Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Heading South Fast
The farther south we go the colder it gets. Sunday we had a high of 62, Monday, 52, and today (Tuesday) 42. Lows are to be in the 20's by Friday--even here in Georgia.
OK--Here's a quick catch up since we've finally arrived at a place with WiFi (free). Our purchase of the RV went very smoothly. Despite my misgivings the sellers were nice people and threw in a lot of useful stuff. The rig is in immaculate condition. Well, we almost broke a drawer on our first day out but it's OK now and we remember to use the bungee cord. We loved Washington, NC and spent our first "travel day" in the area: visiting the Estuarium and hiking in a state park. Our second night we had planned to spend in South Carolina but got tired and stopped at a KOA just short of the border--near Sunset Beach. Monday was a "spend a lot of money" at Camping World day. Luckily we were able to bypass Myrtle Beach and still find Camping world. I have rave reviews for the Welcome centers you find entering every state in the east. Then we stopped at Huntington Beach State Park which is one of my favorite US camp grounds. Got a little walk on the beach but it was a lot like the Oregon Coast in January. If the weather had been warmer I'd have liked to stay longer. Instead today we headed south again--in the rain. We skipped Charleston on this trip in favor of Savannah. We are staying on Tybee Island which I like a lot. On the way here we found Fort Pulaski--a national monument (civil war) so of course we had to stop. Tomorrow we see Savannah.
I am going to post this and then look for some photos to post.
PS: The new RV doesn't yet have an official name. Stay tuned.
OK--Here's a quick catch up since we've finally arrived at a place with WiFi (free). Our purchase of the RV went very smoothly. Despite my misgivings the sellers were nice people and threw in a lot of useful stuff. The rig is in immaculate condition. Well, we almost broke a drawer on our first day out but it's OK now and we remember to use the bungee cord. We loved Washington, NC and spent our first "travel day" in the area: visiting the Estuarium and hiking in a state park. Our second night we had planned to spend in South Carolina but got tired and stopped at a KOA just short of the border--near Sunset Beach. Monday was a "spend a lot of money" at Camping World day. Luckily we were able to bypass Myrtle Beach and still find Camping world. I have rave reviews for the Welcome centers you find entering every state in the east. Then we stopped at Huntington Beach State Park which is one of my favorite US camp grounds. Got a little walk on the beach but it was a lot like the Oregon Coast in January. If the weather had been warmer I'd have liked to stay longer. Instead today we headed south again--in the rain. We skipped Charleston on this trip in favor of Savannah. We are staying on Tybee Island which I like a lot. On the way here we found Fort Pulaski--a national monument (civil war) so of course we had to stop. Tomorrow we see Savannah.
I am going to post this and then look for some photos to post.
PS: The new RV doesn't yet have an official name. Stay tuned.
# posted by Carol Harma @ 5:28 PM 
