A peek at Life on the Road
Category: 2019 Spring
Nice, another day to stay local and relax. Drive south west on Rt. 162, Rt. 174. There are a few highlights indicated on the SC Low Country guide in this area. It is good to get away from the tourist destinations and explore the local towns and communities. Hollywood is small, rural, and modest. … Continue reading DAY 38 – Hollywood and Edista Island, SC
What a great day for sightseeing in this classic south-eastern city, blue skies and 76 degrees with a breeze. Charleston has free bus service with established routes which is used by locals and tourists, and works efficiently. It’s like a free HoHo (Hop on Hop off). We roughed out a destination list and plan … Continue reading DAY 37 – Charleston, SC
This is a short travel day to Hollywood SC, just outside of Charleston. We have a few days booked at the Lake Aire Campground. This is a commercial spot, and much different from the parks we have stayed in at the last few locations. WiFI Trouble: This campground has WiFi, which is good … Continue reading DAY 36 – Hollywood SC
Savannah is a one hour drive north. We stop at an RV shop for a part, and drive downtown to the Savannah Trolley Tour site. It is a beautiful morning, and unseasonably cool, 67, and breezy, what a perfect day to tour and walk miles in the city. It was recommended by a neighbor … Continue reading DAY 35 – Savannah, GA
Severe thunderstorms are forecast for today (again), and not to disappoint, so are the tornado warnings and dire looking radar plots. It is a local day, some neighbors pack up and drive away before the mid-day events. We stubbornly plan to hunker down and ride it out, away from the camp. All loose items … Continue reading DAY 34 – Brunswick, GA
The Blythe Island park has some interesting nature walking and biking paths, which I explored around dawn. Marsh at Blythe IslandDashing Deer at sunrise Destination: Two local barrier islands on the coast of Georgia. We start at St. Simons which is known for golf, shops and eateries. The visitors center has guide to … Continue reading DAY 33 – St. Simon’s and Jekyll Islands
Way down upon the Suwannee River, you may know the song, well the river is here, the swamp is the source of the famous lazy river. It’s a bit satisfying to put the place and the name together. Today, we will depart the swamp, and drive to Brunswick GA. The pack up is … Continue reading DAY 32 – Suwannee River
Today, we rent a Jon Boat, about 14’ with 5 HP Merc engine. The outboard shakes like a wet retriever, and after running upswamp, I know why. The vibrating engine shakes the Jon boat and is noisy, this makes it hard to sneak into quiet places and find wildlife. We are not heading down … Continue reading DAY 31 – Jon Boat
It’s all about the swamp here, the flora and fauna, the eco-systems and the history. I find it interesting as a northerner that this vast 400,000 acre swamp land was owned by the Hubard Cypress Company for the purpose of lumber harvesting. The olde growth Cypress trees were huge and the eldest trees were … Continue reading DAY 30 – Stephan Foster, State Park, Georgia
How many swamps are identified on a US map?? Not many, but the Okefenokee Swamp in southern Georgia is on some. There must be something interesting there, sure, why not visit a massive swamp hundreds of thousands of acres in size, sure. Just find a camp ground outside and check it out. Wait, there … Continue reading DAY 29 – Okefenokee
Retired and Loving It 