March 10th
My poor "little Mini" decided to not open the third door and there being only one Mini dealer for 100 miles in any direction, we had to take a trip to
Charleston, SC. We went down on March 10th only to have the problem diagnosed and the part ordered and not having a loaner car we were stuck most of the day at the Mini Dealer. However, you know me, I made the best of a bad situation. I spent the day reading and on our way back to Myrtle Beach we drove out to
Isle of Palms and Sullivan's Island to take in the view. Knowing we would be headed back to Charleston the next week we arranged to have a loaner on our next visit.
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| Atlantic Coast Inlet looking from Sullivan's Island |
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| Breach Inlet |
We stopped in Georgetown to visit my Aunt Bev. What a great visit we had and oh the memories of the home where my grandmother lived. We ate pizza and drank beer and talked of old times. On my next visit I'll be smart enough to take pictures of the house.
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| Aunt Bev & Glo |
Wednesday night,
March 11th, Glo enjoyed wine tasting at
Boom Booms in Myrtle Beach with Pat Monico, Mom's caregiver. Boom Booms is a unique restaurant where you get a "tasting card" on which you place money and then you go to the wine dispenser and choose your wine. The menu consisted of tapas. It was an enjoyable experience and very different from any wine tasting I've done in the past.
Thursday, March 12th, we went over to T's brother's house to enjoy a meal and visit with family.
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| Carolyn thought something was funny. |
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| Carolyn is always smiling |
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| T, Carolyn, Jennifer, Peggy & Craig |
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| Craig & Jennifer |
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| Craig, Jim & T in deep discussions |
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| Jennifer's beautiful smile as she cooked. |
Friday, March 13th, we headed over to Darlington, SC to spend the weekend with my sister Lisa. Saturday, my brother Thomas came over and the three of us spent the day cooking Lebanese dishes. The weather was awful. It rained all day, but we had so much fun we didn't notice. Though I took my camera, I was having too much fun cooking and eating to stop to think about taking pictures. We made, tabooli, kibby, baba ganoush, stuffed squash and pecan filled cookies. We ate and we ate and we ate. It was wonderful!!! I even ate some kibby, the first meat I'd eaten in almost 5 years. Lisa's husband, Tim, paid me the ultimate compliment. He said, "The kibby is better than your mother made." Wow!
Sunday, March 15th, we drove back to Myrtle Beach to stop at our camper to pickup a change of clothes and then headed to Shallote, NC to visit old and dear friends from our high school days. We spent a glorious couple of days with Keith & Cherie Compton. The weather was beautiful!! Sunday night we ate steamed oysters, freshly harvested from the creek. Monday we ate homemade scones for breakfast and grilled cheese sandwiches and homemade broccoli cheese soup. We drove around Shallotte and looked at the homes around the inlet and saw the most magnificent live oak tree.
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| View from Keith & Cherie's backyard. |
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| Keith & Cherie |
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| Glo, T & Molly |
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| T & Keith |
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| Live Oak (over 2000 years old) |
We went home Monday afternoon and on our way we stopped to buy T a Tilley hat. Thomas and Brian say he looks like an Indian Jones kind of guy. Glo loves his new look!!!!
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Glo & T in their Tilley hats.
We were up early Tuesday, March 17 to drive back to Charleston to have the Mini repaired. This time we had a loaner car, so we were able to enjoy some sights in Charleston. The old homes in Charleston are magnificent. For lunch we went to the Okra Grill in Mount Pleasant. Excellent food.
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| Rainbow Row |
After a week of traveling and eating out everyday, it was good to get back to our "home." It goes without saying that I've gained a pound or two while being here.
Today, March 18, it was rainy and cold, what seems to be the norm here. T went to help our nephew-in-law install a ceiling fan. Rather than stay cooped up I went to the Boroughs and Chapin Art Museum.
"The building itself dates to 1924, when it was built by textile industry mogul Eugene Cannon in the Cabana section of Myrtle Beach.
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View from Burroghs & Chapin rt Museum
looking at Atlantic Ocean |
We'll be here, in Myrtle Beach, until Monday. Our stay here at Pirate Land Family RV Resort has been fun, well sort of. If the weather had been just a little nicer it really would have been fun. We could have been outside meeting our neighbors instead of being cooped up in our camper. We are looking forward to sunny days and new adventures in the coming months. Stay tuned.
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