got was from the television (as long as the station, and we, had power) and from the radio. Radio was mostly AM at ... read more

The summer is nearing a close over here in North Carolina, and the kids had their first day back to school today! They are in the two-year-old class and the four-year-old class at the local preschool and they love it! Yet, before we went back to school and officially welcomed in the fall season, we were able to squeeze in one last beach trip as a family! We are fortunate to have a close family friend who owns a condo at the beach. While we are used to traveling to south Myrtle Beach for our family coastal getaways, we were invited this time to go with them to nearby Litchfield Beach. This is near Pawley’s Island, on the south part of the South Carolina shore. I had been to Pawley’s Island about 20 years ago, when ... read more

The Destination: Bear Creek Cabin..... a beautiful retreat on a quiet road surrounded by hardwood trees which we will be calling home for the next week. It is in the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area of South Carolina in the higher elevations on Cedar Mountain. We are 3 miles north of Ceasar's Mountain State Park and about 6 miles south of Dupont State Forest. In other words, we have easy access to more hiking and biking trails than we could ever explore in a year, let alone a week. Absolute heaven for both Albert and I. It is so beautiful and every window in this place looks out to trees and sky. Every glance outside brings a deeper feeling of relaxation and peace. My goals for this vacation are to simply relax and recharge. The easiest way ... read more

Ever since I’ve known my husband, I’ve traveled with him and his family to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina every single summer. That means I’ve gone with them 15 times! For the first 10 years or so, we always rented out the same single-family house at Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. This particular stretch of shoreline is incredibly sweet and special, separated from the mainland by a long, scenic bridge that stretches over the sound. Ocean Isle is incredibly family-friendly, with an on-site ice cream shop, a few beach gear stores, two great diner restaurants and a bike rental shop that we always stop in first thing. It’s also home to my hands-down favorite beach treat, Sunset Slush! For the uninitiated, Sunset Slush is similar to a slushie, but a firmer consistency that’s more akin to sorbet. ... read more