Working Greyhound versus Retired Greyhound!

This is where one finds a working Greyhound!

This is where one finds a playing, retired Greyhound!

Savannah, GA

Today we saw one of the most beautiful, congested cities we have seen in a long time. The bridge leading into Savannah reminds us of the bridge leading into Charleston, SC and is evry bit as beautiful. The Spanish Moss hanging from the trees along shaded streets in front of some very old homes made travel from neighborhood to neighborhood wonderful. Some multicolored walkups seemed to be ancient but very well preserved. The vehicle and pedestrian traffic was very heavy but there were numerous parks (called squares) throughout the historic downtoen section making is easier for peds. There was a huge white steeple that could be seen from the bridge and, up close and personal, it looked great taken through the limbs and leaves of a gnarled, old tree. Taking a hint from our friend, Mick Giandiletti, we went to Fort Pulaski. We are semi-Civil War buffs and this trip was well worth the time. The story of the fort is interesting and the best part is "we" won! The Confederates held the fort in 1862 and the Union forces bombarded it with over 5,400 artillery shells, forcing the Rebels to surrender. The fort still stands and the holes in the walls even had cannonballs in the holes. In photo #8, look at the center of the pic and there is a cannonball. This bombardment led to the end of masonary forts because of the damage caused by rifling in the artillery giving the ammo more "oomph!". Then as we were leaving, a very large spider was seen getting ready to carry our truck away. Good thing we got there in time to save it.

Charleston, SC

Today we took the "quicky" tour of Charleston. What a beautiful town! We were walking in the downtown area and apparently looked lost. A man, later identified as TG Robinson, approached us and asked if we were looking for something. Seems he is a "Street Marshall" for Charleston and handles tourists for a living. After talking a while and Sunshine batting her big, brown eyes at him, he advised us of the best walking areas and gave us two passes to the homes tour. We soon discovered that it would not be right for Carol and her knees to walk this tour and so we went to the Frence Quarter and found some other "lost" tourists and gave them the passes. We later discovered that they were valued at $45 each. We feel that they were put to good use and we just wanted aknowledge Mr. Robinson and tell you what a great spokesman he is for this beautiful city. We burned the camera up here. The French Quarter is narrow and full of history. Churches galore with fabulous spires making all look up! Many of the streets are cobblestone. All are narrow and some are nothing more than slim alleys with home and store fronts. Some of the homes were so large, they could sleep all from our campground and then some. A dark side of our history was the Old Slave Market, which is now a museum. Of course, what would a southern port city be without a cruise ship. Here was one and it was huge! We crossed the water over to Mount Pleasant and saw the USS York Town and a bejillion yachts. There was also a Cold War Submarine Memorial. Tomorrow we go to Savannah for some more beautiful history.  

Lexington, NC to Charleston, SC

Today, we traveled from Central North Carolona to Charleston, South Carolina. The day was sunny and mid-60s and the trees are a lot greener than up north. There was no wind and some steam rising looked nuclear on the horizon, near Charlotte, NC. We are now in a very nice RV park, Lake Aire, in Hollywood, NC. Tomorrow we will start exploring the old southern town of Charleston and decide if we will stay more or move on. There is a ton of history in this area.

Lexington, NC

Today was a lay back day and all three of us enjoyed it. Carol is still trying to work out the right dosage for her insulin with her doctor and we just kicked back. Went into Lexington this evening and picked up some "Que" at the Lexington Bar-B-Que. Was quite good. Tomorrow we leave for Charleston, SC where we will spend a couple or few days before heading further south. North Carolina is a beautiful state and we have met many beautiful area residents and, if it didn't get so darn cold in the winter, would probably think of putting it on our "Where to spend the winter" list.

Marietta, OH to Pipestem, WV to Linwood, NC

Yesterday, we traveled from Marietta to Pipestem State Park, WV. The SP campground is a very clean, well kept park with full hookups. The trees, this far south, were full of color. The wind had not stripped most of the trees like it had further north. Today, we moved from Pipestem to Linwood, NC, near Winston-Salem. We are in the Cross Winds RV Park and it is a beauty. We are planning on being here until Friday, checking out Winston-Salem, Salisbury and area and then we must decide where to go next. We have until November 1 before we must be in Silver Springs, FL. Carol took so many photos that the battery went dead before we could record the Welcome to North Carolina sign. It rained this morning for the first half of our trip but the beauty of the leaves made the day bright and the trip light.

Parkersburg, WV and Marietta, OH

Today we went to the dog park west of Parkersburg. Sunshine got her chance to run and Judy and John's dog, Rascal, got his chance to further endear himself to us all. Later, we returned to Marietta and saw a couple of barges being pushed up the Ohio River. I have turned into a real cheap date because I totally loved the day. I see my sister to rarely and she is one of my top three favorite ladies so this has been a fantastic weekend.