Day 15, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Another rainy day, not surprising since the northern coast of South Carolina has drowned....
We are staying here for about a week, seems our plans to visit some coastal town up North will need rethinking.

Day 14, Hilton Head SC

Enjoyed a peaceful day in Hilton Head "Paradise", the pictures say it all..

Day 13, Hilton Head SC

Met up with Henry and Faye,all are well, the weather is fine, updated....

Day 12, st Augustines

Today was sight seeing in St Augustines.  Like a lot of  historic cities in America they have this wonderful transport system.. A bus picks you up at the location you are staying at and transports you down town where they then have a trolley system, which is a guided tour with the driver doing the narration.  One can then see the city by getting on and off the trolley at the various points of interest.

We found this a very interesting city with beautiful old architecture.  Here is a little bit of its history.

Nearly 450 years separate its past from its present, but nowhere is history more celebrated than in St. Augustine. From the coquina walls of its forts and city gates to its brick-lined streets and lush, green park at the Fountain of Youth, St. Augustine’s storied collection of homes, museums and historic sites pay tribute to all who influenced it. In 2015, come celebrate our birthday as the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in North America.

Tomorrow, weather permitting, we will be moving up to Hilton Head.

Day 11, st Augustine

a Fairly easy drive to st Augustine, a very pretty place. We were told this is one of the oldest USA towns, will be investigating tomorrow. To our dear family and friends that are concerned about the hurricane currently hovering over the Bahamas, we are keeping a close eye and assure you all that we will not blindly venture into its path. Henry and I are in constant communication and we will adapt our plans to the developing situation.

Day 10 in Tampa/St Petersburg

 

Today was a day of relaxation (once again) desperately needed with the heat & humidity.  We are at the KOA in St Petersburg, it is an enormous park, but very pretty and right on the waters of Long Bayou, with great bird life.

This afternoon our friend of 40 years, Vee and her fiance, Greg, came and fetched us to go out for an early supper.  It was a time of catching up and a bit of reminiscing.  It is always great to get together with Vee. We just take off from where we left off the last time we saw each other, it could be a year or a couple of years, but that  is how a good friendship works.

On the road again tomorrow.