Day 25 – Happy Trails to Us. I think we’re going to see some alligators soon; I just know it! Heading South below Charleston, SC today. Staying there for a few days before heading into Georgia. 60 degrees and sunny, no wind at 6:45 a.m. The girls are happily settled in after breakfast, not knowing they’ll be traveling again.
Month: March 2017
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Day 24 – Cooler this morning (47 degrees, sunny and still). I joined Rob for the morning walk; lots of bird activity, bugs not biting yet. We like our new campsite.
Sunrise, site 2, Buck Hall Campground, SC
Eastern Bluebird, Buck Hall Campground, SC
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Day 23 – Every morning since we arrived at this campground Rob has been going to the same place along the River where he can try to photograph the resident bald eagle that comes here to hunt for breakfast. Today he came back from his morning walk, happy with his pictures.
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Day 22 – A beautiful sunny day as Week Four begins for us in South Carolina. Rob took his morning constitutional with coffee and camera in hand. Came back saying he probably got 1,000 bug bites and at times they were just swarming in mass. With that bit of information, we decided not to go kayaking in the early morning. There’s no wind right now and 55 degrees; if a good breeze kicks up later, maybe we can go and not be eaten alive.
Cormorant taking off, Buck Hall Campground, SC
Monday, March 6, 2017
Day 21 – Brilliant sunrise and Rob heads out with the camera. Now as I write and wait for the water to heat for a shower, he’s gone out for a bike ride on the Palmetto Trail. Partly cloudy, around 50 degrees.
Buck Hall Campground, SC
Buck Hall Campground, SC
Buck Hall Campground, SC
Buck Hall Campground, SC
Sunday, March 5, 2017
Day 20 – We have a long-ish drive today so we got up early in order to get on the road as early as possible. 5:45 a.m. and 39 degrees. By the time we finished packing up, dumped tanks, did the trash, and refilled some fresh water, etc., we departed at 8:05 a.m., 40 degrees, sunny & clear. Stopped in Jacksonville, NC to get propane, that and the gas and lunch stops made it even longer. Restless cats. Arrived campground in South Carolina 2:50 p.m. (trip took 6 hrs. 45 min.) and the high was 61 degrees and sunny. Continue reading
Saturday, March 4, 2017
Day 19 – 36 degrees and windy at 7 a.m. Rob took the camera and went for a walk to the River at sunrise. He came back practically frostbitten due to the wind chill. Then we checked the weather situation at home and he no longer felt so cold. 15 degrees at 7:30 a.m. (in Highland, NY) and tonight it will be 6 degrees. Thank you, Carol, for the weather forecasts! Puts things in perspective.
Flanners Beach, NC
Friday, March 3, 2017
Day 18 – Took a drive today, heading about an hour South to Cedar Point and the area known as Emerald Isle. Cedar Point is at the lower part of Croatan National Forest and there’s a campground we wanted to check out. It is open all year; the one we’re staying at now opens in March and closes for the Winter. For future trips we need to find campgrounds open all year. Cedar Point is a very nice, clean campground, by the water like this one we’re at now, more open than this one but there are still private sites. The trees are older and bigger here, further South, probably more logging done where we are now. We marked down our favorite sites because when you reserve in advance, you can pick your site. Continue reading
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Day 17 – BIG thunderstorm here last night, lightning, thunder, and heavy rain. Woke us up and we quickly closed the windows. 7 a.m. this morning, 62 degrees and the temperature is still dropping – windy, cloudy, and cool. Not sure how much we’ll be doing outside today! Looked at the weather at home and saw that the power was out from very heavy winds. Continue reading
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Day 16 – It started getting windy last night and the waves were loudly crashing; 66 degrees at 6:15 a.m. We think it would be exciting to stay here thru the storm, but it wouldn’t be safe in the RV. We’re heading for another campground in North Carolina (we’ve become attached to this State!): Flanners Beach Campground at the Neuse River Recreation Area. It’s 3 hours from here on a river. We’ll head North to get off the barrier islands, then West through Roanoke Island and across the top of the Alligator National Wildlife Refuge, turning South past New Bern. New country to explore. Continue reading