Last Thursday we arrived at Lake Aire RV Park in Hollywood, SC just outside of Charleston, after overnight stops in Connecticut and Virginia. We spent Thursday getting settled in, doing laundry and grocery shopping since we would be here for a few days. It's nice to stay put for a few days after several days of being on the road.
Friday morning we did a harbor tour of Charleston Harbor - we saw the Yorktown, Fort Sumter and various other historical sites located in that area. After lunch we spent some time at the Isle of Palms County Park beach - holy cow, what a great beach.
The ocean was like bath water, the beach was clean and beautiful and they had changing rooms, rinse off showers and parking, all at no charge. Later on, we met up with our hometown friends Teresa and Cheryl at their hotel, where they had just checked in. We all went to Windjammers on the island for dinner and drinks but didn't hang around for the live music since it was getting late and us girls were going to have a big day on Saturday.
Saturday, I left Bill to hold down the fort (this means drink beer and play video games - no big hardship for him!) while I spent the day with the girls at the Southern Ground Music Festival. We attended the Zamily (Zac Brown Band fan club) gathering in the morning and met some fun people from all over the country. We had pit tickets for the show so we staked out a little piece of real estate right in front of the stage and hoped for the best. We saw several different bands and artists from the ZBB label throughout the day and finally the headliner came on at 8:30. At that point it was getting a little rough to defend our spot but we weren't giving in after having spent the whole day there! It got really crowded but we had befriended the security guy that was stationed right next to us and he looked after us when it got really crowded. All worth it to have Zac playing just a few feet away from us.
The show was awesome and no one moved an inch until the last encore was played out. By the time we got back to the hotel it was very late and since I had brought an overnight bag I stayed with the girls and came home in the morning. It was a great day and I loved sharing it with my home girls - but missed the rest of our ZBB posse: Sharon, Kristin, Claudia, Terrie...we wish you'd all been "knee deep in the water" with us!
Today, the Bears flag is out and we'll be hanging around to watch football. The plan for tomorrow is to spend the day in Charleston, including a plantation tour and following up on some other suggestions we've gotten from people who are familiar with the area. Tuesday we'll be moving on to Savannah.
Three plantations to definately see are Drayton Hall and Magnolia and Middleton Place, the rest you can miss. Monday will not be enough time in Charleston. Anything special you would like to do or see in Savannah, my son lived there for years and we have spent months there. The best campground for easy Savannah access is Hardeeville RV- Thomas Parks in Hardeeville, SC.
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering if the "Twelve Oaks Plantation" in Gone With the Wind was modeled after this one. Same scenery of Oak trees lining the driveway..
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