Christmas Light Show on Jekyll Island, Georgia

November 28, 2023 We had a lovely Thanksgiving dinner with my father-in-law, my brother-in-law and his wife at my father-in-law’s home on Jekyll Island, Georgia. My brother-in-law and his wife cooked the dinner. I did make dinner rolls for the Thanksgiving dinner. My brother-in-law and his wife headed home on Saturday after Thanksgiving. They arrived […]

Hiking on the Palmetto Trail from the Alston Trailhead in South Carolina

November 15, 2023 On Monday (November 13), the weather was lovely and Bruce asked me what I wanted to do. I said that I wanted to hike along the Palmetto Trail from the Alston Trailhead. We geared up and rode the motorcycle to the Alston Trailhead. The Palmetto Trail is mostly a rails-to-trails trail. It […]

Great Falls, South Carolina

November 12, 2023 On Wednesday (November 8), we rode up to Great Falls, South Carolina along US Highway 21. The road was straight and lined with trees in their fall foliage, with evergreens interspersed between the hardwoods. In a couple of areas, there were pine tree farms. Google maps showed a camera at the Great […]

Columbia, South Carolina Riverwalk

November 10, 2023 Bruce asked me if there was anything else I wanted to do while we were in the area since we had to extend our stay. I wanted to see the Columbia Riverwalk. We rode down to the Riverwalk and parked in a very large lot next to the Columbia Water Plant. The […]

Pig on the Ridge Festival in Ridgeway, South Carolina

November 6, 2023 On November 4 (Saturday), before Bruce crawled up under the RV and discovered the brake issue, we rode the motorcycle to Ridgeway to enjoy the Pig on the Ridge Festival. We parked alongside a side street and walked to downtown. Booths were set up along the Cotton Yard (name leftover from when […]

Ya’ll Aboard for a Ride on the Rockton, Rion and Western Railroad (RR&W) to the Pumpkin Patch

November 3, 2023 On Saturday (October 28), Bruce and I rode to the South Carolina Railroad Museum. I was very excited to get to ride the train. As soon as we got there, we got tickets for the last ride of the day to the pumpkin patch. It was also the last ride of the […]

A Walk Around Ridgeway, South Carolina

October 30, 2023 We decided to ride back to Ridgeway and take a walk around the town. We went inside the tea shop. It is open as deli for lunch. We didn’t get lunch, but we did walk around. I stopped inside the antique shops while Bruce sat outside enjoying the shade. Here are the […]

Living History Museum in Wytheville, Virginia – Part 2

October 24, 2023 After touring the Great Lakes to Florida Museum, we toured the log buildings around the Living History Museum. Like many living history museums, they do demonstrations at various times. They were not doing demonstrations while we were there. It was a beautiful walk around and I was impressed by the steam tractor. […]

Living History Museum in Wytheville, Virginia – Part 1

October 24, 2023 On October 19, after visiting the First Responders Museum, we walked down the hill past the Great Lakes to Florida Museum to the Living History Museum. We were told to look for the white house to pay for the entry fee. We admired the grounds as we walked to the house. The […]

The Octagon Mansion History Museum in Wytheville, Virginia

October 24, 2023 While in Wytheville, VA, in one of our walks, we walked up to the door of the Octagon Mansion History Museum to see the hours. The door was open and I thought they might be open early. The owner with some volunteers, was in the process of moving some exhibits back inside. […]