http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , South Carolina en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:48:00 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:48:00 UTC Today we part company with Jim Christine of Baroness after a 3 week buddy boat adventure that brought us to Beaufort SC from Deltaville.Their plan is to sail south to Venezuela transit the Panama then go on into the Pacific to Australia and beyond.They have become great friends we hope our paths cross again http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/Hilton-Head/blog-350633.html Well it is december now we have been at the bucksport marina in south carolina for almost a week waiting for motor parts after she bit the bullet. Things weren't good as the part is no longer available but we found a used one. it's just 40 miles away but we are on top of it. this is a short entry as the cpu is about to die. Anxious to get moving again as the rain finally stopped 4 days later. St http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/Myrtle-Beach/blog-350350.html Tides and currents have become of daily interest.In Albermarle Sound there is no tide and the only current is wind driven. Here in Beaufort the tidal range is 8 10 feet and the current can run at 4 knots. we entered one river doing 2mph and left it doing 9We have made good progress in the past 2 weeks and have racked up a few needed gold stardays spent no money. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/blog-350026.html Probably the best part of the adventure so far has been meeting really good cruising people. There is a real sense of support and encouragement from others doing the same as us many for the first time too Hearing the name of a familiar boat name on the radio is a real jolt of joy that we remember from sailing with Rick Donna to the Bahamas 3 years ago.Jim and Christine a Brit couple on a M http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/blog-348931.html Jour 70Mercredi 19 novembre rveil vers 7h00. Nous prvoyons partir vers 12h00.Il y a de la glace sur le quai devinez la temprature. Raksha quitte vers 8h00 et finalement nous larguons les amarres vers 11h. Le vent se calme un peu. Nous devons affronter Cape Fear River avec des vents de 15kn dans le dos et la mare avec nous on file parfois plus de 8kn sur le fond. Nous traversons devant Sou http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/Charleston/blog-348132.html ldquoEnlightenment is man's emergence from his selfimposed immaturity. Immaturity is the inability to use one's understanding without guidance from another. This immaturity is selfimposed when its cause lies not in lack of understanding but in lack of resolve and courage to use it without guidance from another. Sapere Aude Have courage to use your own understandingthat is the motto of http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/Charleston/blog-346708.html Next stop Buenos Aires http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/blog-344583.html I gave up working at the portrait studio and I am now trying my hand at teaching history. The day to day tasks of getting students to sit still in class and study can be tedious so i was very happy to be going on a field trip where they could learn in an active enviroment. I was so excited to be going to St. Augustine Florida on a field trip. What could be better for a history teacher who also l http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/blog-341236.html Durham was a ton of fun. I just finished a thick mug of North Caroline Honey tea and bought a whole line if Burt's Bees from the factory they're made in Durham The kid's mmuseum was awesome. my little and baby cousins went gaga over the static electricity exhibit. The trail was tiring I felt like we were going in circles with pine cones and acorns and maple leaves aurrounding me. The view http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/Myrtle-Beach/blog-340607.html It rained all night last night. From about 7pm to at least 2 or 3 a.m. It got a littlewindy but nothing to complain about.I LOVE LOVE LOVE Charleston Traveling here was perfect beautiful few residential areas few clammers few fisherman few sailboats in the way fast traveling cruising at about 25 knots and the landscape is gorgeous Cypress trees growing directly out of the water all al http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/Charleston/blog-338430.html Somebody shoot me Another slow and torturous day through residential areas I canrsquot forget to mention the clammers and the fisherman in the skiffs. You have to slow down for each and every one of them. Some of them even fish in the channel. Itrsquos gloomy outside and chilly due to the front but at least we are moving I guess. The landscape is beautiful. Walt and I compare it to a mix bet http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/Myrtle-Beach/blog-338429.html After being dropped off at the greyhound station by a friendly fellow travellor from the hostel we made our way to Myrtle Beach where we were picked up by our host Stevanna and her dogs. Other than the fine weather and nice beaches the rest of the town was quiet frankly one of the worst tacky tourist towns ever. We reckon it was designed to rob you of your money and sanity and to transport you t http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/Myrtle-Beach/blog-330099.html We took the Amtrak train to Charleston and unfortunately our host fell through so we booked ourselves into the Notso Hostel for the two nights. It was an unusually laid out and run hostel with check in for only a couple of hours in the evening and only 2 showers and toilets to service everyone but it served the purpose of accomodation. The next day we walked into the downtown area from our hoste http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/Charleston/blog-330093.html Philadelphia was the only place we were going to on our round the world trip that we had already been to before. Our friends live just outside Philadelphia in a town called Plymouth Meeting and as we were driving in Elaine started to remember places she had been many times and it was all a kind of coming home feelingWe spent a long weekend in Plymouth Meeting enjoying spending time with our f http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/Myrtle-Beach/blog-326520.html Drove to Myrtle Beach South Carolina and saw 14 MiniGolf courses on the way into town. Checked into a motel had dinner then walked for a night walk on the beach. There was no occasion but people were hanging out and setting off fireworks all up the beach. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/Myrtle-Beach/blog-322177.html Hello friends family In the upcoming weeks we will have a few storm systems to watch out for. As Gustave moved inland without too much damage we are hours away from experiencing Tropical Storm Hana. Up next Ike who's path has taken a turn more southward and will probably not be a concern for us in Charleston. As the Southeast of the US continues to get hit Simo and I will hunker down and http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/Charleston/blog-320208.html So just to let everyone know what's been happening. I'm thinking of subscribing to a normal blog since this blog is mainly for travel news. I also want something passwordprotected since I'll end up giving more information that I did in this blog. I'm not comfortable putting my life up for public consumption. I'll let everyone know before I switch to a new blog though. So I found an option t http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/blog-314984.html This morning has been wonderful so far. I got up and had breakfast with Aaron before he left for school. And Whitney was up just in time to see me get on the road too. I think they got a significant amount of rain last night so hopefully it washed off some of the bugs that are on the front of my bike. I donrsquot even try to keep the bike looking clean and shiny especially with frequent ra http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/blog-314812.html Tuesday August 19 2008The ReunionToday was the ultimate climax to our adventure. We had great fun in Europe and driving there was an adventure. But spending the day in Greenville at the BMW Performance School was a top thrill for me and Jackie.As I reported yesterday we drove from Atlanta to Greenville SC and spent the night at the Marriott. The drive was about two hours about 100 miles. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/Greenville/blog-314393.html Danger danger danger......thats right triple danger......there were not one not two but three matthews' in the grand old USA at once. For ten days no less which to be honest was no where near enough but what can you do And in keeping with the triple theme there are three pages of photos to this blog so be sure to scroll through to all three of themRach took time out from her im going to ta http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/Charleston/blog-314260.html Monday August 18 2008Hello family and friends Did you think that our journey was over No way. There is still one important last step. It is time to reacquaint ourselves with our new or almost new BMW. We had bonded with our new car in Europe and now really miss seeing and driving her. We have been back to the USA since Saturday June 28th. Tomorrow we will spend the day at the BMW f http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/Greenville/blog-313752.html Location Lake Jocassee in the Cherokee Foothills about an hour or so west of Spartanburg SCThere's nothing like a large blue glistening lake to bring out the fish in us all. This past weekend after Xfiles Friday which the movie was good lots of Mulder and Scully but sadly not 'xfilish' enough for this xphiler...yes I'm pathetic I know the lingo and it just wasn't the same without The http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/blog-305729.html 0815hrs and the 16 hours are over and the greyhound dumps me at what looks like a roadside shack. Welcome to charleston greyhound station..... A staggering 100m within the city limits and 8 miles from where I need to be. Taxi What a taxi driver tho.. A black ex navy ghanian Jew...oi vey what a mix.The NotsoHostel was right on the edge of downtown charleston and was a typical wood boarded wide http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/Charleston/blog-304390.html I can hardly believe that I have been home an entire year The way I know this is only because we go the beach every year. It is the highlight of my year itrsquos better than Christmas. This year we went to Edisto Island. We stayed further down the island on the sound. It was different. More wildlife then I remember. There were no waves which was kind of weird. We stayed in a funny house w http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/Edisto-Island/blog-302546.html Wow the past few weeks have gone by incredibly fast and I have just under 3 weeks left here before I move on again to my next big adventure before making my way back to Alaska which is in itself another adventure. It's going to be a busy 3 weeks though as this weekend I take off for Wilmington NC to see my cousin go scuba diving on a couple wrecks smile tour around the campus that I spent http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/Charleston/blog-300569.html Apr 12 2008City official name Spartanburg Founded date Location South Carolina StateElavation ft mArea Approximately square miles km.Facts Spartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County South Carolina United States. It is the secondlargest city of the three primary cities in the http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/blog-300302.html