Travel dates: April 1-8, 2017 Well, I meant to get all the Charleston posts finished before we left for our big summer trip, but sometimes getting ready for one’s next trip gets in the way of blogging about one’s last trip. But here I am with one last post about stuff we did on our […]
Forts of Charleston: Moultrie and Sumter
Travel dates: April 1-8, 2017 When British warships attacked the partially finished Fort Moultrie in 1776, the story goes, the colonists were able to stave off the attack thanks to the palmetto logs that made up the fort’s walls. The soft walls absorbed the shot, and some cannonballs even bounced off of them. I’ve always […]
Windy Folly Beach and Bohemian Bull: Charleston Trip
travel dates: April 1-8, 2017 What with Charleston being right there on the coast and all, there are a number of nearby beaches to choose from. We went with Folly Beach because a few friends recommended it and because it’s very close to James Island County Park, where we stayed. If you’re staying at James […]
Ships and Submarines in Charleston, SC: USS Yorktown, Hunley, et. al.
Travel dates: April 1-8, 2017 We visited Charleston for the first time a few years ago. It was a quick visit, and we went mostly to see Dave’s sister, Amy, and her husband and kids, who were in the area visiting family for the holidays. But one of the few things we got to see […]
McLeod Plantation in Charleston, SC with Kids
When our McLeod Plantation tour guide, Paul, tells us, “‘Plantation’ is really just a euphemism for ‘for profit slave labor camp,’” I know we’ve come to the right place. We try it out, driving around Charleston later in the trip: “Shadowmoss Slave Labor Camp Golf Club.” “Slave Labor Camp Oaks Apartments.” I can see why […]
James Island County Park near Charleston, SC: Campground Review
Travel dates: April 1-8, 2017 Check out my post about Drayton Hall in Charleston over on the other blog. For some destinations, one campground rises to the top through all the buzz and reviews, and makes the where to stay decision really easy. Charleston is one of those places, so we didn’t hesitate to book […]
Exploring near Travelers Rest, SC: Table Rock State Park and Carl Sandburg’s Home. And Goats.
After spending Saturday exploring Greenville, we decided to spend our second and last full day of Labor Day weekend checking out some other sites in the Travelers Rest area. As I mentioned in my review of the Travelers Rest KOA, we had four different state parks to choose from within 30 minutes of the campground: […]
Travelers Rest/N Greenville KOA Campground Review
I came away from our Labor Day trip to the Greenville/Travelers Rest, SC area feeling like we’d really mastered the weekend trip. And a big part of that was choosing an awesome and perfectly situated campground. We’d had the Travelers Rest/N Greenville KOA on our list of campgrounds to try since before we even got […]
A Day in Greenville, SC with Kids
A couple of days ago, I took Abe to the Children’s Museum of Atlanta for the first time (I’d been with the older kids, but this was Abe’s first visit). I was driving through the most touristy part of downtown, past the Georgia Aquarium, and the World of Coke, and Centennial Olympic Park, looking for […]