Category: South Carolina
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Oakland Plantation
March 22, 2022 The day began with Red and White Market sausage, eggs and pancakes. That sausage is so good! Mt. Pleasant/Charleston KOA is owned by adjacent Oakland Plantation, which has been in the family for several generations. At 236 acres, it isn’t big, but it is very pretty with its Oak-lined entrance. The campground…
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Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
March 21, 2022 Mark Zablotsky (https://www.markzphotoworkshops.com) had recommended Magnolia Gardens. I knew little about it, except that there is a 60 acre Audubon Preserve. A big sign in front listed all the tours. Martha asked what I wanted to do, and I said, “All of it.” We started by walking through the extensive gardens. Extracting…
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Charleston, South Carolina
March 2022 We stayed at Mount Pleasant/Charleston KOA while exploring the area. This is a nice KOA with a great staff and facilities on a pretty lake. It is part of Oakland Plantation and managed by the family. A small creek ran behind our campsite and there are woods behind that. Each morning and evening…
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Drunken Computer
How will I ever catch up?! After a few days on the road to Florida, my computer got drunk and became completely worthless. It all started with good intentions as I poured a healthy glass of wine and opened the cabinet above the table to get A&K music player. Caution! Things may have moved during…
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Edisto Island State Park
Thursday, February 18, 2021 It was raining early, with a prediction for rain all day. Actually I was happy with a rainy day to catch up on some reading. But then I discovered we were out of Verizon data. I tried to log into the website, but my challenge question stopped me – name a…
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Edisto Island State Park
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Martha and I walked on the beach for an hour adjacent to the Beach Campground. It is a very pretty beach with lots of shells. Behind it is a big marsh with a large creek running through it. Despite a chilly wind blowing, there were a number of people out collecting…
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The Drive From Hell
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 Our mission for the day was to drive 4 1/2 hours to Edisto Beach State Park in South Carolina. We wanted to take the ferry to Southport, but the 10:00 ferry didn’t go due to fog, so we waited for the 11:30. I took the opportunity to settle a few more…
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Hunting Island Day 3
At low tide I took my camera up the beach for some pictures. This is such a cool beach Where wildlife manages to survive among humans. We then took a bike ride on Magnolia Trail and Lagoon Trail, then back on Maritime Trail. I went for a swim in the ocean to cool off after…
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Hunting Island Day 1
Monday, May 7, 2018 It’s always fun arriving at a new place, anxious to explore and see what is here. We walked out the long boardwalk into a huge marsh. It was low tide and they haven’t had rain for 12 days, so the only water was in the creeks. I was disappointed not to…
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Brookgreen Gardens
After walking out the concrete drive from Atalaya Castle, viewing the wildlife, we hiked the trail to the north end of the beach, then walked back in the surf. We saw our nice neighbors, Jim and Karen, at a wildlife overlook. They come to Huntington Beach State Park often, and always had great recommendations of…