Meandering the Country

November 27 - December 9. 2020   I've heard about Myrtle Beach for my entire life, but never had made it there until now.  What a shame! Being December rather than one of the summer months may have contributed to the delight of this place as crowds were non-existent.  We stayed at a full hook-up site at Myrtle Beach State Park , which made our two-week stay comfortable as far as the black and grey water tanks are concerned! We spent considerable time leaving footprints in the sand along beaches in the area.  We did follow the rule of "leave only footprints" and certainly did our share of picture-taking, but we didn't do as well on the "take only photos" part.  We couldn't resist picking up seashells as well as taking plenty of photos!  On one walk, we found Santa Claus along with a line of children waiting to sit on his lap and tell him what they wanted for Christmas.  Seeing Santa sitting on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean was a completely new concept...

November 13 - 27, 2020 For our time in Columbia, we stayed at the Barnyard RV Park in Lexington, South Carolina.  The RV park is conveniently located between Columbia (South Carolina’s capital) and Lexington.  There is a small, rarely used dog park on the grounds which has dog agility training equipment in it, so it was fun working with Frankie on the various equipment. Right next to the dog park is a large open field which we regularly used to play Frankie’s favorite – frisbee.  As we were playing frisbee, I began to notice a pecan (or as the locals say, pee-can) here and there.  Yes!  There were three pecan trees (towards the end of their season) that allowed me to gather enough nuts to make a pecan pie and at least a few other dishes!  I did need to go to the nearby flea market to purchase a nutcracker for $1.00.  Although the campsite does not include a fire ring, we were able to rent a ring from the camp of...

October 27 - November 10, 2020 On our way from Iowa to Nashville, we spent a couple of nights at Camp Lakewood Campground located in Effingham, IL.  This was a beautiful campground we really enjoyed!  The one downside was the temperatures!  We actually had to pull out our winter jackets and PJ's!  Haha!  It's time to be getting a bit farther south! We camped at Nashville North KOA while we were in that area.  It's a KOA, so not a whole lot to say about the RV park itself other than it's safe, quiet and in a good location for proximity to seeing Nashville area sites! We spent the better part of a day touring Ryman Auditorium – so cool!  It was originally built as a  church in 1892.  When they discovered the congregation could not financially support the building, they allowed the building to be used as an entertainment venue.  Before long, it became known as the "Mother Church of Country Music".  Well worth the time to see this hi...