Naval Weapons Station - Goose Creek, South Carolina

May 4th - Wednesday - 78 degrees - Bright blue skies, very low humidity

We left Georgia this morning a little before noon and traveled route 95 to route 17 and stopped at our present location at Foster Creek RV Park which is located at the Naval Weapons Station in Goose Creek, South Carolina and that is 20 minutes from historic downtown Charleston, SC.

It is a nice camp ground; however, nothing like the campground we were at last night,we didn't get here in time tonight for us to get out and explore, by the time we got everything set up it was too dark to move around and enjoy an evening walk. Lou tries to get the windows of the RV and the car cleaned, as the Lovebugs are out in full strength and we have been told they need to be cleaned off each day, as they can make a mess of the paint on the automobiles. We were also told that fabric softner sheets work well to clean them off with so we have been trying them.

We are going to stay here for two days and tomorrow we are going to drive into Charleston and take a tour of the city and of one of the plantations. It so happens that the book I am reading now takes place in Charleston, so I am really anxious to see some of the points of interest.

Krista called today after she saw the specialist for her unborn baby and she does indeed have a problem with the baby's heart and they are going to continue to monitor the baby, she is going to return on Friday, she will not return to work until after the baby is born. The physician reports her baby (Matthew) weighs over five pounds and has big feet and hair. Please keep her in your prayers as she has over a month of her pregnancy to go.

She also reports that Steve was able to cut our grass around the house, we still have water around the barn, and the rain is still coming several days a week and the temperatures are still cool. Lou and I had thought we wouldn't put in a garden this year, but with all of the reports we hear of flooding and such around, think we must grow some of our own food to help ourselves and maybe help some other folks also. We certainly have enjoyed the fresh tomatoes, radishes, onions and such in Florida, and the peppers have been wonderful. Krista and Steve have always helped us with the garden and we share the produce, so will probably do the same thing again, Steve usually grows his peas as his house, along with a few other things he likes that do better in the shade and we grow the things that do well in the sunshine.

Strange how thought change to home as we start homeward. Lou has been talking about how he wants to rebuild the fence the wind had destroyed this winter, he has different ideas than we had thought of before, and think it will make it much easier than what we had before. Lots to do when we get home along with washing and waxing the RV and cleaning it inside and we have a SMART campout coming up in June also. Time marches on.

Kings Bay Ballistic Missile Submarine Base - Georgia

May 3rd - Tuesday - 89 Degrees

After having the Launch scrubbed, Lou and I decided we would leave Patrick Air Force Base and begin our slow journey back towards Pennsylvania.

We did get to see the President's plane land at the base, as it delivered his car and such that he used to travel on to Kennedy Space Center and then we watched the President's wife and children as they departed on their plane to fly back to Washington, DC and he left on his plane to go on to Miami.

Lou and I attended Church at the Seaside Chapel on Sunday and then to celebrate our anniversary we went to the Tides for lunch, which comprised of a champagne brunch that was delightful. It was a very formal dining facility and a perfect place to celebrate our special day. We could not believe all of the phone calls that we received on Sunday with all of the well wishes from our family and friends. All of the well wishes made us feel very special. We thank all of you for remembering us on our special day.

We left on Monday morning for our friends home in Leesburg, FL and arrived there about 3:30 pm and spent that night with her last evening. It is always such a pleasure to spend time with her and this time was especially wonderful. Jean has a new friend and was anxious for us to meet him. The minute we saw her we knew something was different, she had a special glow to her face and her eyes were so much brighter and she was so eager to have Lou and I share with her the events that led up to our marriage; therefore, we were late getting away this afternoon, and we both hated to leave and wished we had made arrangements to have stayed longer. We did meet her new friend John and we both gave our "thumbs up" to both of them and have urged them to come north to Pennsylvania to spend time with us this summer to renew our friendship and not let time slip away from us.

Of course, at Jean's house one doesn't leave without picking grapefruit and oranges to bring home with us, so we did do that and we pack all left over space in the RV with the delightful fruit and we were back on the road again.

We arrived here at Kings Bay about 4:30 and thankfully they did have a place for us and we will stay here tonight and be on our way in the morning and on up the road traveling on route 95, probably to Charleston, South Carolina tomorrow night.

This is a beautiful place where we are tonight, but very secured, so we can't look around much, it is a sub base, so much different than where I have been before.

I will post as I can on the way home.

Morning Walk

Morning Walk

April 25th - Monday - 85 degrees w/ breeze

Lou and I agreed that we would take our walk each morning before breakfast, as it is hard for me to walk and breath when it gets hot in the afternoon, so we were off early this morning.

We are including pictures that we took this morning on our walk. Some of the wild flowers that we found growing are ones that we buy in the nurseries at home each spring. On the way back we just had to stop and watch the water birds. Our Marine neighbors from Ohio told us the small shore birds were called the Ruddy Turnstone. The birds sitting out in the water in the brush are of course, the Great Blue Heron and the smaller one is an immature Cormorant.

We also had to move our RV to a different site, we once again have full hook up and this time we have 50 amp, so we can use both A/C units, and that is good, as it is in the mid 90’s today and is supposed to be the remaining of the week. I have included a view from our bedroom window and one from our door.

I have put away our Easter decorations and put out our shore bird and shell collection for the remainder of our stay here. We haven’t been able to keep our awning out, as the breeze is too strong to allow it to stay out. I guess it hasn’t mattered, as I have spent the day cleaning and Lou has been catching up on his reading of the magazines that Krista had mailed to him.

Lou called his friend Donnie in Pennsylvania and he was delighted that we have decided to stay for the launch and he was tickled with the post card that I had sent to him from the Kennedy Center, it is amazing what little things you can do for some people that please them and make them happy. We promised more pictures.

We both talked to all of our family members yesterday, neither of us sent out Easter cards so took the opportunity to call everyone to wish them a Happy Easter, reached everyone with the exception of Scott, and it was good to have a personal contact with each and everyone of them. Even got to talk to our sisters and brothers which was very special. Was glad to hear that so many of them follow the Blog on a daily basis and knew exactly what we had been doing and that was the exact reason we started posting two years ago and never expected so many folks would travel with us, but welcome the company.

We have several prayer requests, Michelle is returning back to College for her final weeks and will be preparing for her finals, Susie, Preston’s wife, is in the hospital with an abscess in her colon, Spencer will soon be leaving for a tour overseas with the Army, Krista will be visiting a specialist, for her unborn baby, that will be checking the irregular heart beat.

Happy Easter