Today is the 125th day since leaving Rockport, Texas and we're still in Charleston and will be for more than another week. We returned here from Dallas on Sunday, July 24th and after unpacking and repacking, we rented a car and drove back to Dataw Island for their 3 day-2 night "Discover Dataw" package so we could explore the area more in depth as a possible place to retire. We both still love it as it is such a beautiful spot as well as very friendly. Unfortunately, this has presented itself at a very inopportune time for us so it'll be interesting to see what happens.
Dallas was great as we got to spend time with our daughter Kelly, her husband Brian and our new granddog, Lucious - a miniature long haired dachsund who is precious! They live at a high rise called AZURE on the 18th floor and even though I wouldn't like living that high up, it's pretty spectacular!
I'll be leaving Charleston again tomorrow morning for Washington, D.C. where I'm meeting my daughter Sherrie and granddaughter Lauren where we'll take the train to New York City and spend 5 days. As I mentioned before, Lauren will be attending the Fashion Institute of Technology for a 4 day workshop. Mike is batching it and hopes to catch up on a few repair items. After I return from New York, we'll be heading north.
Beginning in the Spring of 2011, this is a story of a journey in our 36' Heritage East Trawler as we cruise The Great Loop, a circumnavigation of Eastern North America, along the shoreline of the United States and Canada - truly a trip of a lifetime.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Days 100-117 - Charleston, S.C.
Sundeck with Mr. Pelican in background
We left Charleston on July 8th for San Antonio as Mike had several business meetings and we scheduled all of our doctor and dentist appointments as well as hosting a dinner for all of our original wedding party. We've been doing this every five years for the last 20 years and most are still around. Unfortunately one of our good friends passed away this year. It will be very interesting to see who is still here in 5 years which will be our 50th anniversary!
We left San Antonio yesterday, July 20th and flew to Dallas to visit our youngest daughter Kelly for several days and then it's back to Charleston. I plan to fly to Washington, D.C. on the 30th to join my oldest daughter Sherrie and granddaughter Lauren on a trip to New York City. Lauren is going to attend a 5 day workshop at the Fashion Institute of Technology and Sherrie and I will enjoy shopping and seeing the sights.
Finally after all of that, we plan to head north. Stay tuned for details. I've been told that I haven't been adding to the blog enough so I'll try to remedy that situation.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Days 94-99 Beaufort, S.C. to Charleston
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY TO EVERYONE!
We ended up staying in Beaufort until Friday because of boat repairs but were able to get out and tour the city which is very picturesque as well as historic. As I said before, we had lived there about 40 years ago and drove by the house where we lived and not much has changed. We also did some bike riding and while trying to cross a busy road, I started to fall and came down hard on my left foot which did some damage to my knee. This knee has been an ongoing problem for quite a while and I ended up going to the ER and fortunately only had contusions and lots of arthritis. We're going back to San Antonio on July 8th for some business meetings and a dinner which we're hosting for our original wedding party and I will see an orthopedic doctor then.
We left Beaufort on Saturday morning and went over to Dataw Island which was a short cruise of about 2 hours. Mike had arranged for us to have a tour of the island and the facilities as he's read much about it as a retirement place. We fell in love with it as well as one of the homes we saw. It's a little too early to make a decision like that but it's something to think about.
We spent the night at Dataw and left early Sunday morning for Charleston arriving about 2:00 and were both exhausted from the heat. Today we spent cleaning the boat and plan to watch the fireworks tonight as they're going to be seen from Ft. Sumter as well as the Citadel. Tomorrow and Wednesday we'll go sightseeing and then start getting ready to go to San Antonio.
We ended up staying in Beaufort until Friday because of boat repairs but were able to get out and tour the city which is very picturesque as well as historic. As I said before, we had lived there about 40 years ago and drove by the house where we lived and not much has changed. We also did some bike riding and while trying to cross a busy road, I started to fall and came down hard on my left foot which did some damage to my knee. This knee has been an ongoing problem for quite a while and I ended up going to the ER and fortunately only had contusions and lots of arthritis. We're going back to San Antonio on July 8th for some business meetings and a dinner which we're hosting for our original wedding party and I will see an orthopedic doctor then.
We left Beaufort on Saturday morning and went over to Dataw Island which was a short cruise of about 2 hours. Mike had arranged for us to have a tour of the island and the facilities as he's read much about it as a retirement place. We fell in love with it as well as one of the homes we saw. It's a little too early to make a decision like that but it's something to think about.
We spent the night at Dataw and left early Sunday morning for Charleston arriving about 2:00 and were both exhausted from the heat. Today we spent cleaning the boat and plan to watch the fireworks tonight as they're going to be seen from Ft. Sumter as well as the Citadel. Tomorrow and Wednesday we'll go sightseeing and then start getting ready to go to San Antonio.
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