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North America » United States » North Carolina » Saluda March 6th 2011

I loved Florida... the sunshine, the warmth, the palm trees & palmettos, the sprawling live oaks and resurrection ferns, the sand & water, and the birds... I stayed as long as I could, and then slipped onto I-95 and drove north for 7 hours toward Raleigh. I had listened to all of my CDs, finished up my books on tape, and most of my food! The van did great, it's a comfy ride. When I stopped to rest for a couple of hours before going to my sister Jess' surprise 50th birthday party, I pulled out my receipts to tally my expenses. Thanks to the generosity of some helpful friends along the way I was able to keep my expenses to $50 a day. I was pleased. Early on Sunday morning I left Raleigh and headed ... read more
smiling daffodils

North America » United States » North Carolina » Saluda April 3rd 2010

Friday, April 2 is our last day on the road, speaking of which, we’re on the last chapter of our audio book, On the Road by Jack Kerouac. Our last night’s camp was on Cheaha Mountain, Alabama’s highest peak at 2,407 ft. Yesterday, we left the white sands of the Gulf of Mexico along the Florida panhandle, Greyton Beach State Park. Lady Luck was with us, after several tries we found a campsite. It’s a busy time for those beaches around Easter time. We spent 2 days, and had a great bike ride along a piney forest trail. It had been intentionally burned sometime within the past year so all of the new growth was really new & green in contrast to the darkness of the forest floor. Beautiful fern glades were unfolding their fiddleheads. I ... read more
white sand & blue sky
Greyton Beach
another nice day




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