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Fort Sumter, The Market & Harbor
Toured Fort Sumter today and learned about its history as the place where the Civil War started. We enjoyed the presentations by The National Park Service folks as they were very informative and entertaining. We then enjoyed a fabulous meal at Hymans Seafood Restaurant. They have a 4.9 rating with something like 47,000 reviews and…
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John’s Island
Quiet day today. Took the pups to the beach on John’s Island….last day of off leash for dogs on the beach! They enjoyed it and so did we!
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Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens
Founded in 1681 Boone Hall is among the oldest plantations in America with a deep history of slavery. We toured the mansion, the stables where 4 Triple Crown winners came from, 9 former slave houses and the grounds. We learned that in its heyday the plantation produced 4 million red bricks a year, besides cotton…
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My Birthday!!
Stacy was the first to wish me a Happy Birthday this morning and followed that by asking what I would like to do today. I said “Nothing!” Absolutely nothing! No tours, no exploring, no driving, no visiting, no NOTHING! Seems as though lately we have just been on the go constantly trying to fit everything…
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James Island, SC
So today I learned what to do if Stacy ever becomes despondent or depressed. We arrived here yesterday and today needed to run errands to replenish the pantry. We have been doing so at WalMart ever since we left December 15 because we have not seen an Aldi store. So she sees that there is…
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Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community
We spent a Saturday afternoon travelling throughout this district that includes 74 artists and craftsmen of all sorts and hit the mother lode. We are not just souvenir collectors of cheaply made foreign junk, but appreciate quality items made by local folks that have a story behind them. The first score was quite a surprise.…
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Pigeon Forge Nightlife
Yeah, you read that right. Nightlife. Me, who is usually in bed by 8:30 or 9. Stacy dragged me out to Dolly Parton’s Stampede dinner and show Thursday night and Friday night she made me go to The Island. I slept until 10 this morning! I enjoyed the dinner and show at The Stampede. Food…
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A Day At The Ford Dealership
So, we shared that we visited The Biltmore which is in Ashville, NC about 2 hours from our campground on Wednesday. Well, on the way back from there the check engine light in our 2023 6.7 diesel Ford F250. All of the other gauges remained in the normal range and there were no strange noises…
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The Biltmore!
GPS said two hour ride and it was all of that. If there is a reason to disqualify TN from retirement destination it would be their roads. Either you are on a “dragon tail” loaded with hairpin turns and switchbacks, and I mean one right after the other, with NO shoulders to the road, or…
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Cades Cove & Gatlinburg
Busy, BUSY day! We started out by visiting Cades Cove, an area that was home to about 125 families back in the mid 1800s and into the 1900s. A “cove” here is not what I grew up with in New England as a cove in the ocean or a lake, but rather a valley surrounded…