Picking up groceries and daughter

Sunday November 18, 2012
Site 59 Hunting Island State Park
Hunting Island, South Carolina

 

 

  We’re up and getting started with our departure lists when I look out the window and see the 60’s Vanagon I mentioned in yesterday’s post pulling out.  That’s what I get for not opening our shades first thing.  Now I’ve missed talking to these interesting people.  SHOOT!

With full hook ups and no need to stop by the dump station, we are on our way in record time.  We’ve decided that David will take Winnona straight to Walkabout Campground in Georgia -117 miles and I will stop by Whole Foods in Jacksonville to get all the food provisions for Thanksgiving and 16 days on an island 20 miles from the closest town.

As you can imagine, on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, Whole Foods is packed.  I’m too busy trying to locate all the things on my list to take pictures but here’s a shot of the receipt for groceries for 3.  OUCH!!  But I’m not complaining.  Safe nutritious food is one of the most important things we spend our money on and yet it is still, in a year,  less than 10% of our income.

 

 

We get to Walkabout which is still the perfect stop over in Georgia just off I95.  We’ve stopped here every time we come up or down 95 for the past 3 years.  Nice pull through, full hook ups.  This time we are in site #2 at the far end.  Not my favorite spot since it’s closer to the highway noise but still for $16.50 no complaints.  We’ll be back here after our days at Hunting Island on our return to Florida.

 

Up bright and early this morning.  I go out running, we get the coach ready to roll and again split up.  This time David goes straight to Hunting Island State Park with Winnona and I stop at the Savannah Airport and pick up Carrie.  Both decisions, not to take Winnona to Whole Foods and not to take her to the small but beautiful Savannah Airport turn out to be good ones.

Carrie’s 1:51pm flight is right on time and we are soon out of the airport and on our way.  Really sorry I didn’t take more pictures of the airport since it is really nice.  It’s the kind of airport I like, small.  And this one really is beautiful.  Of course it is the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport.  J   This is the courtyard between the airport and the parking garage.

 

 

 

It’s 62 miles from the airport to Hunting Island.  You pass through the town of Beaufort and drive right by……….guess where

 

 

So of course we stop.  And you should too.  Check HERE and see where the Bruster’s closest to you is located.  I suggest that you enter a state in the search box and check out all the locations so you can plan your route accordingly.  J  But if you only want to know if there is one within 15 miles of you, you can plug in your current zip code.

 

We arrive in Site #59 which we have taken for two nights since Carrie could get a much better airfare coming and leaving earlier than our original 2 week reservation.  Our two week site, #83, was of course booked for the Sunday and Monday we needed to extend.  But #59 is quite fine.  We have a view of the water which is about 500 steps or less from our door.  MIGHTY FINE!!

 

 

Shortly after we arrive, Nancy and Bill stop by to welcome us and we make plans to do some hiking together tomorrow.  It is their last day as they are moving on to Buck Hall on Tuesday.  We’re so happy we have over lapped at least one day with them.

 

It’s really great to have Carrie with us to share all this.  The only draw back is she can read and I get to do the dishes.