Winter Excursion 1, Day 10

Another fun day!  Woke this morning and had a nice breakfast. Left camp around 1000 en-route to the kiddos Thanksgiving Parade. They go to a really nice Christian school.  The facility and staff are great.  Here's a few pics of the parade:
Here's one of the proud parents.

 Wesley leading his class, beating the drum.

 Kennedy with her hand up waving.

 Kennedy is third from the left.

Wesley eating his "Thanksgiving Dinner" at school after the parade.  He had chicken nuggets.

 Kennedy eating her meal at school.  They had chicken drum sticks!

After the festivities we went to Bri & Nicole's.  Cath did laundry, I washed and waxed the truck. We babysat till 2030.  Dinner with the kids, then back to the campground around 2230. Late night for us.  I'll post pics of the campground tomorrow.

Winter Excursion 1, Day 9

Moving day.  We left Buck Hall around 1000 and drove the 30 miles to Foster Creek Military Campground. Move went very smooth and we are happy to be at our first 14 day stay at a campground. Up to this point it's been two nights at each stop.  We will miss Buck Hall, as it is a great small campground.  Foster Creek is nice, but no lake or river, a little bigger, and the sites are a little closer together. It will do nicely as we are only about 30 minutes from the kids and will spend most of our time with them.  Another plus is we are on a military base so the PX and Commissary is close.
After we got all set up drove to the kids to babysit.  Had a blast with the kiddos and Nicole made a great spaghetti dinner for us.  Kids ate well, then Nicole left for her tennis match. Bri got home around 1900 and we had a great chat with him after the kiddos entertained us and went to bed. Both of them fell right to sleep with no problems, wish our boys had been like that..LOL.
Sorry, no pics, but I'll get some in the morning.

Winter Excursion 1, Day 8

Slept in this morning as only retired folk can do. Went to Camping World to pickup a few things and visited our new campground (we have to move tomorrow). After that stopped at the grocery store for more supplies (I swear we could survive a month on what we already have). The new campground (Foster Creek Military Campground, SC) is just fine. I'll post some pics tomorrow. Stopped at the local trading post, it's pretty cool but very pricey, I'd say it's a tourist place..lol. We did not buy a thing!

Here's a pic of Cath and the Kiddos at the dock at our current campground.

 View looking north from the dock.

 View looking south from the dock.

 WooHoo on my shoulders.

 She should just throw him in!

 Cath, Kiddos and Kaylee.  The dog is loving all this!

Moving tomorrow, just about 20 miles away.  One more toddy and then off to bed,

Winter Excursion 1, Day 7

The day started out great! Got an early start and was first in line at the ferry.  GPS picked up our route right away and we saved over 50 miles taking the ferry, not to mention the Wilmington traffic we avoided.
Here's few views from the ferry:
Waiting in line, nice truck....

 Here comes the ferry.

The car next to us on the ferry.  I guess this bird was hopping a ride too, but didn't have to pay the fare.

 A neat shot of Gypsy (GPS), shows us in the middle of the water!

 After the great ferry ride we drove down RT17 (our favorite) and arrived at the new campground.

The best was yet to come! Nicole showed up with the kiddos about an hour after we arrived at camp. They were almost as jazzed to see us as we were to see them.

 Cute!

After a great afternoon we went to a local joint for fried seafood.  Brian joined us after his meeting. Fried everything you can think of: clams, shrimp, scallops, tuna, and who knows what else.  The joint is called SeeWee's near McClellanville, SC where hurricane Matthew's eye made landfall. We did see some damage, but not alot.  They are still doing clean-up.
Here's Bri and the kiddos.

 As today is Nov 14 2016 we have a Super Moon.  Here's a pic from our campsite sitting at the campfire looking east toward the ocean.

Will continue this adventure tomorrow. Now it's bed time.

Winter Excursion 1, Day 6

Rainy Day.  We took a drive to see some of the local area.  Stopped at the food store for a few supplies and the local seafood market for some crab and clams, will be a good dinner.
Forgot to post this yesterday: We had to stop along RT17 for a drawbridge.  To some this is no big deal, but in Upstate NY we don't have drawbridges.

During our wanderings today we drove to the old Civil War Fort here and the aquarium. Museum at the fort was closed and I only pay for aquarium visits where I can eat the fish.
We did stop at the ferry that goes back to the mainland.  A camp neighbor had told us no RVs on the ferry, but there were two in line when we stopped by.  Asked the operator and was told no problem for the RV.  We will use the ferry in the morning as it will save us an hour of driving in Wilmington traffic.
Sorry, not a lot of pics today, will get some while on the ferry tomorrow.
Can't wait to see the Kiddos tomorrow and have dinner at Seewee's.

Winter Excursion 1, Day 5

Driving Day. We left Ft Story, VA en-route to Ft Fisher, NC at 0900.  It was a great drive, Rt 17 almost all the way.  Saw an interesting city on the drive, Cath said it is named after her sister, I said I doubt it or it would be called Lizzy City:

Arrived at Ft Fisher, NC around 1530.  The folks here are really great!  I had screwed up with the reservations (long story), but they were expecting us last Friday to stay until Sunday. We actually needed Saturday till Monday morning. Like I said the folks here are great, they had a space for us and didn't charge us for the screw-up.

We are looking forward to exploring tomorrow, we are on a sort of peninsula, Atlantic Ocean to the east and a river (bay) to the west.  From the ocean to the bay is maybe 1/10 mile.

Here's a few pics of the campground (only 21 spaces):
View of our campsite.

 View looking south.

View looking north.

Will post some pics after our wanderings tomorrow,  This is a really nice spot, but we are anxious to see the kiddos, Monday is only two days away.

Winter Excursion 1, Day 4

Slept in a little this morning. Coffee at 0700. Farmers breakfast on the grill.  Showers after that.
Got a few things from the grocery store and then had a walk on the beach:

Fort Story has a long history.  It's been here here since the Revolutionary War.
Had a great walk on the beach, found a few shells, and the Viszula had a good run. Not quite the Pacific Ocean beaches, but it's nice.
Back at camp we had a good dinner.

Here at Ft Story there are two lighthouses. The one on the left was built in 1762.  I'd say it's been around for awhile!

Off to Ft Fisher tomorrow.  Will be a fun drive, RT17 all the way.
Early to bed tonight, driving day tomorrow.