A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
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We had a more leisurely start to the day. The group gathered for a final talk, and I gave a demonstration of Google Earth, showing where we had walked on Bull Island the previous day. After that, we headed to the penninsula for a trip to IMax and the SC Aquarium. This route took us … Read More “Sunday in Charleston” »
We got up far too early for a Saturday. Our hotel had a very good breakfast, then we caravanned up to the dock for the Bull Island ferry. Laura and I had been here many times, but had never crossed on over. The long dock and isolated access road is/was an excellent place to look … Read More “Shell Shocked on Bull Island” »
Laura and I had signed up for a Continuing Education course through Furman. In this case, we were to travel to Bull Island to do some shelling, driving down Friday evening, catching a ferry to the island Saturday morning ,then visiting the SC Aquarium on Sunday. After dropping by my parent’s house in Prosperity to … Read More “Central Restaurant and Barroom – A Review in Two Acts” »
OK, so the previous rant was accurate, to a point. There are some things about Florida I think I can deal with. The ability to go fishing at a moment’s notice is one of those. We took Amy’s boat over to Carl’s, then took his big boat out fishing. We trolled the channel for grouper … Read More “Florida can be cool, too” »
The decision was not made lightly. Do we go to Disney World, or do we go camping, kayaking, and four-wheeling? After spending eight days without power, we figured we had already done the camping thing, but we decided for Ocala National Forest over animated mice. We packed up the convertible and headed out at 6:00 … Read More “Juniper Run” »
I am now iPodal and xBoxed. I can now be entertained six ways from Sunday via tiny gadgets with more computing power than the one that powered the early Apollo program. Several of Chip’s friends had gotten xBox 360s, and were unloading their old xBoxes a cut-rate prices. He passed one along to me. So … Read More “Snowbirds” »
For our final evening in Washington State we decided to visit the Rhododendron Cafe. There were three reasons for this selection. First, we had been there before, and the food was good that time. Secondly, it’s too small to have a Friday night buffet, which is the way many of our favorite seafood joints in … Read More “Rhododendron Cafe” »
A trip to La Conner wouldn’t be complete without a stop at Calico Cupboard. This morning, we arrived before many of the stores had opened, so we stopped in. I try to get by here for lunch either at this location or in Anacortes at least once on these trips. Atmosphere This started as a … Read More “Calico Cupboard” »
Duff McDaniel, Mrs. Wright’s next door neighbor, had recently purchased a 4-wheel drive vehicle, and wanted to put it through it’s paces. I couldn’t think of a better way to try it out than to search for a couple of geocaches located up in the hills, so Thursday we decided to go on a hunt. … Read More “Samish Island Caches” »
I absolutely love the Skagit Valley and area surrounding Mount Vernon/Burlington. If I didn’t have such close ties to South Carolina, I’d move out here in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, many others feel the same way. Hence, the weather conspiracies, etc. The farmlands above are dotted with Victorian-styled houses and huge old barns. Something is always … Read More “Skagit Valley Views” »