ANOTHER WEEK FROM THE ROAD
Sunday, after seeing Terri off for home, we drove on to St. Augustine where we enjoyed a nice visit and dinner with our Palm Coast friends, Bob and Kitty.
Monday morning we moved on into Jacksonville where we spent the day having some routine maintenance done on both the “coach” and the “vue”. Inasmuch as the work was not completed until 8PM, we overnighted at the Elks Club in preparation for an early departure Tuesday.
We decided to spend two nights in the Savannah area so Ken booked us onto Tybee Island for a pleasant two nights of Southern Coastal hospitality in a RV park near the water. Wednesday we revisited old Savannah and enjoyed a walk through the down town area that is Georgia’s “Southern Spirit”. We then drove to Hilton Head Island for a visit to that very modern, well planned and coordinated community that is truly a showcase of modern day planning and upscale living. This community has managed to maintain very strict standards of architectural design and even the fast food establishments maintain the color and design scheme of the community “fathers of design” decree. It is obvious that there is a dedicated group of persons who run a very tight ship in enforcing their the planning and design of their city image. I can only imagine what it must be like dealing with the Homeowner’s Associations!
Thursday we moved from Tybee Island to Charleston South Carolina and immediately upon completing our normal hookup, departed for Myrtle Beach. That was my “must do” for the day and for it, I must do penitence until Ken pulls a similarly dumb “ gotta do”. We arrived in Myrtle Beach to learn that the city was hosting a convention of motorcycle enthusiasts and the town was overrun with bikers. I was thoroughly disappointed. We had driven 95 miles from Charleston to Myrtle Beach and were not able to get a really good look at the town. I felt doubly bad because Ken drove the distance there and back and by the time we got back to our coach, he was exhausted. We did enjoy a drive “about” Charleston for a view of the lovely homes that overlook the ocean that brings the era of Rhett and Charlotte to life and further endows the spirit of the south to my memory.
Friday morning we “broke camp” and took to the road for our holiday weekend stay at a RV resort at Salisbury, North Carolina. Our “digs” are in a rustic setting with all of the amenities provided in the city. It is a good setting in which one can stop, enjoy the clean air and admire the countryside. We will be here until after Memorial day when we will again take to the road on the last leg of the Southern portion of our trip.
Hope all of you out there are having a wonderful holiday weekend.