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Published: April 28th 2017
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Our Campsite at James Island James Island County Park, Charleston, South Carolina
We packed up, hitched up, said our goodbyes to Georgia, and moved 125 miles north and a bit east in South Carolina. We finished our Georgia bucket list and also took a delightful culinary tour in Savannah. Ocmulgee gave us insight into prehistoric times, while Forts Frederica and Pulaski updated the history to include colonial and civil war eras. Cumberland Island, however, was probably my highlight. Not just because we didn't get to see it all, but because there is so much to see, that national seashore remains on a round II list. I am especially interested in the unique geography that creates unusual barrier islands and extreme tides on the Georgia coast.
But we can't stay in one place forever, so we've moved up the coastline to the Charleston, South Carolina area. We will be here a few days. There's only one park to see here, Fort Sumter National Monument, but Joan has a couple of things on her rebellion list and we need a down day. So we are staying until Monday.
About Fort Sumter, I have to rave a bit. Joan says I need to keep politics out
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Campground Road of my travel blogs because more people might read them if they don't have to skip through radical left-wing rants. But when your travels are all about the National Park System and you have an administration that is openly against that system, it is difficult to ignore those threats. So I just want to say that I am more than a little pissed that my trip plans are threatened by Trump's threats to shut down the government this weekend. Not only do we have to change our plans for the day, but there is a possibility that our plans for the remainder of the trip are in jeopardy. It is remarkable to me that although the Republicans control all three branches of government, they still must 'take their marbles and go home'. And given Trump's penchant for childish tantrums, I wouldn't put it past him to shut down the government for a while, just because he can! Yes, odds of a shutdown are not huge, but the fact it is greater than zero is just appalling.
There, got that out. At least until Joan makes me edit it out of the blog.
About this campground: This is quite
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Drive up yesterday was uneventful and I've run out of things to talk about this morning, so I think I'll eat breakfast and get
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The Campground Store ready to see Fort Sumter before Trump shuts it down! (17.1.51)
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Mickey
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I don't mind your rants! The RV estate! Nice.