Blogs from Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North America - page 5

Geo: 32.7812, -79.9316Driving from Aiken was easy today. We arrived and checked in at The Spectator by 3 p.m. When we first drove up to the entrance to the hotel, four young men came out to welcome us and help us unload the car. One of them took it to their secure parking for the night. We didn't plan to drive to dinner tonight. Our room wasn't ready yet, so armed with a walking map of the area, we set out to find the Confederate Museum. It is just a few blocks from the hotel. Unfortunately, we arrived about five minutes before their scheduled closing time of 3:30. Seemed an odd time for a museum to close, but that's what they do. One of the employees was leaving the museum just as we were reading the ... read more

We headed into the main downtown area, to explore the city. Since we were staying so far out, we needed to take the car. I don't think there is any budget friendly accommodation in downtown Charleston. For breakfast, we stopped off at a small bakery near where we were staying for a quick bite and a coffee to have in the car. The food was okay, nothing to write home about. I think the drive to the centre of Charleston took about 10-15 minutes. We found a parking spot quite easily, always a bonus and set off to explore. We headed into Market Square to look around the stalls. The market is huge and there are loads of stalls selling a wide array of things. I did like the sweet grass baskets, which are a traditional ... read more

Monday March 28,2016 ======================= Good Morning Everyone! Awoke around 5:30 to get the day started and assembled my suitcase and bag. Headed downstairs and waited for awhile and had a banana , too early for me to have breakfast. We said goodbye and were in the car around 7:20 am. Drove for awhile and then had a bathroom break and looked around the "Welcome and Visitor Center of North Carolina." Drove some more and listened to the news,n.p.r and music before stopping the "Visitor's Center of South Carolina." Finally got to a small sleepy town of Selma,SC around 11:45 am. Walked around a bit and found several Antique stores, looked around for awhile before getting back into the car for Lunch. Finished the meal around 1:45/2 pm and off towards Beidler Forest but soon found out ... read more

Went to be quite late night last night trying to get the travel blog updated but slept right through until alarm went off at 7.15am. Went downstairs for breakfast at 8.30am where Sabrina organized another beautiful treat. We had french toast with layers of berries and a dollop of cream, an apple & nut cake, and some fresh fruit. The guests we met the previous morning staying at this B & B had all left and there were three other groups who were all from the Orlando region of Florida. We had already packed the car before breakfast so we were right to go straight away around 9am. We had considered driving to Charleston via Beaufort for a more scenic experience and when I discussed this with Sabrina she said it would be a good idea, ... read more

...began with a COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOO!!! Reminded me of when I was a kid. Happy memory. Yes, all the fine-feathered friends from the other side of the trees came back to visit this morning. Even more birds than yesterday. Mostly chickens. Besides the rooster, only one hen made any sort of noise. She had a nice, quiet, friendly cluck. The turkeys on the other hand, were quite vocal. We left the campground just in time. Drove through a short rain shower not too far down the road. Once we got going in the right direction to catch the freeway, we made a beeline to Savannah. Along the way we saw several billboards for peaches. One advertised a fruit stand called (you guessed it) James and the Giant Peach Stand. Another just said Peach Bread with the exit number. ... read more