Day 48 – It was very foggy & humid at 7:30 this morning, 56 degrees. By 9 a.m. the fog had burned off and it was a beautiful, sunny, breezy day. We wanted a little down time & did not rush out this morning. We went out at lunch time to a farmer’s market that’s known for its’ Key Lime Pies, available Thurs.-Sun. Oink oink.
Edisto Beach State Park
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Day 47 – My knee, which had been like a roller coaster of pain (a few days of a little pain followed by the not-so-good days where walking was quite painful) has been less painful for a stretch of days now, basically since we left home. I am continuing with icing it & taking anti-inflammatories, and I do my PT exercises daily. But I was doing that at home. Therefore, I contribute the lesser-painful days to sitting on my behind for hours at a time. The drive south was many hours seated while we were driving. Since we got here, we’ve gone exploring by vehicle, again seated for decent periods of time. When I have needed to walk, it’s been with a cane. Rob’s back & shoulder issues which started in November from overdoing it at our land in Maine, are also doing better since his level of heavy activity has dropped, and he does a long series of PT exercises every morning without fail. Hopefully, we’ve learned our lessons: the old gray mare, she ain’t what she used to be, LOL.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Day 46 – Another good day! We were both up by 7:30 this morning; it was cloudy & 46 degrees. The weather forecast had been for several days of rain in a row. That had changed this morning & we were looking at another day of exploring.
Monday, February 25, 2019
Day 45 – Bright sun, no clouds, 44 degrees, gorgeous out at 7 a.m. this morning. We were taking advantage of the clear day to start exploring the area. We packed our lunches and headed out, turning south out of the Live Oak Campground and going to the separate part of Edisto Beach State Park that houses the Beach Campground & offers Ocean access. This campground is smaller and more popular than Live Oak where we are camping due to its proximity to the Ocean. We drove through and looked at campsites when we were here before; we wanted to see how it looked now. Still crowded and still very little privacy or trees. We only saw one campsite that we even remotely liked.
Sunday, February 24, 2019
Day 44 – At 7 a.m. it was cloudy & 61 degrees. I don’t think we’ve had temperatures this warm since last Summer in Maine. Bodes well for the rest of this trip. The crowded campground was busy again, this time with people packing up. By 11 a.m. at least half of the campers had left & Rob went to the Ranger’s Station to see if we could move on over to our weekday site, #122.
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Day 43 – It rained all night & was raining heavily & 39 degrees at 7:15 a.m. A nasty day for a long drive but at least it wasn’t snow & ice. Our destination today was Edisto Beach State Park at Edisto Island, South Carolina. Last night we camped in northern North Carolina, just across the Virgina border. Today we traveled through NC and south thru much of SC. Edisto Beach State Park was where we were staying when we had to leave. We’d only been there a few days & had been unable to do anything because of my knee. We loved it here, but hadn’t been able to explore yet. Now we will.
358 miles, (6:50), 34813-35171
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Day 37 – Boy, what a storm! High winds & lots of rain last night. With the Palmettos swaying against the RV, it was noisy. 61 degrees this morning at 9 a.m., windy & rain. We slept in. Right now at 3:30 p.m. it is sunny and breezy, gorgeous out. We actually have all the windows and the door open – mid-60’s.
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Day 36 – I had another night of the aching knee, and I couldn’t get comfortable. This morning I could barely walk. Rob went off to the Dermatologist in Charleston by himself; we were concerned about how I’d even get down the steps of the RV to get to the car. At 7:40 a.m. it was 56 degrees & cloudy. It’s supposed to rain today & the temperature should only go up.
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Day 35 – It was 36 degrees this morning & sunny, still windy. My knee was aching most of the night, and this morning I was unable to put much weight on that leg. I don’t have any idea what I did to it, but unfortunately, no “Gators of the Lowcountry” for us today. Rob has had a bump between his cheek & ear that’s been sore & it’s getting worse – not looking too good right now. So we made doctor’s appointments for tomorrow in Charleston. It looks like we’ll have to go into the big city after all.
Monday, January 21, 2019
Day 34 – It was 29 degrees at 8 a.m., windy & sunny. We packed up & got ready to travel, leaving the Park at 11:20 after waiting in line at the dump station – we weren’t the only ones heading out. We weren’t positive about where we were going to be spending the night. We’d talked about going back to Buck Hall Recreation Area; we’d had a great time there in 2017. The campground is located in Frances Marion National Forest & because of the shutdown, we’d been unable to get any information as to whether the Buck Hall Campground would be open.
133 miles, (3:45), 33256-33389