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Gorgeous sunny day today so I headed for the island. Been a very long time since I have seen the Atlantic Ocean. George and I had a good time laying out on the beach and we took some friends with us (Geocaching travel bugs).
Lots of traffic circles on the island but . . . → Read More: Hilton Head Island, SC Made it into Savannah, GA the other day. I have only said this about 1 other city but historic Savannah is truly a beautiful city. Everyone should see it. It is so in tune with tourists as well. Tours abound from the standard tour to ghost tours to a tour in a hearse. The tour guides are wonderfully informed and as they rattle off the names of the figures who made Savannah, lived and died there, you will recognize so many of them that it is almost like being home, wherever your home is. Girl Scouts will be excited to tour the homes of their founder Juliette Gordon Low. The Girl Scouts do own one of them. The city is one of the nicest laid out I have ever seen with 24 squares around which houses and roads circle. Originally they were meant to be meeting places and a place to graze animals but now they are lovely green parks surrounded by stately southern homes and small businesses. Monuments are everywhere and the fountain at Forsythe park is fantastic!
After nearly 3 months in Fayetteville visiting relatives, the time came to move on. The call of the road had been in my ears for weeks and all missions were accomplished. My granddaughter now knows who the heck I am and is comfortable around me. Time to get out fast! I told the Dang Cat we were leaving. After enjoying time out of our rig in a fenced backyard, she was less than enthusiastic. Click on her pic to see her reaction.
Ah well, can’t please everybody. I went out and hit a few geocaches for some travel bugs. As long as I am moving, it’s a great chance to get some bugs moving on to other states. While I95 can be quite bumpy at times heading south, it was an easy drive. At the NC/SC border is a large wannabe tourist trap called South of the Border. Might check it out on the way back up. The drive was nice and comfortable though my impressions of the South Carolina coast would be “swampy”. Even the highway is elevated much of the way to keep it dry. Not my cup of tea personally. A stop for gas threw a little hiccup in when the Check Oil light lit up on the dash as I was about to pull out. I truly love a car that is idiot proof or as much as a car can be. I pulled in next to the truckers and threw in the quart of oil I always keep in the car. Then I was on my way again. Located in Fayetteville, NC, this is a must see. Not only do they explain why anyone in their right mind would jump out of a perfectly good airplane, they follow Special Operations thoughout all the major conflicts and give you a real look into what they did (often behind the scenes) and you may learn some . . . → Read More: Airborne Special Operations Museum – Fayetteville, NC As I posted recently, I finally bought myself a GPS device for my car and I have gotten into the sport of Geocaching. Geocaching is a great sport for RVers at home and on the road. It is a world-wide treasure hunt; a chance to sneak around, share secrets, see cool places near you that you may not have noticed, spend time with family or a friend, get some exercise, and maybe be rewarded with a trophy at the end. So far, I have been able to use my Garmin C330 car GPS to find about 17 caches. It has taken me awhile to learn how to best use it for that since geocaching is certainly not it’s main focus but it is working very well for city caches. Maybe I can save someone else some time by noting what I learned here.
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