After our restful night’s sleep in the Walmart parking lot, we decided to camp in Frances Marion National Park. We took a never ending winding gravel road that cut through loblolly pines and swampy wetlands. We were met with this lovely sign. Thank you, Administration 45 for your complete and total incompetency. We drove another …
Ryan and I had never been to Charleston before, so it’s always exciting to go to place where everything is new. As a general rule, we try to spend as little money as possible since we are trying to extend this trip as long as possible, and Charleston was a delight even on a budget. …
One of the projects that Ryan and I had on our Hilton Head “to do” list was building our sleeping platform in the car. We weren’t able to find a good tutorial online for my 2009 Nissan Versa hatchback, so we pieced together a little of this and that and came up with the following. …
Ryan and I have really enjoyed discovering new information about the antebellum South and Civil War. It has been interesting too, seeing things from a Southern perspective. Take, for example, the following: Kate: “So, during the civil war...” Jeff, docent of Church of the Cross, built in 1857: “Actually down here they call it the …
When Ryan and I unpacked our car in Hilton Head, there was a moment when we looked at each other with a “now what” expression on our faces. Everything about our lives for the last year (and 30+ years...) has been about arriving. What is the next thing? What are we supposed to be doing …
Beyond the Fold 