Shenandoah SP Virginia

Just a quick post. The campground is in the valley next to the Shenandoah river and there is absolutely no cell coverage. We can drive a little and use the cell phone booster to make calls. The visitors center (where we are now) has wifi but it's pretty weak so this post might not go. I'll give it try. We are here for 5 nights.

Summer trip begins

We have been away from Beaufort for 3 days. We stopped in Tega Cay for a brief visit with Seth, Courtney and the girls. Before we left we had Lindsay & Jamie's kids for a few days while they were away celebrating their (I think) 15th anniversary.  So, the grandkids got their Mia & Poppi fix for awhile. We leave here tomorrow for Virginia and Shenandoah NP. It's a pretty good drive so it would be nice to get an early start, but that's a rarity.  Here are some grandkid pics.

Kings Mountain SP

This park is the location of a revolutionary war battle. I'm afraid that's about all I know about it. Seth & Courtney drove out here and dropped their girls off so that we could have some bonding time with our Granddaughters. Our big adventure was a hike up to the top of Crowders Mt. Some pics below. Jenny and I have returned to Habersham and are settling back in after our week away. Our long summer trip starts in 3 weeks. Until then davejennyjournal will be quiet.

Cheraw day 3

Day 2 was literally a wash out. It rained all frigging day. This park has a mountain bike trail that requires a 10 minute drive from the campground. I did that this morning. After that, Jenny and I hiked to an abandoned church camp (we think). It was a camp of some kind, we weren't sure what kind. I discovered it yesterday afternoon after the rain ended. I rode my bike around a gate that was blocking a perfectly good dirt road. Anyway, all the buildings were open. There were mattresses on the cots, soap in the soap dispensers. Plates and silverware in the mess hall and really old toilet paper in the restrooms. It was like everyone just got up and left. Really weird. We saw some graffiti with dates in the 70s. After that adventure we donned our face masks and went to the Walmart. We move tomorrow to a park not far from Seth. We could possibly get to visit with our Granddaughters. More later. Pics below are the lake and the ride.

Cheraw SP South Carolina

We decided to relax the pandemic lockdown for a few days so we drove 4 hours and arrived here. The campground is on a medium size lake and has only 17 sites. This morning we spent 2 1/2 hours exploring the lake. I was on my blow up paddle board and Jenny was yaking. One end of the lake is choked with Cypress trees. It was really cool weaving in and out and around them trying to navigate. No pics of that adventure because we didn't bring dry boxes for our phones. The plant below is a Yellow Pitcher Plant. It is carnivorous. There is apparently an acid in the base that dissolves insects that happen to fall down in there. That other pic is the lake.

Coronavirus Camping Trip

This is day 5 of a 6 day escape from the pandemic lockdown that has been in effect for a couple of weeks. How did we rationalize violating the stay at home order? Well, we took our home with us. The only place we could go was Georgia, because the Republican governor has refused to shut down the parks. We have been social distancing in the extreme. No restaurants, no grocery stores, no conversations with anyone. Hiking, biking and kayaking are the only things we do away from our campsite. Our first 3 days were spent at Elijah Clark SP on the western shore of Strom Thurmond reservoir. Elijah Clark was a revolutionary war commander. From there we moved to Fort McAllister SP. It's not too far from Savannah. The fort is a Confederate, Civil War era, compound, that was meant to stop those damn Yankees from using the Ogeechee river to ship supplies to their troops. That didn't work out too well. We head home tomorrow.

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Sydney's 4th birthday

A jump castle, birthday cake, and a dip in the hot tub