Charleston, South Carolina is as close to Europe as you can get and still be in the states.
Walking along the cobblestone streets, passing quaint cafes, eateries and street merchants you can’t help but feel like you are somewhere other than America. However, one sip of sweet tea or having a bowl of grits will remind you, you are in the south!
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This week we are camping in Lake George, NY. We’ve been hanging around the campground filming and joining in on events. I know that it doesn’t sound like much but this campground is crazy! The schedule goes from morning till night. Don’t believe me…check out the video:
Fiesta Time! If you couldn’t tell, it is Fiesta Week at Lake George Escape. Being from Texas and loving our trips to Mexico, it’s the perfect theme week for us!
While in Savannah, Georgia we had to check out Tybee Island. It’s only a 20 minuet drive and well, it’s a beach! It is a very small but very cute Island. It’s known as Savannah’s Beach and is a big tourist destination which means lots of touristy shops and restaurants. This is always the trickiest type of place to crack! The restaurants are cute little buildings and not your typical chain restaurants. We only really noticed one place that screamed tourist trap.
July 11-14 2012 Heading out of Maine
As we head out of the Bar Harbor area and towards New Hampshire we come to a sign that says, “Fort Knox”. We looked at each other very confused and say, “I didn’t think Fort Knox was in Maine?” So, we turned in and decided we should go check it out. After all, what’s a road trip good for if you don’t discover something new along the way! First thing we notice is how open it is…not exactly locked down like Fort Knox. Come to find out, this is the first Fort Knox but not the one with all of the gold….dang; we could have tried out our Bonnie and Clyde skills! The Fort Knox with the gold is in Kentucky. This Fort Knox is on the Penobscot River in Prospect, Maine and is known for its architectural features and its history with cannon batteries.
July 1, 2012 – Campfire and conversation
This morning we got up early to capture some footage and shots of our campground from the water. Jason loves to shoot by kayak these days. I can’t say I blame him. He gets to sit and look for pretty shots while I paddle him around. All the fun of kayaking without any of the work! Not that I am bitter, jealous is a better word. We had to be out of the water by 9:30am. With the dramatic tides here in Maine, if you don’t make it back to shore before low tide you will be slopping back in the mud.
We had built up a lot of expectation before arriving in Savannah Georgia. We had so many people telling us how beautiful and charming it is and it’s where true southern ladies and gents reside. However with the riverfront being packed with tourists, we had to do a little searching to find the local hangout.
June 23, 2012 – A Day of Exploring…
Today was an explore Quebec day. We hopped in the car and just started driving. We started off in the cute little town where we took the ferry over towards Oka. We explored all of the little towns within about an hour of our campground in all directions. We found old churches, a Montessori, funny faced alpacas and an amazing beekeeper!
