A long day, a satisfying day, an amazing day
from Wilson NC to be on a road trip with Shanna as we take the long, lazy way
to get to Charleston. A 4 hour trip turns into 7 or was it 8 with a stop in
‘historic' Bergaw for a McDonalds lunch. Historic? Every town in North
Carolina is historic and some of it is made up [says my new Charleston
housemate] Indeed, if it has a railroad depot, then it was sure to be at least
a thru way for army supplies, and this town of currently under 4000 also was a
way station for Civil War prisoners kept there for a week in preparation for a prisoner
exchange.
Then off to Wilmington NC home of the
battleship NC and lots of cute stores. From there down Rt 17, the road that
leads to beaches that we never saw. because we had a goal to get to Charleston by 8. But seeing the beautiful palm trees and live
oaks that had weeping willow qualities, and sweet grass basket stands one after
another, finally crossing the magnificent suspension bridge into Charleston was
worth the detour.
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We find the house on James Island/Foley Beach a
section to the south west of downtown Charleston. Our host Craig greats me/us
with such enthusiasm, glee and a big hug-my new best friend. There are already
2 other men in the house and he introduces J. as an Uber driver who is willing
to take us places if he is around. After a whirlwind of listing all the places
to eat and how to get to the beach and where are the towels, and here is the
beach umbrella, and stories about all the guests, we have a chance to breathe.
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