Blogs from South Carolina, United States, North America - page 63

Our next stop north is Beaufort, South Carolina. This is a charming town with lots of history. During the Civil War, the North was going to invade and destroy the town. Fortunately the people of Beaufort knew that the Union troops were coming, so they fled. Because the town was abandoned when the troop arrived, they didn’t destroy the buildings and that is why today there are more antebellum homes in Beaufort than any other county in South Carolina. The result is a picturesque town with giant antebellum homes overlooking the river banks. It proved to be a fun place to stop and explore. One of our favorite things we did there was a free walking tour around town. This is where we learned the history of Beaufort and got to admire all the beautiful homes. ... read more

Jul 16, 2006 *City official name :Awendaw *Founded date : *Location :South Carolina State *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Awendaw is a town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,195 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Charleston-North Charleston Metropolitan Statistical Area. Awendaw was named by the Seewee Native American tribe. It is also home to an oyster shell mound created by the Seewee Tribe. It is often referred to as "The Spanish Fort". Most of the mound is still intact. The rest of it was destroyed to construct roads and homes for the citizens of Awendaw. The town was heavily damaged by Hurricane Hugo in September 1989, but did not receive as significant... read more

Jul 15, 2006 *City official name :Mount Pleasant *Founded date : *Location :South Carolina State *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Mount Pleasant is a town in Charleston County, South Carolina, in the United States. As of 2006, the town had an estimated population of 62,000. As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, Mount Pleasant is included within the Charleston-North Charleston Urbanized Area and the Charleston-North Charleston Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the 3rd largest city in this metro behind Charleston and North Charleston. At the foot of the Cooper River Bridge lies Patriot's Point, a naval and maritime museum, home to the World War II aircraft carrier USS Yorktown, which is now a museum ... read more

Last Tuesday, June 27th Hope and I hopped in the Mustang for a 12 hour trip to Tega Cay, South Carolina, where lives the majority of Hope's family. The perceived emphasis of our trip was to spend time with Hope's mother, Linda, while she recovered from post breast cancer reconstructive surgery. We are very glad to report that Linda is doing quite well and should be fully abreast in the next couple of weeks. Needless to say, the Little One and I had a lot of fun and of course stirred up the southern drawling folks of this rapidly developing, "hot as balls," (Hopes term) southern town. Our trip started with the top down and the Sirius Satellite Radio cranked as we cruised down 75 to the Ohio turnpike, to the 77 all the way to ... read more

It is 105 days until we leave for Romania!! Or 3 months, 13 days Or 9,072,600 seconds Or 151,200 minutes Or 2520 hours Or 15 weeks Can you tell I am excited?! I am getting really excited because are getting ready to order our plane tickets!! What excitement! It really sucks because of the cost of gas, airline ticket prices keep going up! Also, the weight limit on our luggage keeps going down. That just doesnt seem fair. But anyway, what can you do, but PRAY?! So here is whats happening! Currently in Romania, they are having Camp Joy. This is an awesome camp. I havent gotten to see it in action, but in October we do visit the site of Camp Joy. It is great. Most of the gypsy kids get to go to this ... read more