Spent 4 days in the Charleston SC area and we think this is our favorite southern town! It was such an important town in the early years as it is a great sheltered port. Ft. Sumter, where the civil war began, is on a man made island in the middle of the port entrance. You take a boat ride to get there and it was a beautiful and interesting morning. The numerous historic houses extend far beyond the downtown historic area. Most are in good shape as the city is prosperous. Property values are higher than most southern towns. They have had the same mayor for 31 years and it appears that a stable government has nurtured a good business environment and planning for the city. The tourist facilities are good, parks beautiful and functional and the citizens really take great pride in their city. There are some wonderful plantations in the surrounding area. One was a "Tea" plantation from the 1700s. There are also beautiful coastal island communities with small historic homes and wonderful beaches. (We liked this area and have to occasionally remind ourselves that a large wave would be devastating!)
Awhile back we visited a huge Nascar store. It is clear that Nascar is popular and the "signature" items are extremely expensive! Baseball hats were $29.00 and up.
We lost a rear tire on the Saturn while towing on the freeway. I am afraid we were responsible for some tire litter by the time we realized what had happened! At least the rim was OK.
We are on the way to the Carrabelle Palms area on the gulf coast below Tallahassee. We are having a couple of travel days and are staying at the Wall Mart tonight waiting for the Easter Bunny. For those of you who don't know, Wall Mart allows motor homes to overnight in their parking lots. We do this occasionally when we are on the move as the lots are lighted and patrolled. There are usually 2-3 large rigs parked on the perimeter of the lots. I am sure many do some shopping while there, also.
It has surprised us that we have not been able to find any "hot cross buns" this week before Easter in this area. We have been to several large stores and small bakeries. OK east coast friends, are these buns just a west coast thing? (Our QFC has some great ones!)
Awhile back we visited a huge Nascar store. It is clear that Nascar is popular and the "signature" items are extremely expensive! Baseball hats were $29.00 and up.
We lost a rear tire on the Saturn while towing on the freeway. I am afraid we were responsible for some tire litter by the time we realized what had happened! At least the rim was OK.
We are on the way to the Carrabelle Palms area on the gulf coast below Tallahassee. We are having a couple of travel days and are staying at the Wall Mart tonight waiting for the Easter Bunny. For those of you who don't know, Wall Mart allows motor homes to overnight in their parking lots. We do this occasionally when we are on the move as the lots are lighted and patrolled. There are usually 2-3 large rigs parked on the perimeter of the lots. I am sure many do some shopping while there, also.
It has surprised us that we have not been able to find any "hot cross buns" this week before Easter in this area. We have been to several large stores and small bakeries. OK east coast friends, are these buns just a west coast thing? (Our QFC has some great ones!)
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