Okay, so we drove across Georgia, South Carolina, and are now in Wilmington, North Carolina. Had a few torrential downpours on the way, very short and intense. After getting food at Chic Filet, we went to Wrightsville Beach, but access is difficult so we just stayed long enough to put our feet in the water and get a picture. Got some saltwater taffy at a tourist store. Then we found the KOA campground hidden in the middle of town, it is very nice but something got messed up on the reservation and we have no electricity. Or internet. We set up the tent, then decided to go to downtown Wilmington. It is a very historic city, and also has a nice riverwalk along Cape Fear River. We got there just in time to partake of a very beautiful sunset, and I got some pretty good pictures. There were some people selling handmade natural jewelry, and Amy and Carol each picked out a necklace-Amy's is colored broken shells, and Carol's is made out of coconut. There were some beautiful old houses and interesting shops, but it was getting dark, and just as we were wishing out loud for ice cream, we turned a corner on the way back to the car and there was a sign- home made ice cream. We were all very happy- I got chocolate peanut butter, Carol got coffee, and Amy got dark chocolate.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Day 3- Wilmington, NC (Cape Fear)
We woke up early again, and stopped at McDonalds's for a quick breakfast. I was glad to get out of Atlanta-the traffic is awful! But then, for the rest of the day, it was miles and miles of trees, trees, trees. I will never feel bad about throwing paper away again- really, I will continue to recycle, but I do not see how we will ever run out of trees. And the spaciousness of it all-anyone concerned about overpopulation should drive across America-or just South Carolina for that matter. We drove over 400 miles, and it was nothing but trees and grass with small towns scattered here and there. I detoured off the interstate a couple of times just to see the country, and it was beautiful. Just because there are overcrowded cities doesn't mean the world is overpopulated!
Okay, so we drove across Georgia, South Carolina, and are now in Wilmington, North Carolina. Had a few torrential downpours on the way, very short and intense. After getting food at Chic Filet, we went to Wrightsville Beach, but access is difficult so we just stayed long enough to put our feet in the water and get a picture. Got some saltwater taffy at a tourist store. Then we found the KOA campground hidden in the middle of town, it is very nice but something got messed up on the reservation and we have no electricity. Or internet. We set up the tent, then decided to go to downtown Wilmington. It is a very historic city, and also has a nice riverwalk along Cape Fear River. We got there just in time to partake of a very beautiful sunset, and I got some pretty good pictures. There were some people selling handmade natural jewelry, and Amy and Carol each picked out a necklace-Amy's is colored broken shells, and Carol's is made out of coconut. There were some beautiful old houses and interesting shops, but it was getting dark, and just as we were wishing out loud for ice cream, we turned a corner on the way back to the car and there was a sign- home made ice cream. We were all very happy- I got chocolate peanut butter, Carol got coffee, and Amy got dark chocolate.
Okay, so we drove across Georgia, South Carolina, and are now in Wilmington, North Carolina. Had a few torrential downpours on the way, very short and intense. After getting food at Chic Filet, we went to Wrightsville Beach, but access is difficult so we just stayed long enough to put our feet in the water and get a picture. Got some saltwater taffy at a tourist store. Then we found the KOA campground hidden in the middle of town, it is very nice but something got messed up on the reservation and we have no electricity. Or internet. We set up the tent, then decided to go to downtown Wilmington. It is a very historic city, and also has a nice riverwalk along Cape Fear River. We got there just in time to partake of a very beautiful sunset, and I got some pretty good pictures. There were some people selling handmade natural jewelry, and Amy and Carol each picked out a necklace-Amy's is colored broken shells, and Carol's is made out of coconut. There were some beautiful old houses and interesting shops, but it was getting dark, and just as we were wishing out loud for ice cream, we turned a corner on the way back to the car and there was a sign- home made ice cream. We were all very happy- I got chocolate peanut butter, Carol got coffee, and Amy got dark chocolate.
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A road in the Shenandoah Valley
From the internet. I hope to find this kind of beauty
I agree with you that overpopulation is a myth. What a fun time y'all are having! and it's so great that I can "spy" on you like this, haha! :) here are some hugs OOO :)
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