Made it home

We made it home Thursday evening.  A total of 5096 miles.  We are safe and sound.  All is well at the house, except for our phone and Internet not working.   Frontier says it may be 4 days before they have a chance to fix it.  Looking forward to planning our next trip. :)

Made it to Statesville

We left Myrtle Beach this morning around 10 am and took the scenic route to the north.  We made it to Statesville, NC and are staying at a very nice, but almost empty, campground. It is presently 8:00 pm and I'm sitting outside on the patio surfing the Internet.  Very relaxing. Google Maps tells me that I have a little more than 6 hours to get back home. Pulling the camper it will probably be more than 7 hours. Not sure if I'll try and make it all the way tomorrow or do it in two days???

Last day at the Beach

Last day in Myrtle Beach. Tomorrow we start working our way back home.  I've put 4450 miles so far on my truck.  Luckily the price of gas seems to be going down.  Just bought diesel for $3.71 per gallon.  Regular is $3.22 per gallon. Jeff, Michelle and Ava are coming to the camper for dinner tonight.  We baked pasta, with a salad and bread.  The campground has an ice cream shop for dessert.

Myrtle Beach

I've been a little lazy on the blog.  We've been having such a good time in Myrtle Beach, I've not logged on to the computer. We are staying at the "Ocean Lakes Family  Campground".  It is huge and was awarded the 2011-2012 "RV Park of the Year".  They have about 900 campsites, plus many rental houses. We are only four spaces from the beach which is really nice.  The campground itself has everything, including an outdoor pool, an indoor pool, mini-golf, a cafe, an arcade, and a laundry.  However, the main reason we stopped in Myrtle Beach was to visit with our friends Jeff and Michelle (and their daughter Ava). We had a great time being with them this weekend. They had to go to work today, but we hope to meet up with them this evening.  We will be leaving Myrtle Beach on Wednesday and working our way back to WV. 

Beaufort, SC

Visited the town of Beaufort, SC today. It was chartered in 1711 and is the second-oldest city in South Carolina, behind Charleston. It was named the "Best Small Southern Town" by Southern Living Magazine.  The houses in the town are beautiful and some are still around from the Civil War Era. We also went to Hunting Island State Park.  It was listed in 2013 as a Top 25 beach in the United States by TripAdvisor.  The camp ground is a place I'm sure we will try to stay at in the future, although the park ranger told us they have a 11 month reservation list.  Tomorrow we leave for Myrtle Beach.  Planning to visit some friends while we are there.

Last Day in St. Augustine

We were planning to only spend two days in St. Augustine, but we liked it so much we extended it to three days.  Yesterday we spent the entire day either at the beach or at the swimming pool. We started out today going to a farmer's market that was held at the beach.  We bought some fresh fruit and vegetables. We also stopped and saw the lighthouse.  This evening we ate some blackened shrimp at Aunt Kate's Restaurant which is located at the rear of the campground on the Tolomato River.  We ate outside along the river.  Very nice setting and good food. After eating we went to Old Town St. Augustine.  We saw the oldest city, the oldest street, the oldest wooden schoolhouse and the oldest jail.  We also saw may other old buildings.  Tomorrow we leave St. Augustine and we will be traveling to Beaufort, SC.  If you see the pattern, we are starting to head north. Rough guess is that we will be back in Dallas, WV around April 20th.

St. Augustine

Made it to St. Augustine. Staying at the North Beach Camp Resort.  It might be the best campground we have stayed at during this whole trip. We are just a short walk from the beach. The ocean water is cold (around 63 deg), so the campground has a heated pool.  The pool water is in the 90's.  We are scheduled to stay two days at this campground, but we are looking into staying three days.  Went to a very unique restaurant called the Salt-Water Cowboys tonight.  Very good food.   

Took Corson to the Airport on Sunday afternoon.  We transferred him to the flight attendent and they took him on to the plane.  The plane left the gate and then we left the airport. Later we get a call that the plane never left the runway.  Mechanical issues :(  They took everyone off of the plane, except Corson. He stayed on with the flight attendents. About 2 hours later the plane finally leaves. Corson is back home safe and sound. We leave Orlando tomorrow and then we are off to St. Augustine.  It is the oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement and port in the continental United States.

Islands of Adventure

Went to the Universal "Islands of Adventure" on Saturday. The park was divided into several different themes including, Marvel Comics, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, Dr. Suess, etc.  They all had some amazing rides.  Harry Potter was the most popular with a pretty long wait in line, but they make the lines entertaining.  We are taking Corson back to the airport this afternoon (Sunday).  I think he had a pretty good time staying in the camper and visiting the parks.

Universal Studios

Went to Universal Studios today with Corson.  Weather was perfect.  We went to many of the rides, including Twister--Ride It Out, Revenge of the Mummy, Disaster, Men in Black, The Simpsons Ride (we rode this twice), ET Adventure, and Terminator 2-3D.  Also saw the parade through the streets of Universal.  Tomorrow is the second half of the park (Islands of Adventure). 

LegoLand

Took Corson to Legoland today. Amazing the amount of structures they made out of legos. There were zebras, lions, star wars figures, replica of the Las Vegas Blvd, New York City, Washington DC, and the list goes on.  It rained most of the day, but we still had a good time. Most of the rides were open, except for the roller coasters.  The next few days we will be going to Universal Studios.

Relaxing

Haven't done too much since we came to Orlando.  Sitting around the campground and hanging out at the lake watching the ducks.  Riding my bike at least twice a day around the park. We are going to the airport this evening and picking up Corson.  He is flying by himself from Latrobe, PA to Orlando. Tomorrow we are all going to Legoland.  Still deciding what else we will do while he is here.  Lots of options.  Universal Studios will probably be one stop.

Made it to Orlando

We made it to Orlando without too much trouble.  We were slightly delayed when one road was closed for about 1/2 hour due to smoke from a forest fire covering the road.  We are staying at the Bill Fredrick Park on Turkey Lake. It is a city park that is right in the middle of all the Orlando activity, but very relaxing with all the trees and the lake.

Moving to Orlando

Cooked the the fish we caught on my Cobb charcoal cooker.  Seasoned it with some Old Bay and some lemon and it was really tasty.  Packing up this morning and moving to Orlando.  I'm expecting it to be about a four hour drive. We will be staying at the Turkey Lake Park.